[Indigsol] IPSMO Newsletter, Oct. 19 to 25

[Indigenous Peoples' Solidarity Movement -Ottawa]

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IPSMO Newsletter, Oct. 19-25
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Meetings, Events, Articles, Videos
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1)	Meetings

      1a) IPSMO’s next meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 7pm
      1b) Indigenous Sovereignty Committee, next meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 20
at 5pm

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2)	Indigenous Sovereignty Week, Oct. 24 – 31

      2a) Celebrating Indigenous Cultural Resistance, Saturday, Oct. 24,
3pm – 10pm
      2b) Remembering Residential Schools, Sunday, Oct. 25, 1pm
      2c) Indigenous Perspectives on the Environment, Monday, Oct. 26, 6:30pm
   2d) Fighting for Our Rights: Indigenous Women and Youth in an Urban
Context, Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 7pm
   2e) Kahnesatake: 270 Years of Resistance (Film), Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 5pm
   2e) New Frontiers of Resistance: Exploring Kahnesatake and the Tar
Sands, Thursday, Oct. 28 at 7pm
   2f) Defenders of the Land: National Speakers Tour, Thursday, Oct. 29 at
7pm
   2g) Pachakut’i (Cosmic Upheaval): the Emergence of Indigenous Peoples
Post-Globalization, Friday, Oct. 30 at 7pm
   2h) Indigenous Solidarity for Settlers, Saturday, Oct. 31, 11am
   2h) Celebrating Indigenous Sovereignty! A Decolonial March and Rally,
Saturday, Oct. 31 (Halloween), 1pm – 4pm

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3)	Other Events

   3a) WHAT I LEARNED IN CLASS TODAY: Discussing Indigenous Struggles in
the Classroom, Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 6pm
   3b) George W. Bush sera à Montréal le jeudi 22 octobre/ George Bush in
Montreal?!
   3c) A Woman Among Warlords, Malalai Joya in Ottawa - NOV 26
   3d) Anti-Colonial Thanksgiving (Guelph), Friday, Oct. 23rd at 6pm

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4)	Articles

4a) A Critical Time for the Lubicon Cree Nation
4b) Statement by Gord Hill Regarding Visits by Olympic Police Agents

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5)	Video

5a) Sisters in Spirit Vigil on YouTube

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6)	Political Prisoners

6a) The Sundiata Acoli Freedom Campaign

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IPSMO Newsletter, Oct. 19 – 25
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1)	Meetings

1a) IPSMO’s next metting, Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 7pm

Room 207, University Centre
(Jock Turcot building), University of Ottawa
Everyone Welcome!
Wheelchair Accessible
http://www.ipsmo.org
ipsmo at riseup.net

This is an organizing meeting where we discuss our current and future
plans.  These meetings are open to everyone.  Our current organizing
focuses are: support for the Ardoch Omàmìwinini, the Barriere Lake
Algonquin, Native Women and Two-Spirited People, opposition to police
brutality, the prison system and support for political prisoners.
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1b) Indigenous Sovereignty Committee, next meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 20

Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 5pm
Room 206, University Centre,
(Jock Turcot building) University of Ottawa
Everyone Welcome!
Wheelchair Accessible
http://www.defendersoftheland.org
defendersoftheland at gmail.com

The Indigenous Sovereignty Committee will be organizing the
Ottawa/Outaouais Indigenous Sovereignty week.  Indigenous Sovereignty week
is being organized in response to the call made by the new national
indigenous organization, Defenders of the Land.
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2)	Indigenous Sovereignty Week

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Indigenous Sovereignty Week is a pan-Canadian event intended to deepen the
commitment of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people for justice for
Indigenous Peoples. The Ottawa Working Group will offer a range of
discussion forums, cultural activities, educational opportunities and
opportunities for action as a first step in solidifying relationships and
localizing the struggle. Please come out and explore ways that you can
join those who wish to address our colonial history and work for a
sustainable future.
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*spread the word*

2a)Celebrating Indigenous Cultural Resistance!

*Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009 *
*Odawa Friendship Centre*
*12 Stirling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario*
*Free!*

The kickoff for Indigenous Sovereignty Week in Ottawa, followed by a week
of events focused on Indigenous struggles for justice.  Join us in
celebrating Indigenous knowledge and culture through traditional and
contemporary performance.

