[Bhpbilliton] BHP Alt Annual Report meeting notes and next meeting

Tue Sep 8 14:55:43 PDT 2009

Thanks Richard. Think that sums up well the points, except on point 1 
just to stress that part of our reason for re-appraising having not got 
confirmation of funds yet is that our time may be better spent assisting 
on the alternative report (which wasn't around when we first set down 
our plans for meeting in London and also provides us with opportunities 
for use with press in London if it is ready in time) & in better 
coordination with Australian groups for both AGMs. I also think (hope) 
it will put us in a better position to work together on any plans for a 
bigger push at next year's AGMs (building on the solidarity work here).

Also on point three, I had promised to follow up with various groups on 
certain issues (& within Mines and Commmunities list). Sorry I haven't 
done that (since I talked with Mia I've been at planning meetings & just 
back off vacation, so catching up) - if I can keep off the email/meeting 
treadmill for just a few hours I should be able to catch up. Of course 
having info (deadlines etc.) Richard mentions below will really help in 
making initial contact.

Sorry not to be able to join you - might have pushed to stay up until 3a 
but have morning meetings (actually think that is just a convenient 
excuse, as I didn't want to proffer the pathetic inability to function 
excuse as well).

Richard Solly wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Andy Whitmore and I spoke this afternoon (Tuesday 8 September) in 
> London about work on the BHP Billiton AGMs and alternative report. 
> Whit will be emailing you all later with anything that I fail to 
> mention now.
>
> The key things from our point of view are:
> 1) We are not going to be in a position to host a big gathering of 
> communities affected by BHP Billiton here in London as we had hoped, 
> as we have not got the funds we need to do so. (We hope to do this 
> next year instead.) Two London Mining Network member groups, PIPLinks 
> (which Whit works for) and Colombia Solidarity Campaign (in which I am 
> heavily involved) hope to host guests at the time of the London AGM on 
> 29 October. We plan a meeting for NGOs, or maybe a public meeting, on 
> Tuesday 27 October, and meetings with Government offices and (if the 
> community representatives request such meetiungs, which one of the 
> Colombians has) with the company, as well as trying to get some press 
> interest.
> 2) We hope that any alternative report could be ready for the London 
> AGM and not only for the Australian AGM. This gives us tight 
> deadlines. What are those deadlines? Sakura, is there a definite plan 
> for the length and layout of the report?
> 3) We are happy to provide content on the Cerrejon mine in Colombia, 
> help with Philippine content and help find content on Guatemala and 
> Peru if necessary. It would be good to know exactly what we need to 
> provide, in what form and by what date.
>
> I think those are the main points. Whit may add more later. I hope the 
> conference call goes well and regret my pathetic inability to function 
> well at 3am!
>
> All the best,
>
> Richard.
>
>
> Natalie Lowrey wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> It is shame that skype voice failed us in our BHP alt annual report 
>> meeting but the chat worked surprisingly well. Below are some of the 
>> themes and ideas that came out of the meeting.
>>
>> *Next meeting*
>> I will set up a freeconference.com call for Wednesday 9 September, 
>> 12pm Melbourne/Sydney, 10am Manila // Tuesday 8 September, 10pm 
>> Ottawa/Philly
>> Unfortunately this is really late for London (Wednesday 9 September 
>> 3am). Are people in London able to have their own meeting and send us 
>> notes / contributions?
>>
>> Can you please let me know if you are available for the 
>> freeconference.com <http://www.freeconference.com>call or if there is 
>> anyone that I should add to the meeting so I can book it. So far I 
>> have confirmation of: Sakura, Tanya, Mia, Rod, Nat* ...Who else 
>> should be on this list?*
>> *Rod,* did you want to invite Jean Marie? I will need her email 
>> address so I can invite her onto the BHPB elist.
>>
>> I am sending this email out on the BHPB list we have set p so we can 
>> start using that, sorry for the cross posting.
>> Cheers Nat
>>
>> ________________________________________
>>
>>
>> *BHPB Alternative Annual Report 2009
>> *Meeting Sunday 30 / Monday 31 August
>>
>> NB: ... I am sure there were other ideas that slipped past me in the 
>> frantic but very exciting skype chat
>> *
>> Who has confirmed what they will be working on?
>>
>> Coordination of report: *Sakura Saunders with support of Nat, Tanya 
>> and Mia
>> *Australia: *Nat & Mia
>> *West Papua: *Jason Macleod
>> *Philippines:* Rod & LRC
>> *South Africa: *Tanya & Andy
>> *Colombia: *Marisol & ??
>> *India: *Tanya & Andy
>> *Canada:* Tanya is talking to MWC
>> *Papua New Guinea: *Nat and Tanya have contacts they are following up
>> *Cambodia: *PIPlinks?
>> *Peru: *London Mining Network?
>> *Other operations*: Guatamala, Botswana, Mongolia, Chile
>>
>> *Themes / and other ideas for report
>> *
>>
>>     * Community Resistance
>>     * Human Rights abuses
>>     * Labor issues
>>     * Protected Areas
>>     * No Go Zones
>>     * Mining and Food
>>     * Cultural / Sacred Sites
>>     * Environment Destruction– water, waste etc.
>>     * Displacement of Peoples
>>     * Critique on BHP and Sustainable Development
>>     * BHP influencing policy - subsidising water and diesel / PNG
>>       laws created by BHP
>>     * BHP and climate change
>>     * Off-Take Agreements
>>
>>     * Timeline of events
>>     * Map of Operations
>>     * Testimonials (tied in with case studies and themes)
>>     * Culture Jamming of BHP's annual reports (YES MEN style)
>>     * Set up website like ProtestBarrick.net
>>
>> *Coordinations of report*
>> Nat and tanya will look into Drop.io as a way for people to out up 
>> info or alternatively Sakura is happy for people to send everything 
>> to her gmail account which can take big files: 
>> sakura.saunders at gmail.com <mailto:sakura.saunders at gmail.com>
>> *
>> NEXT MEETING:*
>> Nat to set up freeconference.com
>> Wednesday 9 September, 12pm Melbourne/Sydney // 10am Manila // 3am London
>> Tuesday 8 September, 10pm Ottawa/Philly
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Andy Whitmore (Whit)
Indigenous Peoples Links (PIPLinks)
Communications and Research
Finspace, 225-229 Seven Sisters Road, London, N4 2DA
Ph / fax: + 44 (0)207 263 1002
Email: comms at piplinks.org  Web: http://www.piplinks.org

"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain  

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