What is the Alyansa Tigil Mina Organization?

The Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) is a coalition of organizations and groups who have decided to collectively challenge the aggressive promotion of large-scale mining in the Philippines. Composed of Non-Government Organizations, People's Organizations, Church groups and academic institutions, the ATM is both an advocacy group and a people's movement, working in solidarity to protect Filipino communities and natural resources that are threatened by large-scale mining operations.