Dominican youngsters to walk in protest against Barrick Gold Dominican Today October 26th, 2010 |
Youth groups that demand the cancelation of the contract with the mining company Barrick Gold announced Tuesday that they�ll heighten their fight with a novel walk called �To the capital in reverse." In a statement the youngsters who filed suit to halt the works of the Canada based company say that �To the capital in reverse� said it will set off from the northeastern town Cotui on Thursday morning, November 4, after a blessing by several parish priests and pastors of the area. They expect to arrive at Santo Domingo on Monday, November 8 and head to Congress and then to the National Palace, where they�ll deliver a document with a list of the reasons they demand voiding the Barrick Gold contract for the gold mining operation in Cotu�. The walk will feature the group�s slogan: �What�s good for Barrick is neither good for Cotu� nor the country�, a play in words for the miner�s ad campaign. |