[antiwar-van] clarification: land, freedom, decolonization update

[noii-van at resist.ca]

* please forward*

To clarify the lead up events to the July 1 march:

the events leading upto the march are
* June 12 in Surrey from noon-5pm at kwantlin college
* June 13 in Brittania from 6-9 pm
* June 19 in Strathcona from 2-5 pm

these three forums are for folks in the community facing deportation and
will involve tangible and practical legal advocacy along with examples of
self-organizing going on. These forums are entitled "Public forum for
those facing deportation"

* June 17 in the Friendship Center from 6-9 pm: on BC Treaty Process,
Olympics, and free trade deals.

* for all four of these forums we are looking for
1)on-site verbal simaltaneous translation from english to:
cantonese/mandarin, punjabi/ urdu/, spanish, arabic
2) Childcare.

Please get in touch if you are able to help out with translation and
childcare in particular or also the items listed below. If you would like
to be involved, feel free to get in touch!


Land, Freedom, Decolonization is an ad-hoc coalition of groups and
individuals coming together in defence of the rights of immigrants and
refugees and indigenous peoples. We initially began by focusing on
organizing a march on July 1 but are now also involved in mobilizing and
organizing in our communities through various lead-up events.

We will also be producing a newsletter (in kind by Al-Sharouq newspaper)
with articles of struggles of immigrant/refugee and indigenous communities
and also by highlighting the alliances and links between the struggles.
The newsletter will also include a brief desription of the work of various
organizations and groups around the city, so if you would like your groups
description added, please email (one sentence and contact) to us.

We are requesting your continued support for the Land, Freedom,
Decolonization march and the lead-up events. To get involved in the
organizing of the events and march, contact noii-van at resist.ca or call
778-552-2099.

Also if you are able to offer support for the following, please do get in
touch:

1) March organization: we are looking for artisists/ performers for the
July 1 march. If you are interested or know someone who is, please get in
touch.

2) Outreach: If you have contacts with local multilingual community-based
papers or radio, please let us know. We are hoping to advertise the events
and the march in community media as much as possible.

Also, if you or your group would like to endorse the march, is able to
donate any money/photocopies/space/, or has fundrasing contacts, please
get in touch.

At present, various groups are involved in the organizing: Native Youth
Movement, Native Solidarity Network, South Asian Network for Secularism
and Democracy, Palestine Community Center, No One is Illegal, South Asian
Youth Alliance, Vancouver Association of Chinese Canadians, Bus Riders
Union, Friends and Families of Mexican Political Prisoners, International
Solidarity Movement, Chetna Association, Members of Bear Clan-Maxan Lake,
Anti-Poverty Committee, Salaam-Vancouver, Direct Action Against Refugee
Exploitation

Endorsed by Stopwar. ca

--- LAND, FREEDOM AND DECOLONIZATION ---
A march and celebration of resistance

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THURSDAY JULY 1
2 PM @ Clark Park (East 14th and Commerical Drive)
we will march till Grandview Park for food and festivities
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In solidarity with the frontline struggles of indigenous peoples and
immigrants and refugees ...
Bring your banners, noisemakers and symbols of resistance.

As thousands celebrate “Canada Day” we will be marching to celebrate our
resistance as indigenous peoples and as immigrants and refugees from the
global South.  The Canadian government and corporate interests create war,
poverty and destruction throughout indigenous territories in the North and
the global South, while refugees arriving at these shores continue to be
exploited and deported.

Around the globe and at home, movements and communities for social justice
assert their dignity through diverse struggles - from the Philippines to
Colombia to Palestine; from the jungles of Chiapas to the "reserves" and
racialized ghettos of Fortress North America.

We will be marching to confront and remind people that there can be No
Olympics on stolen native land as the the Secwepemc and St'at'imc people
and now the community at Cheam are fighting ski resort development on
unceded traditional territories. We will be marching to remind and
confront people of the fight back against violent deportation and
detention policies that victimize immigrant and refugee communities
fleeing from former colonial regimes through measures such as Security
Certificates, Anti-Terrorism legislation and the Smart Border declaration.

And so united we will continue to struggle for our self-determination and
dignity.

Organized by various groups fighting for indigenous soverignity and
immigrant/refugee rights

For more information contact noii-van at resist.ca / 778-552-2099 or
604-726-5789

No Justice, No Peace!
End All Occupations!
No One Is Illegal!