[Bloquez l'empire!] Six Nations Prisoner Chris Hill's Mother Speaks Out

[fiona at resist.ca]

1) CKUT RADIO interview with the mother of Chris Hill, Rhonda Martin.

2) Feb. 10th Six Nations Solidarity Committee call out for support for
Chris Hill

3) Community of Friends Press Release: Feb. 25th Demonstration in Support
of Chris Hill

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1) Listen to an interview with Rhonda Martin, the mother of Six Nations
prisoner Chris Hill, who now sits in jail in Hamilton, Ontario for his
role at the Haudenosaunee Six Nations Land Reclamation, adjacent to
Caledonia, Ontario. Produced by Fiona Becker and Geronimo Inutiq for CKUT
radio in Montreal. (anti-copyright)

Available for listening and download at:
http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=21901

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2)[Feb. 10th call-out for support for Chris Hill from Six Nations
Solidarity Committee in Montreal]

Stop the Criminalization of Indigenous Resistance to Colonial Land Theft!
Free Chris Hill!

On January 3rd, Six Nations Police, in accordance with the demands of the
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), arrested and imprisoned Chris Hill, a 20
year old young Mohawk man of the Wolf Clan from Six Nations of the Grand
River Territory, for allegedly “assaulting a police officer with a weapon”
on April 20th, 2006 – the very day that the OPP and the RCMP invaded
Douglas Creek Estates and violently attempted to evict the people of Six
Nations from their land. That day, the OPP used taser darts and batons on
unarmed people, including women and youth, and arrested 16 people on a day
that brought nation-wide attention to the struggle of Six Nations for land
rights and autonomy.

Since the Haudonausaunee of Six Nations reclaimed Douglas Creek Estates,
at least 30 indigenous people have been charged by the settler-colony of
Canada in relation to the Reclamation. Chris Hill is one of the latest to
be charged. Interestingly, the warrant for his arrest in relation to April
20th was issued 6 months later in October of 2006. Since January 3rd, he
has been sitting in Barton Street Jail in Hamilton, Ontario where he is
locked up for 18 hours a day.

Chris Hill was denied bail on the basis of his record of “failure to
comply” when he was a young offender. Chris Hill was denied access to
legal aid on the basis of him not having a permanent address. His mother,
Rhonda Martin, is a mother on assistance who just underwent surgery, and
now faces lawyers’ fees in the thousands in order to be able to free her
son.

Chris Hill sits behind bars for having defended his land. The proceedings
at the Cayuga courthouse have proven to be extremely lengthy, as nearly
all court appearances have resulted in remand after remand.

Chris Hill needs moral, political and financial support and solidarity.
Please send reading material and write letters of support to Chris Hill
for him to receive while he awaits a trial date. Furthermore, please
contribute to Chris Hill’s legal defense fund. Please continue to demand
the end of the criminalization of the Six Nations Land Reclamation.


Address your letters of support to Chris Hill to:

Chris Hill
Wentworth Detention Center.
165 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario

To contribute to the legal defense fund of Six Nations:
Send checks marked “legal defense” to:

Janie Jameson
RR1
Ohsweken, Ontario
N0A 1MO

Alternatively, to support Chris Hill directly, send checks, marked “legal
defense” to

Rhonda Martin
P.O. box 383
Ohsweken, Ontario
N0A 1MO

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3) MEDIA RELEASE Community Friends Group Organizes
Protest to Support Six Nations Political Prisoner Chris Hill


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Tom Keefer <tom at tao.ca>
Date: Feb 21, 2007 12:39 PM
Subject: [six_nations_info] MEDIA RELEASE Community Friends Group
Organizes
Protest to Support Six Nations Political Prisoner Chris Hill
To: Six Nations <six_nations_info at masses.tao.ca>


*please forward*

MEDIA RELEASE - Community Friends Group Organizes  Protest to Support Six
Nations Political Prisoner Chris Hill

Feb 21st, 2007 – CALEDONIA, ON.  The group Community Friends -- an
organization comprised of Caledonia residents, members of the labor
movement, community activists, and people from Six Nations working
together to support indigenous sovereignty and the Douglas Creek Estates
reclamation – is organizing a public protest outside the Barton street
Jail in Hamilton, Ontario to support Six Nations political prisoner Chris
Hill and demand his release.

On January 3rd, Six Nations Police, in accordance with the demands of the
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), arrested and imprisoned Chris Hill, a 20
year old young Mohawk man of the Wolf Clan from Six Nations of the Grand
River Territory, for allegedly "assaulting a police officer with a weapon"
on April 20th, 2006 – the day that the OPP and the RCMP invaded Douglas
Creek Estates and violently attempted to evict the people of Six Nations
from their land. That day, the OPP used tazer darts and batons on unarmed
people, including women and youth, and arrested 16 people on a day that
brought nation-wide attention to the struggle of Six Nations for land
rights and autonomy.

Since the Haudonausaunee of Six Nations reclaimed Douglas Creek Estates,
some 30 indigenous people have been charged in relation to the
Reclamation. Chris Hill is one of the latest to be charged. Since
January 3rd, he has been sitting in Barton Street Jail in Hamilton,
Ontario where he is locked up for 18 hours a day.

On Sunday, February 25th from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Community Friends is
organizing a peaceful protest to be held outside of the Barton Street Jail
in Hamilton, Ontario to demand his release.

Jan Watson, a spokesperson for the group is available for comment and can
be contacted by phone at 289-284-0154. The webpage of the group is
available at www.honorsixnations.com


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