[antiwar-van] Updated August 1: Marking Anniversary of Mount Polley Disaster

[Harsha W.]

MARKING THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOUNT POLLEY MINING DISASTER

Invite and share: https://www.facebook.com/events/1127842090609591/


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Public event in Vancouver
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Monday August 1, 2016
Dinner at 5:30 pm, Event at 6 pm
1803 East 1st Ave (just east of Commercial Drive)
unceded xʷməθkwəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and Səl̓ílwətaʔ territories, Vancouver


Come learn about resistance to Imperial Metals Mount Polley mine and
broader mining justice struggles with:
* Cecilia Point (Musqueam)
* Kanahus Manuel (Secwepemc Women's Warrior Society)
* Grand Chief Stewart Phillip (UBCIC)
* Sacheen and Crow (Ancestral Pride)
* Sam Nock (Cree-Metis poet)
* Ricardo Segovia (hydrogeologist)
* Harjap Grewal (Council of Canadians)
* Rita Wong (updates on Site C and Unist'ot'en Camp)

Accessibility info: Free event. Childcare provided on-site. Dinner served.
Kitchen’s entrance is wheelchair accessible at street level. One washroom
has a stall that can accommodate a wheelchair.The washroom door opening is
86 cm, and the stall door is 61 cm.

If you can please bring non-perishable food items for the camp to the
event: wild rice, potatoes, bread, corn, oatmeal etc.


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About Mount Polley Disaster
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Two years ago, on August 4th 2014, the largest environmental disaster in
British Columbia's history unfolded. The dam to Imperial Metal's Mount
Polley mine's tailings pond broke and unleashed 2.5 billion gallons of
contaminated water and 4.5 million cubic metres of metals laden silt into
Hazeltine Creek, Polley Lake and Quesnel Lake on the way to the Fraser
River Watershed.

The Yuct Ne Senxiymetkwe Camp was setup two years ago as a Secwepemc
encampment at the entrance of the Imperial Metals' Mount Polley Mine. The
anniversary will bring together Indigenous peoples and supporters to the
Yuct Ne Senxiymetkwe Camp to light a sacred fire and strengthen our
resolve to stop destructive mining and other extractive projects taking
place on Indigenous lands without free prior and informed consent.


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Message from Yuct Ne Senxiymetkwe Camp
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Secwepemc peoples are calling on all to come and stand with us in
resistance against mining and the provincial government's decision to
re-issue a full permit for Mount Polley. Indigenous Peoples are at the
forefront of the impacts and consequences of climate change. The root of
climate change in Canada is the continuing genocide of Indigenous Peoples,
that is, the continuation of destructive and dangerous resource extractive
projects approved by the Provincial and Federal governments that have no
legal jurisdiction to do so. We find ourselves in a state of urgency and
crisis. The continuing violations of the rights and responsibilities of
Indigenous Peoples by industries not appropriately regulated, regularly
causing environmental damage and destruction, and most importantly, that
do not have consent by Indigenous Peoples will not be tolerated!