*3 pm - 5 pm*

*Workshop: Circle Stories Rising Strong: Love Your Voice, Share Your Song*

*Facilitated by: Moe Clark, Métis, and Emile Monnet, Algonquin, Bird
Messenger Collective*


We all have stories to share. Through acting and singing games, we will
support participants in discovering their true voice and celebrate with
pride their unique expression of that voice. Be ready to move a little,
share and sing quite a bit and have a whole lot of fun! Perfect for teens
and adults of any skill level with a willingness to share.

*6 pm - 10:30 pm*

*Opening Ceremony*
*Community Dinner served with Buffalo Chili with bannock*
*Kick-off concert for Indigenous Sovereignty Week*

Featured Performers:

Albert Dumont, Algonquin
Every Women's Drum Group
Moe Clark, Métis and Emile Monnet, Algonquin - Bird Messenger Collectives
http://www.myspace.com/moeclarkspokenword
Mosha Folger, Inuit - Eskimocentricity
http://www.myspace.com/moshafolger
Suzanne Keeptwo, Metis of Algonquin/French and Irish
Christopher Herodier, Cree
Rachel Wuttunee, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug
Luis Abanto, Peru

For more info on performers:
http://ipsmo.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/sat-oct-24-concert-mor/

Indigenous Sovereignty Week is a pan-Canadian event intended to deepen the
commitment of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people for justice for
Indigenous Peoples. The Ottawa Working Group will offer a range of
discussion forums, cultural activities, educational opportunities and
opportunities for action as a first step in solidifying relationships and
localizing the struggle. Please come out and explore ways that you can
join those who wish to address our colonial history and work for a
sustainable future.
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2b) Remembering Residential Schools, Sunday, Oct. 25 at 1pm

*Sun Oct 25, 1:00pm*
*Remembering Residential Schools*
Ottawa Public Library main branch auditorium, 120 Metcalfe St (at Laurier)
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2c) Indigenous Perspectives on the Environment, Monday, Oct. 26 at 6:30pm

*Mon Oct 26, 6:30pm*
*Indigenous Perspectives on the Environment*
Ottawa Public Library main branch auditorium, 120 Metcalfe St (at Laurier)
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2d) Fighting for Our Rights: Indigenous Women and Youth in an Urban Context

*Tues Oct 27, 7:00pm*
*Fighting for Our Rights: Indigenous Women and Youth in an Urban Context*
St. Joseph's Church, 151 Laurier Ave E. (at Cumberland) [Hall entrance at
174 Wilbrod St]
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2e) Kahnesatake: 270 Years of Resistance, Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 5pm

*Wed Oct 28*
*5:00pm - Kahnesatake: 270 Years of Resistance (Film)*

St. Joseph's Church, 151 Laurier Ave E. (at Cumberland) [Hall entrance at
174 Wilbrod St]
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2e) New Frontiers of Resistance: Exploring Kahnesatake and the Tar Sands,
Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 7pm

*7:00pm - New Frontiers of Resistance: Exploring Kahnesatake and the Tar
Sands*

St. Joseph's Church, 151 Laurier Ave E. (at Cumberland) [Hall entrance at
174 Wilbrod St]
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2f) Defenders of the Land: National Speakers Tour, Thursday, Oct. 29, 7:00pm

*Thurs Oct 29, 7:00pm*
*Defenders of the Land: National Speakers Tour*
St. Joseph's Church, 151 Laurier Ave E. (at Cumberland) [Hall entrance at
174 Wilbrod St]
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2g) Pachakut’i (Cosmic Upheaval): the Emergence of Indigenous Peoples
Post-Globalization

*Fri Oct 30, 7:00pm*
*Pachakut’i (Cosmic Upheaval): the Emergence of Indigenous Peoples
Post-Globalization*
Alumni Auditorium, Jock Turcot University Centre, University of Ottawa
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2h) Workshop: Indigenous Solidarity for Settlers

*Sat Oct 31, 11:00am*

*Workshop: Indigenous Solidarity for Settlers*
room 205,  Jock Turcot University Centre, University of Ottawa

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2h) Celebrating Indigenous Sovereignty! A Decolonial March and Rally

