[Indigsol] Urgent Call for Support

[mattm-b at resist.ca]

hi,

i called down there and was told that things are alright at the moment. 
people are getting out of jail, so that's good.  they didn't need people
down there right now.

i thought that perhaps we could organize a car to go down in the next 2 or
3 weeks.  hopefully we could get a full car, and also take down some
supplies and money.  anyways, we can talk about it.

matt

URGENT CALL FOR SUPPORT:

This morning, the Brantford Police arrested two young activists from 6
Nations, aged 17 and 19. The two were arrested in transit while trying to
leave the campsite on Fen Ridge Court. Twenty cops in 8 unmarked cars pulled
over the vehicle they were travelling in, and arrested the two teenagers who
are currently in jail. Activists at the site in Brantford have asked for
supporters to come to the site tonight and/or tomorrow.

The Hampton Inn site on Fen Ridge has been shut down completely for two
weeks. It had also been shut down several times over the last few months by
various representations from 6 Nations including Ruby and Floyd Montour, the
Confederacy Council, the Men's Fire, and now grassroots activists including
Boots Powless and a newly dubbed NYM-6 Nations. The current callout comes
directly from the activists on site.

The group has maintained the site beside the Hampton Inn development site in
a tepee for over 60 days, upholding the declaration put forward by the Men's
Fire that these sites should be shut down pending settlement of outstanding
land disputes. Further, all three sites that have been targeted from the
base camp have been sited as posing ecological threats; the Fen Ridge
industrial development area and the Oak Park Road development site are
located in an environmentally sensitive area less than a kilometre from the
Grand River.

A Callout for supporters to be physically on-the-ground as early as tonight
has been issued from the camp. They are also asking for food and phone cards
("solo" brand).

To get to the site:
take the 403 to Brantford, exit at Oak Park Road, turn right at the T
junction off the exit, then take the first left onto Power Line Road; the
site is down the road a few hundred meters, and should be evident across
from the King & Benton site. Look for the tepee, Boots has asked people to
meet there first.
Questions call: (519) 717-7043, or (519) 717-7099