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Quakers in Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en People
Canadian Friends Service Committee has released a statement in support of the ongoing protests by the Wet’suwet’en Nation people and hereditary chiefs in opposition to proposed pipelines on unceded land. The statement includes that “The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples affirms … Continue reading
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A lesson for nonviolent action and against genocide
Climate Strikers hand mic to Indigenous Youth Teen climate strikers with Our Earth Our Future chose not to speak from the stage at the BC Legislature today, and instead handed the mic to the Indigenous youth sitting in to support … Continue reading
#ShutDownCanada
People are shutting down one of the largest rail yards in Vancouver at Grandview and Hebb and plan to stay the night! Join them if you can! 2.15.2020 At its core, this week of rotating blockades and demonstrations across B.C. … Continue reading
Devastating, incredible and historic week
This last week has been devastating, but also incredible and historic. The relationship between Indigenous nations and the colonial state is changing before our eyes as indigenous people across Turtle Island rise up with power, determination, and leverage.As Indigenous people … Continue reading
Wet’suwet’en Updates and Solidarity Statements 2.14.2020
I am grateful to the Unist’ot’en Solidarity Brigade for many of the updates I write about. CALL OUT FOR KNOWN OR VOUCHED FOR SUPPORTERS AT UNIST’OT’EN CAMP People who are known to camp or vouched for by known long term … Continue reading
Activism, inconvenience and where do we go from here?
I’ve been thinking a lot about what is going on in Canada related to the “war” between the Wet’suwet’in peoples and we supporters of them, versus, I guess you’d say, the status quo. I imagine many people in Canada share … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, decolonize, Indigenous, Uncategorized, Unist'ot'en, Wet’suwet’en
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Decentralized rail, bridge, port and highway blockades
Canada invades. Invades on behalf of industry. Invades during ceremony. Canada tears us from our land. Tears us from our families, from our homes. Takes our drums away. Takes our women away. Jails us for protecting the land, for being … Continue reading
Wet’suwet’en 2.13.2020
Videos from the Wet’suwet’en territories show the spiritual power and ceremonies of the people the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are trying to remove from their lands on behalf of the fossil fuel corporations. Reconciliation is Dead: Unist’ot’en Women Arrested … Continue reading
Wet’suwet’en and the law
The legal issues related to the rights of the Wet’suwet’en people’s territory are complex. It is important to try to understand because this is at the root of what is going on in Canada, the United States, everywhere a conflict … Continue reading
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#LANDBACK Land Defenders Risk Their Lives
When I saw the horrible video that is included at the end of this, I recognized the names of the two land defenders on the tower who were threatened by guns pointing at them by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 