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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
Your Chance to Show Solidarity for Wet’suwet’en
I’ve been trying to think of ways I can support the Wet’suwet’en peoples and their supporters in Canada. A few of us held a vigil in Des Moines, Iowa, a few weeks ago. But living in a small town, I’ve … Continue reading
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BC Solicitor General Authorizes RCMP Deployment
VANCOUVER/ (Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) territories, March 6, 2020 – Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs, BC Civil Liberties Association and Union of BC Indian Chiefs are releasing a letter dated January 27, 2020 from BC Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor … Continue reading
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Defund the Coastal GasLink pipeline
Defunding has long been used as a way to put economic pressure on companies whose policies we don’t agree with. Boycotts are a similar idea, one of the most well known in modern times being the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Besides … Continue reading
Indigenous roots – Wet’suwet’en and Dakota Access Pipeline
This morning as I listened to the radio interview of Daniel Dixon, an organizer with Wet’suwet’en Solidarity DC, not surprisingly I heard the same concepts that informed what we did in Indianapolis regarding the Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines. And … Continue reading
Wet’suwet’en Solidarity – DC
I am so happy to see more support for the Wet’suwet’en in the United States: “Wet’suwet’en Solidarity DCThe Facebook group I share my blogs on is “US Support for Wet’suwet’en In this segment, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are … Continue reading
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Indigenous Youth for Wet’suwet’en End Protest at BC Legislature
The province is defending its decision to invite protesters inside the B.C. Legislature for a meeting that resulted in a sit-in and multiple arrests, as supporters of those arrested gathered in front of the building again Thursday morning. Seven members … Continue reading
Increasing Support for Indigenous Youth for Wet’suwet’en
Words by @siiamhamilton “At 6:30 PM on March 4, seven Indigenous youth were invited by Scott Fraser, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation to discuss the Wet’suwet’en Struggle. After a number of hours, discussions broke down, and the Indigenous youth … Continue reading
Indigenous Youth Sit In Arrests
Five people have been arrested after a group of Indigenous youth occupied an office in the B.C. Legislature on Wednesday night.The demonstrators, members of the group Indigenous Youth for Wet’suwet’en, live-streamed the entire sit-in on Facebook, including police arriving and … Continue reading
Video of arrest of Indigenous youth for Wet’suwet’en
Sovereign Likhts’amisyu March 5, 2020 4 hrs · “No relationship is more important to our government and to Canada than the one with Indigenous peoples. Today, we reaffirm our government’s commitment to a renewed nation-to-nation relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples, … Continue reading
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