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Bear Creek Friends (Quaker) Meeting supports the Wet’suwet’en Peoples
Bear Creek Friends (Quaker) meetinghouse is in the Iowa countryside. Many members have been involved in agriculture and care about protecting Mother Earth. A number of Friends have various relationships with Indigenous peoples. Some Friends have worked to protect water … Continue reading
OPEN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU AND PREMIER HORGAN RE: WET’SUWET’EN HEREDITARY CHIEFS’ OPPOSITION TO COASTAL GASLINK PIPELINE PROJECT
For the past couple of weeks I’ve been sharing what I’ve been learning about the Wet’suwet’en peoples and their opposition to all tar sands and natural gas pipelines that are planned to run through their territory. https://kislingjeff.wordpress.com/?s=wet%27suwet%27en+ I’ve found there … Continue reading
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Voices from Gidimt’en Checkpoint
I’m continuing to learn about the struggle of the Wet’suwet’en peoples in British Columbia against the construction of fossil fuel pipelines on their unceded lands. Tensions are high since January 4th, 2020, when the Wet’suwet’en House Chiefs representing all 5 … Continue reading
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Beauty Destroyed
I have been blessed to have seen the awesome beauty of nature, especially our National Parks. It is sad to think of the contrast between that time of visionaries who set aside those wonders for the enjoyment of all, and … Continue reading
Unist’ot’en Healing Centre
The Unist’ot’en Healing Centre is described below. As important as it is in its own right, the Healing Centre is now the focus of attention regarding the approval of the Coastal Gaslink (CGL) pipeline. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (excerpts)Tues, January 21, … Continue reading
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#LANDBACK Update from Gidimt’en Territory
Gidimt’en Access Point exists at the direction of our Hereditary House Chiefs in support of their long standing position against oil and gas pipelines. We stand strong and continue to protect our territories. We can breathe again with industry off … Continue reading
Sample Letter to John Horgan
Judy Todd has graciously given permission for us to use her letter below as a template for our own letters to British Columbia Premier, John Horgan, regarding the threatening situation in the unceded Wet’suwet’en territories. John Horgan, I am sad … Continue reading
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Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs Call For UN Intervention
I’m trying to learn about this conflict between the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs and the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project. According to the news article below, some chiefs agreed to the pipeline project. But the Hereditary Chiefs say those chiefs did not … Continue reading
Wet’Suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs: No Access Without Consent
Yesterday I wrote again that we have to understand who we are. What does that mean? It means we must remember, and help others remember the focus of our lives should be to love Mother Earth and each other. We … Continue reading
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Wet’suwet’en people
I have just begun to learn about the Wet’suwet’en people. A friend of mine from the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March traveled to the Unist’ot’en camp about 4 years ago, and found it to be a life-changing experience. I also … Continue reading
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 