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Category Archives: Wet’suwet’en
We are the land speaking for itself
The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed actions related to the Wet’suwet’en people’s efforts to stop the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline from being built on their territories. Unfortunately the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were recently seen patrolling a Wet’suwet’en cultural … Continue reading
Our history books conveniently left the truth out
My friend Foxy Onefeather recently posted this message and the photo/comments. Our history books conveniently left the truth out. It breaks my heart and this is why I find it important for me to show up to testify to extend … Continue reading
Environmental news
While our attention is focused on police violence, authoritarianism, and the coronavirus pandemic, environmental disasters continue. Waterways near Russia’s Siberian city of Norilsk have been rapidly polluted by a spill last Friday of more than 20,000 tons of diesel fuel. … Continue reading
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#ShutDownAIMCo Online Day of Action
Despite the COVID-19 global pandemic, international solidarity calls for an end to all construction, and an eviction notice by Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs, CGL and RCMP continue to illegally occupy sovereign Wet’suwet’en yintah. Their presence on the territory puts communities at … Continue reading
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Ceremonies and the pandemic
I have been thinking and praying, trying to discern what the Spirit is asking of me in these times of confusion, fear and violence. Violence in the sense of tearing apart the fabric of our lives, as well as the … Continue reading
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Virtual Rally with Freda Huson and Molly Wickham
Today 5/7/2020 Updated information posted at the end. In the last week the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary chiefs have reached an important memorandum of understanding with the province and federal government to recognize their title moving forward. The agreement is an important … Continue reading
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Virtual Rally with Freda Huson and Molly Wickham
Thursday 5/7/2020 In the last week the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary chiefs have reached an important memorandum of understanding with the province and federal government to recognize their title moving forward. The agreement is an important victory that was made possible because … Continue reading
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We need to ask the right questions
The dire economic condition of the vast majority of people, people who have no financial reserves, is creating tremendous, rapidly escalating pressure to re-open businesses. Protests in the streets, usually outside legislative buildings, show levels of fear and anger that … Continue reading
Earth Day 2020
I’ve always felt uncomfortable with the idea of an Earth Day. As others have pointed out for other holidays, what usually happens is one day of attention, and then people return to their daily lives and the holiday fades away. … Continue reading
What does solidarity look like?
Yesterday I was blessed to attend a ZOOM meeting which was the first of what will be a series of such meetings, to be held every second Thursday. These meetings, led by Native people, are titled SHIFT the Narrative, which … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 