[antiwar-van] important info: driving/legal: Sun peaks convergence

[noii-van at resist.ca]

*** SUN PEAKS CONVERGENCE UPDATE ***

AUGUST 18, 2004

==> Please check apc.resist.ca for frequent updates.
For more information: noii-van at resist.ca or call 778-552-2099


REMINDER: without tickets, a space on the bus is not guaranteed. if you
are carpooling, you MUST contact us to reserve a camping space and to
provide numbers to those in the community arranging food for Saturday
night and Sunday lunch. It is also important for us to have a sense of how
many cars will be traveling to arrange for parking both on the reserve and
around Sun Peaks and to have a general sense of how many people will be at
the convergence. If carpooling, please call or email with when you are
traveling (Saturday or Sunday) and how many folks there are. Thanks for
your support.


IN THIS UPDATE:
1) Funding appeal
2) Legal update
3) Media update
4) Driving directions


==> FUNDING APPEAL:
We are making yet another special funding appeal to help pay the costs of
the convergence. In order to make travel as accesible as possible (tickets
on the bus are 5-30$) we have been trying to fundraise over 3000$.

To all those that have donated, thank you for your generosity.  We are
still aiming for 20 more seat sponsporships (one sponspored seat is 40$),
but also any amount you are able to donate ($5, $10, $20) is greatly
appreciated and will go a long way in supporting this convergence.

If you can donate, please send a cheque to "Harjap Grewal" to the
following address:
No One is Illegal
c/o Palestine Community Center
1874 Kingsway
Vancouver, BC
Canada, V5N 2S7

Please indicate "Sun Peaks convergence" in the memo line of the cheque.
Please also let us know if you're sending money by calling at 778-552-2099
or email at noii-van at resist.ca. If you prefer to donate by cash, please
let us know.


==> LEGAL UPDATE:
The legal team that will be present during the convergence has compiled
information for everyone to read beforehand. We will be making copies only
of edited versions, so we enourage everyone to read through the links
below.

1) Compiled by Libertas Legal Collective, Montreal. Libertas is a
non-profit, volunteer organized legal collective, which was formed prior
to the Summit of the Americas protest in Québec City, April 2001.
http://libertas.taktic.org/english/navigation-en.html. Click on workshops.

2) in the streets and in the courts - we fight to win. A legal guide for
activists by the Ontario Common Front Legal committee
http://www.ocap.ca/archive/legalguide/index.html

Also a reminder that the legal team will be doing a workshop on August 22,
Sunday at 4 pm at the Palestine Community Center (1874 Kingsway corner
Victoria Drive) as part of the Information Session and will also be doing
workshops either on the buses on Saturday August 28 OR on Saturday night
during the evening gathering/dinner (TBC)


==> MEDIA
For all indpendent journalists, photographers, writers that will be
covering the convergence at Sun Peaks from Aug 28-Aug 29:

There will be a team of LFD organizers and legal team traveling early
(Thursday or Friday) and if any journalists are hoping to leave early for
interviews, please let us know and we can try to arrange housing and
coordinate travel.

If you are digitally recording, please let us know so we can also post
your reports (audio, video, text) on the website afterwards. There will be
limited internet access for those planning on uploading updates during the
convergence.

The press release for the convergence will be going up on the website
shortly so feel free to forward it on to other media contacts.


==> DRIVING DIRECTIONS

1) To the Neskonlith Community Center on the Neskonlith Reserve: This is
where we will be gathering on Saturday night August 28:
- Take TransCanada Hwy 1 East to Hope (approx. 150km)
- In Hope, switch to BC Hwy 5 going North (Coquihalla Highway) to Kamloops
(you will pass through Merritt on the way - about 160km to Kamloops)
- Drive through Kamloops on the BC Hwy 5 and switch back to TC Hwy 1 East
to Chase (approx. 30 minute drive)
- Just before entering Chase, there is an Esso gas station on the right
with banners and placards for the Convergence. Turn right into the gas
station.  Drive through the parking lot, past the pumps and then turn
right onto the dirt road. Two blocks up is the community center.  You can
ask for directions at the Esso station if necessary.


2) To the gathering point on Sunday August 29 for the protest. The protest
beings at 10am but we are meeting at this point in Kamloops at 9:30am:

- Take TransCanada Hwy 1 East to Hope (approx. 150km)
- In Hope, switch to BC Hwy 5 going North (Coquihalla Highway) to Kamloops
(you will pass through Merritt on the way - about 160km to Kamloops)
- Continue on Hwy 5 heading North and take the exit for Jasper.
- Follow this road for 4km, to the Husky gas station on the right-hand
side of the road.  We will be meeting in the parking lot (which is really
big).


3) Straight to Sun Peaks Resort if you arrive after 10 AM
1280 Alpine Road, Sun Peaks, British Columbia, Canada V0E 1Z1
http://www.sunpeaksresort.com/map.aspx

- Take TransCanada Hwy 1 East to Hope (approx. 150km)
- In Hope, switch to BC Hwy 5 going North (Coquihalla Highway) to Kamloops
(you will pass through Merritt on the way - about 160km to Kamloops)
- Continue on Highway 5 (Yellowhead Hwy.) north to Heffley Creek (approx.
20km).  Look for a junction with the 'Old Highway 5'
- Turn right onto Old Highway 5.  Follow this to Tod Mountain Rd.
- Turn right onto Tod Mountain Rd.  Follow Tod Mountain Rd.
- Turn right on Tod Mountain Rd and follow this all the way to Sun Peaks
Resort.  This is approx. 35km - on the way it becomes an unnamed road, so
don't panic - you're going the right way.