Save Tây Nguyên

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One of Vietnam’s most verdant regions faces severe and long-lasting ecological damage if the government moves ahead with its multi-billion dollar plans to mine and process bauxite. The Save Tây Nguyên Campaign strives to raise public consciousness of the environmental and human cost of bauxite mining in the Central Highlands and to support Vietnam’s growing green movement.

HOST OR JOIN A TEACH-IN:

JOIN IN ON THE GLOBAL ACTION! It’s Easy! All YOU have to do ► ► ►

1) HOST OR JOIN A TEACH-IN on the subject of bauxite mining. Let’s raise the public forum on this issue, not just within the online community, but to your communities at your local universities, workplace, and cities. The more people know, the more action that can take place!!

We will post teach-in guides aand all the materials for a successful event.

2) Download Save Tay Nguyen logos and ads here and make them your Facebook profile pictures to bring awareness to the issue.

Urge Vinacomin and Chinalco to exercise corporate social responsibility

CALL OR E-MAIL VINACOMIN AND CHINALCO, the two state-run companies exploiting bauxite in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. Ask them what their plans are to protect the local environment and ethnic cultures.

Vinacomin (Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group):
+84-4 4-35180.141
info@vinacomin.vn

Chinalco (Aluminum Corporation of China):
China
Jane Lu
Tel: +86 10 8229 8367
Fax: +86 10 8229 8339
Email: Jane_lu@chinalco.com.cn

United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7379 5151
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7379 6161
Email: ghudson@maitland.co.uk / lmorley@maitland.co.uk

Australia
Jim Kelly / Amanda Lee
Tel: +61 (2) 8298 6100
Fax: +61 (2) 9251 0716
Email:jim.kelly@fdthirdperson.com.au / amanda.lee@fdthirdperson.com.au

France 24 reports on bauxite mining in Vietnam

Internet Freedom for Vietnam

Save Tây Nguyên

Vietnamese police search house of bauxite-mine critic

(DPA) - January 12, 2010 Hanoi - Police on Wednesday searched the Hanoi house of a professor who has criticized Chinese-run bauxite mines in Vietnam. A neighbour of Nguyen Hue Chi, a literature professor who runs the website Bauxite Vietnam, said he had seen police searching Chi’s house. The (...) (13/01/2010)

Vietnam mining project sparks protests - (Al Jazeera) (14/12/2009)
Radio New Horizon: An interview with Cu Huy Ha Vu - (Radio New Horizon) (27/06/2009)
On the Repressive Measures Against Attorney Le Cong Dinh - (Viet Tan) (19/06/2009)
Prominent lawyer jailed in Vietnam - (ABC Radio Australia) (16/06/2009)
Vietnamese premier sued over bauxite projects - (DPA) (13/06/2009)
Vietnam farmers fall to bauxite bulldozers - (Asia Times) (1/06/2009)
About 1,000 Vietnam Catholics hold anti-govt vigil - (AFP) (26/04/2009)
Save Tây Nguyên Campaign Sheds Light on An Inconvenient Truth - (Viet Tan) (22/04/2009)
Bauxite mining in Vietnam - An inconvenient truth - (Viet Tan) (21/04/2009)
How to Plan and Conduct a Teach-in (21/04/2009)
Vietnam’s China mining plans spark rare criticism - (AFP) (20/04/2009)
Viet Tan’s fact-finding mission to the bauxite mines - (Ly Nam Binh) (15/04/2009)
Vietnam scientists clash with government over bauxite project - (DPA) (14/04/2009)
Dissident Vietnam monk joins opposition to mine - (AFP) (2/04/2009)
’Thousands’ of Chinese workers heading to Vietnam - (AFP) (29/03/2009)
Open Letter on Exploiting Bauxite in Vietnam’s Central Highlands - (Viet Tan) (21/03/2009)
Vietnam bauxite plan opens pit of concern - (Duy Hoang) (16/03/2009)
Vietnam to go ahead with bauxite mines despite opposition - (AFP) (23/02/2009)