[Indigsol] Two Events of Interest to INDIGSOL

Wed Feb 27 12:26:21 PST 2008

Dear Indigsol:

    I hope that you are interested in this event and can post it to you listserv.

                                                       Peace and Respect

                                                                 Matt Murray> > -----Original Message-----> From: ebianchi at kairoscanada.org 
> Subject: KAIROS Human Rights Workshop> > Hello Rob, and greetings everyone.> > I will be at the meeting on Monday.> > I also wanted to take this opportunity to let you know about a workshop> KAIROS is putting on at the Odawa Native Friendship Centre on Monday, March> 3 from 9:30 - 12:30, followed by a lunch.> > The workshop is being held in association with the Aboriginal and Church> Leaders' tour to prepare for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which> is part of the Indian Residential School Agreement. > > The Leaders' Tour is being launched in Ottawa at the Museum of Civilization> on Sunday evening, March 2. (See attached invitation.) As well as the> workshop, the events on March 3 include a press conference and a meeting on> Parliament Hill with parliamentarians.> > The Leaders' will join the workshop participants for lunch after their press> conference, and perhaps part of the workshop if the timing works, and also> will be available for questions and answers.> > I would be honoured if you could attend, and would be very grateful if you> could please circulate the attached flyer and help to publicize the workshop> in any way.> > Thanks very much in advance, and please don't hesitate to let me know if you> have any questions or need more info.> > All the best,> > Ed.> > > Hi all,> > > Indigenous Rights Program Coordinator> KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives> 211-211 Bronson Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 6H5> 613.235.9956 / fax 613.235.1302> ebianchi at kairoscanada.org> www.kairoscanada.org > > > No virus found in this incoming message.> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.9/1293 - Release Date: 2/22/2008> 9:21 AM> 

Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:27:15 -0500From: aschleihauf at gmail.comTo: bones at mutualaid.org; esgose at connect.carleton.ca; powless at gmail.com; rajttv at hotmail.com; keepitclear at hotmail.com; Indigsol at lists.resist.ca; vcopirg at gmail.com; crosby.andy at hotmail.com; daniel.cayleydaoust at gmail.com; mattm-b at resist.caCC: Subject: [Indigsol] IPSMO Minutes
IPSMO Minutes from Feb 25

Books to Prisoners and IPSMO Benefit Concert
-scheduled for a Friday night in April
-money raised will be split between Sean Brandt and Shabot
-looking for an act that is not too loud, folky, perhaps female
-Ben will ask Dan for contact info for Sean Brandt
-Angela S will contact Shabot for update, speaker, literature to have at info table
-Matt K will find performers
-Matt will find a speaker from Tyndinega, and find out about literature to have at info table

Film Night- Tuesday, Feb 26, 7pm Rm 416A SA (Southam Hall)
-tell friends!
-Jeff is making the poster, and getting the time and location from Angela M, he will e-mail it directly to everyone at the meeting, as well as to the list for fastest communication
-Andy and Jeff are postering 
-Ben is doing e-mail callout
-Rachel will host (overview of IPSMO as a group and issues with which we are involved)

-Angela S is baking muffins
-Matt K is getting good juice

Rock Against Harper write-up
-not happening

Ardoch Shabot Update -Angela S
Legal Synopsis of dealings between Ontario Provincial Government and Algonquins (Ardoch and Sharbot Obadjiwan)
-for the past 10 years, the three parties have been involved in a land claims process over land in Frontenac (land claims typically take 15-20 years)
-Frontenac Ventures Corportation bought the Subsurface rights to land in Frontenac from the Prov. gov.(much of this the same unceded land of claim process)
-there was no consultation between the Algonquins and Prov. gov at this point.
-FVC began to "explore" land last year, so the Algonquins set up a blockade on the Robertsville Mine site, blocking FVC access
-the FVC attempted to sue Algonquins for 700 million dollars
-judge ruled that Algonquins and settlers must take down blockade and refrain from entering within 200m of Robertsville mine 
-Ardoch stated that they did not recognize the authority of the court. Requested (not for the first time) to meet with Dalton McGuinty to negotiate with him directly
-FVC threatened to press contempt of court charges against those individuals who remained on site post injunction (11people)

-Algonquins took the option to enter into 13 week mediation period
-at the 11th week, Algonquins agreed that drilling was a possible outcome of the mediation process, and Prov. gov. agreed that no drilling was a possible outcome of mediation
-The next day, Ont, had flipped and stated that no drilling after mediation was not a possible outcome. At this point the mediations failed
-Contempt of court charges were pressed. Over the course of the week of Feb 10th, the Algonquins were tried. The settlers will have a seperate hearing in March.

 "I went to Kingston on Friday 15th, for the sentancing of Bob Lovelace and Paula Sherman. We unfortunately missed the sentencing by ten minutes. I walked in to hear the clapping, which I guess was Frontenac Ventures people. On the other side, there were people crying, someone spat on the floor. . . we went outside with signs to be there when they took Bob away, they had a police cruiser drive to another entrance as a diversion, I guess so that Bob wouldn't see the support he had? It was pretty stupid. Buuuuut . . . somewhere in Kingston, a police paddy wagon is cruising around with a lovely No Uranium sticker on the back.

-Ardoch, Shabot and Settler groups are still committed to opposing the mine. Strategy meetings are taking place now.

IPSMO Support
-OCAMU is planning a public education strategy and planning meeting for the beginning of March, Angela S will be attending to look into high school presentations to do along with Naomai and anyone else who is interested  
-IPSMO will offer to get a space in atrium for OCAMU to have a table and speak to Carleton students.
-Emma and Angela S will submit an article to Rostrum for Monday March 1 

Other Related Events 

New Sun Conference: Carleton, 5050 Minto Building, this Saturday (March 1) 9-4:30- AS will send e-mail about this

Death of A Chief at NAC- Matt K and Emma
-don't do it, it's not much of an adaptation, basically its Julius Ceasar in a traditional Aboriginal costume, oh and Julius is a woman. There's a few traditional Haida songs stuck in, but other than that it's just the same.

IPSMO field trip to National Archives?
-no one is sure exactly what is going on there, whether it's cool or whether it's propaganda, but there's something showing and it will be there until the end of March. Everyone is welcome. More details soon.

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