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Solidarity in a pandemic. Digital week of action.
Solidarity in a pandemic We see you out you there participating in mutual aid and keeping your communities, your Elders and your immunocompromised loved ones fed and safe. We know that we cannot rely on the state to keep us safe. … Continue reading
Sacred, Holy Beings
One thing I’ve learned from these years of writing is I never know what I’m going to say when I center myself before the computer. I’ve heard people say they could not not do…. I can not not write. It … Continue reading
Affirmation of traditional territories
Wet’suwet’en Access Point on Gidimt’en Territory March 14 at 5:09 PM · The Wet’suwet’en started the preliminary work on the affirmation of our traditional territories, in 1974 – for Delgamuukw & Gisday’wa v the Queen. 23 years later, the Supreme Court … Continue reading
Lands, colonialism and disasters
These are perilous times for many reasons. The health and economic dangers of the coronavirus pandemic have upended our societies and our lives. As the message below from Sovereign Likhts’amisyu warns, “during disasters, colonial and imperialist states use the chaos … Continue reading
International Solidarity Actions. NO PIPELINES! CALL TO ACTION!
Although several of us were able to attend the vigil in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en last month, we decided not to get together today in support of the International Solidarity Actions as a precaution related to the spread of coronavirus. … Continue reading
Unist’ot’en Solidarity Brigade Action Update 3/12/2020
Much has happened this week as actions have continued through the week supporting the demands of the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary chiefs that Coastal GasLink and RCMP leave the territory and people are gearing up to mobilize further. The callout for solidarity … Continue reading
Canada and U.S. – Banks, Corporations and Railroads
The following stories show the variety of ways being used to try to stop fossil fuel projects in both the U.S. and Canada. A federal appeals court affirmed on Wednesday a lower court ruling that held it could order a … Continue reading
Wet’suwet’en Land Re-occupations and Likhts’amisyu
Wet’suwet’en Land Re-occupations: Several Wet’suwet’en clans have re-occupied their traditional territories (outside of the reservations alloted by alloted by Canada), in order to revitalize their culture, traditional harvesting practices, and generations of storytelling embedded in the land. These re-occupations include: … Continue reading
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Asking the right question
This morning I’m thinking about my experiences as an old White man with Native people. Perhaps something said here might be useful to other White people who have been, or want to be in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en or other … Continue reading
A Win and It’s Not Over
WOW!! From the article below, “foreign investors are becoming nervous because of the ‘instability’ in the country, caused by the ongoing anti-pipelines blockages.” Congratulations to everyone involved in the Wet’suwet’en movement. It looks like this is just the first of … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 