*Sat Oct 31, 1:00pm*
*Celebrating Indigenous Sovereignty March and Rally*
meet at corner of Rideau and Sussex

(followed by closing ceremony for Indigenous Sovereignty Week, on Victoria
Island)

More Info:
www.defendersoftheland.org
www.ipsmo.org

Sponsored by:

CUPE, Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement Ottawa (IPSMO)
<http://www.ipsmo.org/>, PSAC, Defenders of the
Land<http://www.defendersoftheland.org/>, Mining Watch Canada
<http://www.miningwatch.ca/>,Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN)
<http://www.ienearth.org/>, Bolivia Action Solidarity
Network<http://grupoapoyo.org/>, CUPW
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3a) WHAT I LEARNED IN CLASS TODAY: Discussing Indigenous Struggles in the
Classroom, Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 6pm


OPIRG-Carleton and IPSMO present as part of the tools for change workshop
series:

WHAT I LEARNED IN CLASS TODAY
Discussing Indigenous Struggles in the Classroom

Workshop 1: Social Position

When: Tuesday, October 20, 6 pm
Where: Carleton University,OPIRG-Carleton Office, 326 University centre
(upstairs from Ziggy's hair salon on the second floor and downstairs from
the CUSA office on the 4th)

Classroom discussions of indigenous struggles often leave students feeling
alienated and angry. Though troubling, these situations often go
unreported and unresolved, affecting students' abilities to function in
classes and in their coursework. These workshops are intended to help both
aboriginal and non aboriginal people understand the impacts and
consequences of social position and dominant understandings of indigenous
peoples that can contribute to problematic incidents that occur in the
classroom context. Through discussion, activities and video, this project
aims to foster a more culturally sensitive and understanding learning
environment that addresses notions of privilege. Everyone is welcome.

Part of a series of four workshops, including Social Position,
Tokenization, Addressing Classroom Incidents Inside the Classroom, and
Improving the Classroom Situation: Thinking Through Potential Strategies.
Visit http://www.whatilearnedinclasstoday.com for more info.
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3b) George W. Bush sera à Montréal le jeudi 22 octobre/ George Bush in
Montreal?!

*George W. Bush sera à Montréal le jeudi 22 octobre
Perturbons le passage de ce criminel ! Apportez vos vieux souliers !*

*
Rassemblement anticapitaliste et anti-impérialiste
JEUDI 22 OCTOBRE de 11h à 13h
à l’Hôtel Reine-Elizabeth
900, boul. René-Lévesque ouest
(métro Bonaventure)*

Info: http://georgebushmontreal.wordpress.com
Pour s’impliquer à l’organisation: georgebushmontreal at gmail.com

La Chambre de commerce du Montréal métropolitain versera 100 000 $ au
criminel George W. Bush pour l’entendre glousser les faits saillants de sa
catastrophique présidence. Qui sera dans la salle ? Les PDG des companies
qui profitent des contrats militaires évalués à plus de 5 milliards $
annuellement au Québec : Bombardier, SNC-Lavalin, General Electric,
Oerlikon Contraves, CAE, Rolls-Royce, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney, Bell
Helicopter ? Qui sera dans la salle ? Paul Desmarais et son valet
Henri-Paul Rousseau ? Thierry Vandal, le propriétaire d’Hydro-Québec ?
Notre ministre privé du contrôle social André Chagnon ? Des membres du
gouvernement ? Qui sera dans la salle à 400 $ le couvert pour applaudir le
plus grand criminel de l’histoire contemporaine ?

George W. Bush et sa suite, c’est :
- Deux élections volées alors même qu’il faisait la morale au monde entier ;
- Des guerres injustes et racistes en Irak et en Afghanistan, qui perdurent
au prix de dizaines de milliers de morts ;
- Une gestion de l’économie capitaliste qui a creusé à l’extrême le fosse
entre les riches et les pauvres ;
- Une banalisation de la torture et un dédain assumé pour les droits
fondamentaux, la justice et la dignité humaine la plus élémentaire ;
- Des politiques de destruction totale de l’environnement trahissant un
mépris absolu de la nature.

