[Indigsol] Fwd: VANOC, AFN Press Conference DISRUPTED, Toronto, March 8th 2009

[Ben Powless]

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From: davin charney <davincharney at gmail.com>
Date: 2009/3/12
Subject: VANOC, AFN Press Conference DISRUPTED, Toronto, March 8th 2009
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please forward

VANOC, AFN Press Conference DISRUPTED, Toronto, March 8th 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUuCCGDff0M

also see APTN story at
http://www.aptn.ca/streaming/index.php?wmv=tuesday/six


NO OLYMPICS ON STOLEN NATIVE LAND



The Assembly of First Nations is at the Intercontinental Hotel to promote
the Olympics and make deals with its corporate sponsors.  But, grassroots
movements in indigenous communities are saying no to the Olympics.  They see
their land being irreparably damaged by expanding Olympic developments.



The Olympics have brought a frenzy of development to BC - the Olympics are
the new ‘gold rush’ – bringing displacement and destruction to indigenous
communities and culture.  The Province of BC was carved out of land that was
never surrendered by the indigenous peoples, and was never part of any
treaty.  Today, most of the province remains as unceded land.  Despite this,
the government continues to sell, lease and allow development on Native land
for mining, logging, oil & gas, ski resorts, and other industries.



The Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee (VANOC) has gone to great lengths
to hide the negative impacts that the Olympics will have on indigenous
peoples, by obscuring the facts on their participation in these games.  VANOC
would suggest that “participation” means appropriating and marketing
indigenous imagery and culture, and also making a series of multi-million
dollar business deals that funnel money through Band Councils.



*The effects of the upcoming 2010 Winter Games are already clear to us:*



o       the expansion of sport tourism and resource extraction on indigenous
lands

o       increasing homelessness and gentrification of poor neighborhoods

o       more privatization of public services

o       ballooning public spending and public debt

o       unprecedented destruction of the environment

o       10 000 police, military and private security = Olympic police state





SHAME ON THE ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS

SELLING OUT MOTHER EARTH AND THE NEXT 7 GENERATIONS



www.no2010.com

no2010_ont at hotmail.com




-- 
"In life we meet extraordinary people who follow us wherever we may go" -
Trisha Nagpal
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