[Indigsol] Re: March in Support of Ardoch and Shabot First Nations

[Claudette Commanda Cote]

Hey, what about the Algonquin people in Quebec who are fighting for their land, and right to live on their traditional territory, just last week, they were forceably removed from their home by the Surete Police of Quebec. Of course,  no one has heard of this tragedy because media (and supporters) choose which stories are warranted coverage.  How about organizing an awareness for the Algonquin people who have suffered many injustices, there is much more to the plight and struggles of Algonquin people, our struggles have been in the making long before the environmental issues raised by Sharbot Lake and Ardoch townships. How about walking for the Algonquin? What about solidarity for Six Nations, our Mohawk brothers and sisters. Why not walk for them too? 

Claudette Commanda, Algonquin - Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Nation 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Irvin_Hill 
  To: Irvin_Hill 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 1:24 PM
  Subject: FW: March in Support of Ardoch and Shabot First Nations


   

   


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  From: Ben Powless [mailto:powless at gmail.com] 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 1:18 PM
  To: Clayton Thomas-Muller; Indigsol at lists.resist.ca; Irvin_Hill
  Subject: Fwd: March in Support of Ardoch and Shabot First Nations

   





  ---------- Forwarded message ----------
  From: David McMurran <davemcmurran at yahoo.ca>
  Date: 4 Sep 2007 23:06 
  Subject: March in Support of Ardoch and Shabot First Nations 

  To All

   

  The Walk for Economic Justice in Support of the Ardoch and Shabot First Nations has now expanded. Tonight a request was brought from the chiefs of Ardoch and Shabot to ask the African organizers of the walk if they could shift the dates of the walk. I was in planning with them all day and have just confirmed that they are ok with the change in the dates. What the request was is that the walkers would walk from Toronto to Peterborough and then to the site of the blockade. Then they would join members of the Ardoch and Shabot First Nations on a seven day canoe trip that would arrive at Victoria Island on September 27. Meanwhile communities in Perth, Carleton Place Ottawa and elsewhere could mobilize their own walks to arrive at Victoria Island the same time as the canoes. We would then portage the canoes up to Parliament Hill (even thought it won't be sitting this image will be very effective). 

   

  On the evening of September 27 there will be an event at either Victoria Island or the Odawa Native Frienship Centre. On September 28 there will be an all day forum 

   

        Power to Choose: An Ottawa Forum on Ontario's Energy Future 
        
       

       
        Odawa Native Friendship Centre  12 Stirling Ave 

          

        Agenda: 

        1:00 pm Opening ceremony 
        1:15 pm Panel 1 – Alternative Energy - What's possible? 
        2:00 pm Audience questions and comments 
        2:30 pm Panel 2 - Conservation - Half the battle. 
        3:15 pm Audience questions and comments 
        3:45 pm Refreshment break 
        4:00 pm Registered audience comments (5 minutes per person) 
        5:00 pm Buffet supper 
        6:00 pm Panel 3 - Uranium Mines - The Sharbot Lake Issue 
        6:45 pm Audience questions and comments 
        7:15 pm Panel 4 - Nuclear Energy - Pros and Cons 
        8:00 pm Audience questions and comments 
        8:30 pm Wrap up ceremony 
        8:45 pm Music performance to end the evening.

         

        Prior to the Forum there will be a bike-a-thon to raise awareness and money for the Justice for Mohamed Harkat Committee. 

         

        There will be an organizing meeting tomorrow at Hintonburg Community Centre, Wellington Room, ground floor 
        1064 Wellington Street at 

        7:00 pm for anybody that would like to be part of organizing  

        We are looking for a place in Ottawa that could be used for storage for collecting goods to be taken up to the Ardoch site.

        If anybody has any suggestions please let me know. 

         

        Also if anybody is organizing or knows of any events happening between now and September 27 in Toronto, Peterbrough, Perth, Carleton Place, Montreal, Ottawa and communities in between please email tehm to me so I can make a complete Calendar of Events so that we can mobilize as many communities as possible. 

        ou can leave a message on my phone at 613-565-1793.

         

        In solidarity

         

        Dave McMurran
        
       


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