Nous sommes aujourd’hui à la croisée d’une crise sociale, économique et
environnementale comme jamais l’humanité n’a connue. Une infime minorité
de personnes, d’exploiteurs, de capitalistes, d’ostie de crosseurs, en
profitent. La crise, c’est le capitalisme. Après Bush, il y a Obama qui
travaille fort à sauver ce système de misère. Il sera avec les grands
dirigeants capitalistes de ce monde au Canada en juin 2010 pour tenir un
sommet entre amis. Ils nous trouverons sur leur chemin !

Mais oui, pour toute son œuvre, réservons à George W. Bush l’accueil qu’il
mérite !

Apportez vos vieux souliers ! Nous saluerons au passage la libération de
Muntadhar al-Zaidi, le journaliste irakien qui a bravement tiré ses
godasses à la gueule de Bush en décembre 2008.


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*George Bush in Montreal?!
Crash the party! Bring your shoes!*

*THURSDAY, October 22, 11am-1pm
In front of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel,
900 René-Levesque Boulevard
(métro Bonaventure)*

“A Conversation with George W. Bush”: Montreal’s Chamber of Commerce is
paying $100,000 for the former US President to share the “highlights” of
his presidency. Who’s paying $400 each to hear this criminal brag for 40
minutes? Other crooks, that’s who!  The guest list includes CEOs of Québec
companies whose military contacts are worth more than $5 billion per year:
Bombardier, SNC-Lavalin, General Electric, Oerlikon Contraves, CAE,
Rolls-Royce, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney, Bell Helicopter and more.

Not even a year removed from his crimes of war, occupation and torture, as
well as ecological and economic devastation, the apologists at the Chamber
of Commerce have decided to provide George W. Bush with a platform to
rehabilitate his image.

Join us in large numbers to send the message:
*George Bush is not welcome in Montreal!*

Crash their party! Bring your old shoes!
This is an anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist call to disrupt George W
Bush’s visit to Montreal.

INFO:
http://georgebushmontreal.wordpress.com
georgebushmontreal at gmail.com
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=144187188882
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3c) A Woman Among Warlords, Malalai Joya in Ottawa - NOV 26

A Woman Among Warlords, Malalai Joya in Ottawa - NOV 26
7pm, Thursday, November 26.
Centretown United Church (507 Bank St).

Democracy Now! and the BBC have called her “The Bravest Woman in
Afghanistan”. She has been a vocal critic of Canada and NATO's occupation
of her country. And on November 26, outspoken Afghan Member of Parliament
Malalai Joya <http://www.malalaijoya.com/dcmj/> will speak in Ottawa. The
public forum is part of a pan-Canadian speaking tour to launch her new
book, A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who
Dared to Raise Her Voice
<http://www.amazon.com/Woman-Among-Warlords-Extraordinary-Afghan/dp/143910946X>.

To learn more about Malalai Joya, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malalai_Joya and
http://www.malalaijoya.com/dcmj/.

*Tickets $10, $5 for students and unwaged. *
To buy tickets in advance, contact ottawa.peace.assembly at gmail.com

For information about the rest of the pan-Canadian speaking tour,
visit the Canadian
Peace Alliance <http://acp-cpa.ca/> website at
http://acp-cpa.ca/en/ReinstateMalalai.htm.
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3d) Anti-colonial Thanksgiving (Guelph)

"anti-colonial struggle for land and survival, indigenous sovereignty"

Who are we?
Where are we from?
Where are we going?

You're invited to The 5th Annual Anti-Colonial Thanksgiving Dinner in
Guelph. The ACT Dinner is an autumn celebration bringing together land
defenders from indigenous and settler communities to speak about land,
culture, colonialism and freedom.

In the past year, indigenous communities across Turtle Island have stood
up against illegal developments, government repression and for indigenous
sovereignty in their terroritories. There have been blockades in
Akwesasne, Tyendinaga, Barriere Lake, and Six Nations. New developments
have been reclaimed by Six Nations. There have been restorative justice
programs set up in Six Nations and Tyendinega, and on the west coast an
indigenous resistance network was created to oppose the 2010 Olympics.

Across Canada the tension is mounting as the aspirations of anti-colonial
peoples and colonial culture collide. In Akwesasne the government is
attempting to re-install the border crossing with armed guards. In
Tyendinaga the OPP is attempting to bring in a contentious police station
to police the native territory. The Olympic torch is coming through every
large native and non-native community from coast to coast. And the 2010
Winter Olympics are set to start in February on stolen native land.

