Images - CAFOD

A child gold miner in the DRC

A child gold miner in the DRC [Richard Wainwright]

Actor signs petition

Actor Nigel Betts and his fiancee sign gold padlock and chain petition to be presented to jewellers in York. [CAFOD]

Alfred Buju meets miners in the DRC

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling MP faces questions from CAFOD supporters in Manchester [Bernadette Delaney]

Alistair Darling wide

Trade Secretary Alistair Darling faced questions from CAFOD supporters in Manchester [Bernadette Delaney]

Basingstoke hand in

[CAFOD]

Ben Fenlon at NAG hand-in

Unearth Justice campaigner Ben Fenlon takes his no dirty gold message to the National Association of Goldsmiths. [Teri Pengilley]

Ben Price

Actor Ben Price spreads the love for Valentine's Day, supporting CAFOD's campaign for ethical gold. [Elcio Carrico]

Ben Price

Actor Ben Price supports CAFOD's Unearth Justice campaign [CAFOD]

Ben Price (close-up)

Actor Ben Price supports CAFOD's Unearth Justice campaign [CAFOD]

Bernard White

Unearth Justice campaigner Bernard White at the National Association of Goldsmiths [Teri Pengilley]

Berta Estrada and family

Berta Estrada and her family lost their home to make way for a new mine [Annie Bungeroth]

Birmingham chain

[CAFOD]

Bishop Arthur signs gold link

Bishop Arthur Roche signs CAFOD's gold link petition, with CAFOD Leeds volunteers (L-R, Joanne Taylor, Susan Hood, Pam Lloyd). [Patrick Sice]

Bishop Arthur with padlock card

Bishop Arthur Roche takes part in the Unearth Justice campaign with CAFOD Leeds staff and volunteers (L-R, Margaret Siberry, Bishop Arthur, Joanne Taylor, Susan Hood, Pam Lloyd). [Patrick Sice]

Bishop Declan at exhibition

Bishop Declan Lang visits the Pure Gold? exhibition in Bristol [CAFOD]

Brentwood chain

[CAFOD]

Brentwood youth

[CAFOD]

Buju & Wolfson at London launch conference

Helen Wolfson and Father Alfred Buju urge CAFOD supporters to take action with Unearth Justice. [Laura Storr]

Campion School boys

Chris, Ian and John from Campion School in Hornchurch, Essex were volunteers at the launch of CAFOD's Unearth Justice Campaign in London.

Chester hand-in

[CAFOD]

Chris Bain at Unearth Justice conference in London May 2006 [Photo: Laura Storr]

Chris Bain Unearth Justice chain

Chris Bain at Unearth Justice conference in London May 2006. [Laura Storr]

Christine and Ben Fenlon at NAG hand-in

Unearth Justice campaigners Christine and Ben Fenlon at the National Association of Goldsmiths [Teri Pengilley]

Clifton gold chain

Clfton's gold chain was so big it needed two shopping trolleys to transport it. [CAFOD]

Clifton St Josephs Swindon

Pupils from St Joseph's Swindon made a river of gold with giant chain petitions in Clifton Cathedral. [CAFOD]

Parishioners from all over Coventry gathered at the statue of Lady Godiva - renowned for the action she took on behalf of the exploited people - before handing gold chain petitions to five city jewellery shops. [CAFOD]

Coventry chain

[CAFOD]

David Murray at NAG hand-in

CAFOD campaigner David Murray attends the hand-in of almost 45,000 signatures at the National Association of Goldsmiths [Teri Pengilley]

Didsbury gold chain

Parishioners from Didsbury, near Stockport, signed five gold chains. [CAFOD]

DRC mining

Group of miners in Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo [Richard Wainwright]

Durham chain

[CAFOD]

Eastbourne petition

CAFOD volunteer Clare Szanto, (orange scarf) and supporters outside Argos, Eastbourne [Clare Szanto]

Edward Bickham

Vice-president of international mining company Anglo-American Edward Bickham faces questions from CAFOD supporters in Manchester [Bernadette Delaney]

Franck Liverpool

CAFOD partner Franck Bura from DRC meets Argos store manager in Liverpool [Richard Greenwood]

Franck nugget

Franck Bura from DRC campaigns for no dirty gold [Richard Greenwood]

Gold bride & groom

Newly-engaged couple Zoe Gahan and Mat Laroche, both 30, led a procession to Oxford Street in search for ‘pure’ gold wedding rings, handing jewellers a petition against dirty goldmining practices. [Brijesh Patel]

CAFOD's gold chain petition calls on jewellers to stop undermining the poor. [CAFOD/Kate Stanworth]

Gold chain action

CAFOD's gold chain petition calls on jewellers to stop undermining the poor. [Kate Stanworth]

gold chain Long Eaton

CAFOD volunteers hand their gold chain petition to the manager of Argos Long Eaton [CAFOD]

Gold ingot (landscape - colour)

[Coneyl Jay/CAFOD]

Gold ingot (landscape)

[CAFOD]

Gold ingot (portrait)

[Coneyl Jay/CAFOD]

Gold leaf forest graphic

[Ivan Nascimento]

Gold leaf graphic

[Charlie Rabicano/CAFOD]

Gold pledge miner

Small-scale miners work in treacherous conditions at Kanga-Usine mine, Democratic Republic of Congo [Richard Wainwright]

Goldie at festivals

Festival-goers sign petitions asking jewellery retailers to sign 12 Golden Rules to end the sale of dirty gold [CAFOD]

