[Indigsol] IPSMO media coverage in 24 hours

[Sylvia Smith]

Yes Louisa, thank you so much for articulating so well, the message we're
trying to get across as a group. The article was great.  And thanks Matt for
your speech on Wednesday.  I could only stay for a short time, but it was
heartening to see everyone and to listen to the wisdom of the old AND the
young.  Thank you.

Sylvia

On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 5:10 PM, Greg Macdougall <waawaaskesh at yahoo.ca>wrote:

> good work Louisa! way to put the media relations training to work!
> remember to follow up with Adrienne and build relationships :)
> and others - if you like the article, feel free to write Adrienne and
> provide feedback (email address is at bottom of article)
>
> We can learn from Indigenous culture
> by Adrienne Ascah
>
> appeared in: 24 hours (free daily newspaper in Ottawa)
> Wednesday April 22, 2009
>
> Mother Earth has survived another year.
>
> Indigenous Peoples' Solidarity Movement Ottawa is holding an Earth Day
> celebration at Dundonald Park, at the corner of Somerset W. and Lyon Sts.,
> today at 6:30 p.m.
>
> The event will include an opening prayer from Grandmother Irene Lindsay and
> a drum circle from Minwashiin Lodge. Aboriginal speakers Irene Compton,
> Wanda Seguin, Looee Okalik and Sonny Papatie will discuss indigenous
> people's efforts to protect the earth, their communities and their culture.
>
> "There's an insurmountable number of things that we can learn not only from
> indigenous culture, but from the struggles that indigenous people face and
> why those struggles exist," said IPSMO member Louisa Worrell.
>
> Worrell, 20, said human rights and environmentalism are inexorably linked.
>
> Colonization, along with corporate and governmnet corruption and greed, led
> to the oppression of indigenous people and environmental destruction that
> continues today, she said.
>
> IPSMO supports the efforts of indigenous people who challenge environmental
> and human rights abuses. Faced with a vast, uphill battle, the Earth Day
> celebration honours the challenges as well as the successes.
>
> "If we don't celebrate what we have done so far, we might get overwhelmed
> by what we have to do," said Worrell, a first-year University of Ottawa
> student.
>
> Everyone is invited to attend the Earth Day celebration, which includes
> music and free food. Bring a drum if you want to join the drumming.
>
> Participants are asked to bring a cup to enjoy free beverages without
> creating waste.
>
> Small, individual efforts, like bringing a cup instead of using Styrofoam
> are important, but it's only part of the picture, Worrell said.
>
> "It's important to look at the bigger picture of how corporations and
> institutions and systems affect ecology, not just to individualize it."
>
> Whether you're a social activist or just want to learn more, feel free to
> join the celebration. Freewill donations will cover event costs and go to
> Minwashiin Lodge, which provides services and programs for Aboriginal women,
> children and youth.
>
> -- Adrienne Ascah appears Wednesdays and Thursdays in 24 hours. Send your
> comments or column ideas to Adrienne.Ascah at sunmedia.ca
>
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