Before the Dinner, we will be hosting a workshop on contentious
developments planned in and around Guelph. The workshop will focus on a
short history of opposition to developments in Guelph, and how this ties
into indigenous land titles. Some information will be shared about current
developments facing opposition, including the Hanlon Creek Business Park,
and there will be opportunities to talk with other people in this city
opposing developments and to get involved.

This is going to be a potluck dinner, so please bring a dish to share. A
lot of the food served will be donated from local CSA Farms, Whole Circle,
Whole Village, Simple Thymes, Ignatious Farm and Heartwood Farm.

Who: Speakers from Six Nations, Tyendinaga and more
What: Anti-Colonial Thanksgiving Dinner
Where: Guelph Youth Music Center 75 Cardigan St.
When: Friday October 23rd 2009 @ 6PM
How Much: Free (donations accepted)

What: Development in Guelph Workshop
Where: Guelph Youth Music Center 75 Cardigan St.
When: Friday October 23rd 2009 @ 5PM Sharp
How Much: Free

The GYMC is a wheelchair-accessible space.  Please contact
ipsmguelph at gmail.com for childcare or any accessibility concerns.
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4)	Articles

4b) A Critical Time for the Lubicon Cree Nation

Full Article:
http://intercontinentalcry.org/a-critical-time-for-the-lubicon-cree-nation/

  A Critical Time for the Lubicon Cree Nation

The Lubicon Nation is at a critical juncture in their ongoing struggle
for land rights. This was perhaps made most evident last month, when
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) cut off all funding to the
northern Alberta Nation because of a so-called “unresolved political
dispute.”

Closely resembling the leadership struggle in Barriere Lake, a
fraudulent election was held on Lubicon Territory on June 5, 2009,
without the consent of the Lubicon Government. The election, as reported
in the newly published Lubicon Lake Nation Newsletter (October 2009)
“included voters from a number of other First Nations and paid no regard
to the Lubicon residency.”

Steve Noskey, who is not a member of the Lubicon Nation, but, rather, the
Loon River Cree Nation, won the election and immediately declared himself
the new Chief.

Ultimately, this so-called dispute is a non-issue, like that of Barriere
Lake. Chief Bernard Ominayak was re-elected at Lubicon Nation’s official
election, held at the Community Longhouse on June 25, 2009.

However, INAC’s incompetence-masquerading-as-guardianship has forced the
Lubicon into a perilous position. Not only have they cut off all funding
(and shut down the community health center) but they have also opened the
gates just enough for Trans-Canada to wiggle its way in.

The company is moving ahead with their North Central Corridor pipeline
project. Reports the Lubicon Lake Nation News,

“At the end of September, RCMP officers visited Chief Bernard Ominayak in
his office to inform him that Trans-Canada would be entering the Lubicon
Territory beginning Oct 15, 2009 to complete their North Central Corridor
pipeline project. Trans-Canada has not been given authorization by the
Lubicon Government to operate within the Territory. The North Central
Corridor project has been proceeding since 2008.

“Since that time Trans-Canada officials have refused to enter into any
meaningful discussion with the Lubicon Government. The Lubicon Government
have repeatedly asked Trans-Canada officials to provide a written
statement indicating that Trans-Canada Corp. respects Lubicon land and
Lubicon jurisdiction over their Traditional Territory. This document has
never been drafted and as a result Trans-Canada has never been given the
right to access or operate within the Lubicon Territory. In 2008, without
the consent of the Lubicon Government, Trans-Canada Corp. had installed a
600 person work camp within the Lubicon Territory which had devastating
effects on the surrounding environment. The Lubicon Government has made
their position is clear: Trans-Canada Corp. is guilty of trespass against
the Lubicon Lake Nation.

“Further trespass or attempts to construct a pipeline within Lubicon
Territory without the consent of the Lubicon Government will be stopped
by whatever means necessary. Chief Ominayak advised the RCMP that he
hopes they will uphold their duty to protect the Lubicon people from the
resource giant should that day arrive.

“The RCMP responded days later by charging a Lubicon elder with uttering
threats after he spoke out against Trans-Canada surveyors who were
trespassing on Lubicon lands. It has come to the attention of the
Lubicon Government that a meeting between Trans-Canada officials and
Steve Noskey & Dwight Gladue took place in early October, 2009.