Goldie meets Proclaimers at V festival

Unearth Justice campaign mascot Goldie meets The Proclaimers at the V festival [Ben Cannon]

Group of campaigners at NAG hand-in

Unearth Justice campaigners take their no dirty gold message to the National Association of Goldsmiths. [Teri Pengilley]

Helen Wolfson Unearth Justice

Helen Wolfson of CAFOD Campaigns talks about the London launch conference of the Unearth Justice campaign, May 2006. [Branislava Milosevic]

CAFOD's head of campaigns Helen Wolfson with National Association of Goldsmiths executives Mark Addlestone (centre) and Michael Hoare (left) and the Golden Girls [Teri Pengilley]

Helen Wolfson, NAG executives and the Golden Girls

CAFOD's head of campaigns Helen Wolfson with National Association of Goldsmiths executives Mark Adlestone (centre) and Michael Hoare (left) and the Golden Girls [Teri Pengilley]

Honduras mine water

In Siria Valley in Honduras cyanide and arsenic have been found in water. This is believed to be caused by the process used to extract gold from the ground around this area.

Keith Hill in Honduras

Keith Hill MP visits open-cast mines in Honduras [Carlos Alberto Ramos O.]

Parishioners from Kenton churches in Westminster took action by presenting a gold chain petition to jewellers in Harrow [CAFOD]

Kenton chain

Parishioners from Kenton churches in Westminster diocese took action by presenting a gold chain petition to jewellers in Harrow [CAFOD]

Leeds chain

[Patrick Sice/CAFOD]

Leeds studnets

[Patrick Sice/Diocese of Leeds]

Long Eaton hand-in

[CAFOD]

Luke Warner at Greenbelt 2007

CAFOD supporter Luke Warner lends his support to the Unearth Justice campaign at the Greenbelt festival [Kieran O'Brien]

Macclesfield Argos hand in

[CAFOD]

Maidenhead chain

[CAFOD]

Maidenhead school

[CAFOD]

NAG executives and Helen Wolfson

CAFOD head of campaigns Helen Wolfson with National Association of Goldsmiths Chief Executive Michael Hoare (left) and Chairman Mark Adlestone (centre) [Teri Pengilley]

National Board of Catholic Women

Members of the National Board of Catholic Women take action to Unearth Justice with Bishop Vincent Malone. [CAFOD]

Newcastle students action

Kieran Cooke, Louise McIlroy and Fr Andrew Downie take the Unearth Justice petition to H Samuel. [Erin Condit-Bergren/CAFOD]

Young campaigners in Newport take their no dirty gold message to Argos [CAFOD]

Newport hand-in

Young Unearth Justice campaigners target Argos in Newport [CAFOD]

Norwich chain

[CAFOD]

Norwich students gold chain

A-level students from Notre Dame High School present their gold chain petition to the manager at H Samuel in Norwich. [CAFOD]

Nottingham J&P take action

Members of Nottingham Diocese Justice and Peace Commission take action. [CAFOD]

Pedro Landa & Rosa Giron at conference

Honduran campaigners Pedro Landa and Rosa Giron at the launch of CAFOD's Unearth Justice campaign. [CAFOD]

Philippines mine and bulldozers

People's homes and lands have been bulldozed to make way for a new mine [Annie Bungeroth]

Philippines mine sign

Mining site in Canatuan, Philippines [Annie Bungeroth]

Pledge card

Pledge: I support the Unearth Justice campaign to end destructive mining practices

Plymouth chain

People from nine parishes, three schools and a university handed in gold chain petition in Plymouth, September 2006. [Stuart Matthews]

Preston gold chain

CAFOD staff, volunteers and store managers with 500-link chain at Argos, Preston. [CAFOD]

pure gold exhibition

Gold mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [Richard Wainwright]

Pure Gold logo

Reading chain

[CAFOD]

Rickshaw

Soon-to-be-wed Zoe Gahan and Mat Laroche [Brijesh Patel]

Southampton chain

[CAFOD]

Spread the Love

[CAFOD]

St Joseph's at Pure Gold? exhibition

Pupils from St Joseph's School in Swindon learning about CAFOD's Unearth Justice campaign [CAFOD]

Sutton chain hand in

Sixth formers from St Philomena's campaign in style, together with a Giant Gold Bar from St John Fisher's [CAFOD]

The chain reaction

A group of young people has created a gold chain at the Unearth Justice launch conference in Westminster. Each link contains their messages to gold retailers in the UK urging them to stop undermining the poor.

The Unearth Justice hoopla stall

The Unearth Justice hoopla stall [Tina Leme]

three rings

Treasure graphic

Hunt for real treasure: clean gold [Lara Last/CAFOD]

TVI mine site

Homes and lands have been destroyed by this open-pit mine in the Philippines. [Annie Bungeroth]

Twickenham students chain

[CAFOD]

Unearth Justice logo

wedding ring

Newly engaged couple Zoe Gahan and Mat Laroche raise awareness of dirty goldmining practices. [Brijesh Patel]

York gold chain

David Cross (left) of CAFOD Middlesborough, with volunteer campaigners. [Derek Sigston]

Young adults evening

A special evening for young adults and youth leaders was held at the Pure Gold? exhibition [CAFOD]

Campaigners make a giant gold chain at the Unearth Justice launch conference in Westminster.[Photo: Laura Storr]

Young campaigners at London conference

Campaigners make a giant gold chain at the Unearth Justice launch conference in Westminster. [Laura Storr]