[Indigsol] This Wed - Help pack the courtroom!

[ipsmo at riseup.net]

Three IPSMO activists are in Maniwaki court this Wednesday, March 31, to
find out their sentences resulting from participating in an October 2008
blockade organized by the Algonquins of Barriere Lake.

We are coordinating rides to Maniwaki in order to support these people and
also bear witness to the (in)justice system.

So far we have four drivers with cars going up, with seats still open -
please try to let us know by Monday night if you'd like to reserve a spot
in one of these cars, or if you have a vehicle and are able to drive:
please contact Francois at fleclerc33 at gmail.com or 613-866-5555

* also please indicate if you'd like to be counted in for the Aboriginal
cuisine lunch at Hawk's Trading Post, we need to let them know in advance
how many people to expect so they prepare enough food for everyone (cost =
$5; this is a non-vegetarian meal)

We will be letting everyone know by mid-Tues who they're going up with and
when/where to meet for pick-up on Wed morning.

Your presence in the courtroom is needed to show support for Ottawa
defendants. By supporting these solidarity activists, you will also stand
with the Algonquins of Barriere Lake as they address greater injustice.
These issues include the provincial and federal governments' failures to
uphold the Trilateral Agreement of 1991, and to recognize the sovereign
nation's customary governance system (their constitutional right). Through
the peaceful blockades, the community and solidarity activists attempted
to renew negotiations with the federal and provincial governments to
address these issues.

Please come help pack the courtroom on March 31 at 9am (leave Ottawa
~7am). The Maniwaki courtroom is located at 266 rue Notre-Dame, Maniwaki
(Québec), about 130 km north of Ottawa.

For further background on Barriere Lake First Nation and the grievances
that led to the highway blockades in 2008, please see
http://ipsmo.wordpress.com/2010/03/05/local-activists-barriere-lake/

In solidarity,
IPSMO