“Sources indicate that Mr. Noskey & Mr. Gladue gave Trans-Canada a
blanket authorization to conduct any operations they wish within the
Lubicon Territory. Noskey and Gladue have no authority to speak on
behalf of the Lubicon Lake Nation. Clearly these two non-members have no
respect for the lands which they are claiming to govern or for the
people residing within those lands.” (END)

Nor does Trans-Canada, despite assurances to the contrary, made by the
company last year.”

Canadian Forest Oil (CFO), on the other hand, skipped the pleasant
platitudes altogether. Lubicon Lake News also reports that CFO, a
subsidiary of the U.S. company Forest Oil recently entered Lubicon
territory to commence an “extensive drilling program” in at least 9
separate locations. Work has begun on the first lease, with the company
“using outside contractors without Lubicon consent.”

The Cree Nation has since delivered notices by email and by telephone,
warning CFO that any further trespassing on Lubicon territory will be
stopped. Adds Lubicon Lake News, “As in the case of Trans-Canada, the
Lubicon Lake Nation demand that ALL resource companies produce deeds or
titles to Lubicon Lands that lawfully supersedes Lubicon Aboriginal Title.
In absence of such a deed or title it is expected that resource companies
meet with and negotiate all rights of access with the Duly Elected
Government of the Lubicon Lake Nation.”

Mounting Pressures

Mounting pressures from Trans-Canada, Canadian Forest Oil, the Alberta
Government, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, and, at the very center,
the current Federal Government is a major threat to the Lubicon People,
their traditions, and their most basic human rights and indigenous rights.

Please show your support for the Lubicon by Writing letters of concern to:

* Harold Kvisle – Transcanada’s CEO, c/o his “Associate” Janna Laberge
at: janna_laberge at transcanada.com (Phone TransCanada Pipelines directly,
toll free at 1.800.661.3805 (or in Calgary at 403-920-2000)
* David M Anderson – President, Canadian Forest Oil Ltd.
Email:DMAnderson at forestoil.com Ph: 1-403-292-8000 Fax: 1-403-261-7665
* George Arcand Jr. – Regional Director General, Indian and Northern
Affairs Canada at Tel: 1-780-495-2835 Fax: 1-780-495-4354 630
* Hon. Ed Stelmach – Premier of Alberta Fax: 1-780-427-1349 Email:
premier at gov.ab.ca (send a letter via Amnesty International)
* Hon. Chuck Strahl – Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern
Development, Fax: 1-613-944-9376 Ph: 1-613-992-2940 Email: StrahC at parl.gc.ca

More information regarding the current struggle the Lubicon, visit visit
www.lubicon.org. Any questions, concerns, or messages of support may be
directed to Chief Ominayak at the Lubicon Lake Nation Band Office by
telephone at (780) 629-3945, by fax (780) 629-3939, by email at
LubiconLakeNation at telus.net, or by mail to: Lubicon Lake Nation Attn:
Chief Bernard Ominayak P.O. Box 6731 Peace River, AB T8S1S5.
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4b) *Statement by Gord Hill Regarding Visits by Olympic Police Agents*


 Occupied Coast Salish Territory [Vancouver, BC]

October 19, 2009


 Vancouver's Incredibly Stupid Unit (VISU), also known as the 2010
Integrated Security Unit, attempted to visit me, Gord Hill, at my
residence in downtown Vancouver on Saturday, October 17, 2009. As I was
not home at the time, they left unrequested junk mail (their business
cards) with the following information:


 *Ken Stolarchuk*, Joint Intelligence Group, Vancouver 2010 Integrated
Security Unit

Tel: 604-264-2972

Tel: 604-717-3349 ext. 2029

Fax: 604-264-3151


 *Cst. Kirk Rattray*, Joint Intelligence Group, VISU, RCMP

Tel: 604-264-3254

Cell: 604-376-4013

Fax: 604-264-3151

kirk.rattray at rcmp-grc.gc.ca


 Both cards had the address 5255 Heather St., Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1K6


 The next day, Sunday October 18, two plainclothes cops repeatedly knocked
on my apartment door throughout the day, although I declined to answer.
They were subsequently observed sitting in a gold-coloured SUV across the
street of my apartment building, with the license plate 925 LBD.

