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The RCMP raid on Wet’suwet’en has begun
The RCMP raid has begun. Four arrests on Gidimt’en territories. RCMP have broken in windows to communications vehicle at 39 km and media are being turned away. There is a call for urgent international solidarity actions beginning today (Thursday) through … Continue reading
Corporate Capitalism = 7th Generation Genocide
I don’t know if this will end by the forced removal of the land protectors of the Wet’suwet’en territory by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). We can hope and pray for restraint on the part of the RCMP. But … Continue reading
Wet’suwet’en and Coastal GasLink talks have broken down
A militarized RCMP raid of Wet’suwet’en territory appears “imminent” after talks broke down between First Nations leaders and the B.C. government over the construction of a $6.6 billion natural gas pipeline through unceded Indigenous land. Tensions on a logging road … Continue reading
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BREAKING – We expect RCMP to begin enforcing the injunction
The following statement and press release indicate the Wet’suwet’en people expect the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to raid the Wet’suwet’en territory today. The court had decided in favor of the Coastal GasLink corporation in their bid to build a … Continue reading
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Unist’ot’en Day 31 Update: We’re not leaving
Tensions continue to escalate in the Wet’suwet’en territory as busloads of police, armored trucks and police dogs have been sighted in the area. Freda Husen speaks powerfully in this video. Below that is an auto-generated transcript. Video update from Freda … Continue reading
Cas Yikh Elder Arrested at 27 km
Tensions continue to escalate between the Wet’suwet’en people and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) The RCMP have promised our Dinï ze’ and Tsakë ze’ they will stand down for 7 days. Nowhere in the injuction does it say they … Continue reading
RCMP are Mobilizing Officers to Houston and Intensifying Harassment of Camps
The following was sent this evening from the Unist’ot’en Solidarity Brigade. Even though a week of talks aimed at de-escalating the tensions between the Wet’suwet’en people and the government/Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), police are mobilizing to the area. I’m … Continue reading
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Wet’suwet’en Updates Evening 1.31.2020
There is more news today on the situation involving the Wet’suwet’en peoples’ struggle to preserve their sovereignty and their land. Earlier it appeared a de-escalation for the next seven days was to happen. It may well be some of these … Continue reading
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Solidarity
Yesterday I provided some background to explain how Bear Creek Friends (Quaker) meeting decided to write a letter to British Columbia Premier, John Horgan regarding the Wet’suwet’en peoples. Bear Creek Friends (Quaker) meetinghouse is in the Iowa countryside. Many members … 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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Quakers, social justice and revolution 