Perhaps they learned something as they sat watching the homeless, the
poor, the drug addicts—casualties of the 2010 Olympics & business
greed—who regularily congregate outside my apartment building near
Hastings & Carrall. Maybe they saw their compatriots routinely harassing,
searching, ticketing & arresting poor people, and thought it unjust. Then
again, probably not, cuz they're the Incredibly Stupid Unit.

I am confident that these visits by the Olympic cops were instigated by my
comments to CBC News on Tuesday, Oct. 13, in which I stated I supported
direct action and would not be opposed to the downing of power lines or
other acts of sabotage. Such are my views, and such are my 'legal rights'
in the nation-state of Canada, which presents itself as a champion of
democracy & free speech, and which whores itself around the world as a
leader of human rights.

Irregardless of such propaganda, Canada is in fact a routine violator of
human & civil rights and in particular those of Indigenous peoples, who
today suffer the highest rates of poverty, suicide, imprisonment, violent
death, poor health, substandard housing, etc. The Tar Sands in Alberta,
missing & murdered Native women, police violence against Natives
(including the deaths of elder Harriet Nahanee, Frank Paul, Kyle Tait,
etc.) are also forms of human & civil rights violations against Indigenous
peoples. Where is the justice, the alleged fruit of Canada's laws, in any
of this?

Furthermore, the government's of Canada & BC lack the legal & moral
authority to govern or carry out business on unceded Indigenous
territories. The *1763 Royal Proclamation*, which legally bound the
British, and later Canada, to negotiate treaties before any trade or
settlement could occur, was re-affirmed in the 1982 Constitution and
remains law to this day. 'BC' exists in violation of this law and is an
illegal government; consequently, Canada lacks jurisdiction on these
lands.

I reject the authority of both the provincial & federal governments. In
principle, no person on unceded Indigenous territory is bound to follow
the laws of an illegal and immoral government, which in any case only
serves the interests of the corporate elite.

Despite my beliefs, the government will seek to impose its rules on me as
a 'citizen' and to force my conformity to its laws. The government, being
little more than organized crime at its highest levels, have at their
disposal their gangs of street enforcers (the police), armed with a vast
apparatus of social control to ensure we all conform to its dictates
(which many do, naively believing in their state & its laws). As such, we
must hold these authorities accountable to their own laws, upon which
their legitimacy to rule are based, and expose their true nature:

   -

   the Charter of Rights & Freedoms, enshrined in the constitution of 
Canada, guarantees each of its citizens the 'freedom' to express our
views, thoughts & beliefs, without fear of prosecution, intimidation or
harassment, so long as we do not promote hatred against any group of
people.

   I hereby state: I would not oppose the sabotage of power lines or other
critical infrastructure of the capitalist economic system. I support
all forms of direct action & resistance against this corrupt &
illegitimate government along with its corporate circus, the 2010
Winter Olympics. We must use any means necessary to defend the earth
for future generations.

   The 1763 Royal Proclamation requires the negotiation of treaties with
Indigenous nations prior to any trade or settlement on their lands. The
government's of Britain and Canada failed to do so in the province of
'british columbia' and instead imposed their colonial regime on the
Native peoples of this land. The imposition of the Canadian & BC
governments on unceded Indigenous lands is illegal & fraudulent.

 In doing so, the government has committed genocide & continues to do so
to this day. Colonialism & genocide are violations of international laws
& covenants (as well as being forms of systemic violence). That such
conditions have existed for over 150 years shows the futility of
negotiations & seeking justice through the courts.

 Due to their failure to follow their own laws, whether it is the Charter
or the 1763 Proclamation, I know I will be proven correct and that the
true nature of the government-corporate system will be revealed. It is a
criminal regime with no regard for human beings or the earth, except as
resources to be exploited. It will defend its criminal activities by any
means necessary, including the establishment of a militarized police
state (or the invasion & occupation of other countries).

This situation, and that of the world in general, with deepening
environmental, economic, and military crises, requires radical social
change. A struggle to transform society which will not be achieved through
purely legal or reformist methods. This is why I believe, and history
shows this to be true, that when the poor & oppressed rise up against
their oppressors, they do so by any means necessary. Ghandi & Martin
Luther King, prayers & pacifism, did not by themselves liberate India or
Blacks in the United States (or anyone, ever).

In this struggle, I stand on the side of the oppressed against the
oppressor. I stand with the earth and for life. Where do you stand? And if
you answer “on the fence,” be forewarned that the fence, along with the
power lines, are sooner or later going to come down. Will it be the land
defenders or Mother Earth? I don't know, but either way I would not oppose
it.

 *In the Warrior Spirit of Harriet Nahanee! *

*No Olympics on Stolen Native Land!*

 Gord Hill, Kwakwaka'wakw

Editor, No2010.com

FFF - FIGHT FOR FREEDOM!
Check out: www.No2010.com  *  www.warriorpublications.com
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5)	Video

5a) Sisters in Spirit Vigil on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKC-_4ov1H0
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6)	Political Prisoners

6a) The Sundiata Acoli Freedom Campaign

The Sundiata Acoli Freedom Campaign
<mailto:TheSAFC at gmail.com>TheSAFC at gmail.com
www.sundiataacoli.org
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Greetings:

Please show your support for the release of Sundiata Acoli by sending a
letter to the NJ Parole Board. We've made it easy providing a sample
letter below. All you have to do is take a moment and send it in as
specified below.

AND SIGN THE ONLINE PETITION:
<http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/parole-for-sundiata-acoli>http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/parole-for-sundiata-acoli

Link to your websites and social networking pages!

Don't underestimate how important your letters are. We can't let this
opportunity to support Sundiata slip by us. Here's a few talking points to
get you started:

Letters that are especially useful are
1) Letters from New Jersey (but letters from EVERYWHERE are great)
2) Letters offering housing or work to Sundiata (he has both taken care
of, but it will be impressive to the parole board to know about all the
offers are being made- coming from New York in particular and across the
country)

PLEASE MAIL YOUR LETTERS TO SAFC ATTORNEY:
Atty. Florence Morgan
120-46 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens, NY 11415.

It is important we keep a record of the number of letters that are sent
and the diversity among supporters of his release. SAFC will make a copy
and forward letters to the board.

Feel free to personalize your letters with a brief introduction about who
you are/what you do.

Please note also police agencies consistently refer to Sundiata as a
domestic terrorist. Letters should also refute this claim by stating he is
no threat to public safety but rather a beloved member of the community
who is sorely missed. Letters to the parole board MUST refrain from
describing Sundiata as a political prisoner. It is also advised letters
refrain from admonishing or criticizing the parole board about their
review process.

Sundiata appreciates you! We do too!

If you have any questions, email us at
<mailto:TheSAFC at gmail.com>TheSAFC at gmail.com.

Asante Sana! (Many Thanks)

___ Sample letter _________

Date: Oct. 10, 2009
Chairwoman Volette C. Ross
New Jersey State Parole Board
P.O. Box 862
Trenton NJ 08625

Chairwoman Ross:

I am writing this letter concerning Sundiata Acoli,
NJ#54859/Fed#39794-066, who is eligible for parole February of 2010. I
strongly encourage you to grant his parole request.

Sundiata's age is a strong reason to grant parole. In January 2010,
Sundiata will be 73 years old. He has been incarcerated for 36 years and
has served his sentence. Elderly prisoners' recidivism rates are extremely
low and they are highly unlikely to commit a crime once released. In
addition, elderly prisoners require more intensive medical care to remain
healthy, which is an added cost to the prison system.

Sundiata's prison record has been impeccable. Not only has he not had any
violations or write-ups in decades, he is a talented painter, writer and
educator. He has worked with high school and college classes across the
country, providing information and insight, as well as providing support
to other prisoners who want to further their education.

Sundiata himself has a very impressive educational and work background,
having worked at NASA in the 1960s as a computer programmer. He left that
job to travel to the South to register Blacks to vote during the Civil
Rights movement.

Sundiata has expressed remorse for his involvement in the circumstance
that has led to his incarceration. I believe with all of my heart that if
he is released, he will be an asset to the community, one that is sorely
needed.

Sundiata is a father and a grandfather, and his greatest desire is to get
to watch his grandchildren grow up. Please help fulfill that desire.

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter.

Sincerely,
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