[Indigsol] Updates from Saturday's Save Beaver Pond Forest Rally

[Indigenous Peoples' Solidarity Movement -Ottawa]

Updates:

Please see the Photos of the Day: South March Highlands Demonstration
http://bit.ly/f8SLZi and a song dedicated to Beaver Pond Forest :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZBcLvtcJBY

More:

The fight to save Ottawa's Beaver Pond forest from developers
By Denise Deby | January 7, 2011
http://rabble.ca/news/2011/01/fight-save-ottawa%E2%80%99s-beaver-pond-forest-developers

A plea for the forest by Albert Dumont
http://sustainableottawawest.ning.com/profiles/blogs/a-plea-for-the-forest-by

South March Highland is on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Territory. 
"A senior elder in the Algonquin First Nations, William Commanda, called
the South March Highlands  an "ancient and sacred site for the Indigenous
people of the Ottawa River Watershed." Archaeologists have found artefacts
estimated to be 10,000 years old -- twice the age of the pyramids in Egypt
-- as well as ancient stone circles, including one in the Beaver Pond
forest." - from "The fight to save Ottawa's Beaver Pond forest from
developers" by Denise Deby

One of the developers plans to clear the trees in the second week of
January, which is tomorrow.



> FYI.
>
> There is a rally to stop the clear cutting/blasting of Beaver Pond
forest
> out in Kanata on Saturday.  The devastation could begin next week.
William Commanda has identified that the area is unique and sacred to the
> aboriginal peoples of this area and he has requested that a proper
archaeological survey of the area be done.  The City and the Province are
> refusing to stop this from going ahead.
>
> Maybe I'll see you there.  Please spread the word.
>
>
> Sat Jan 8, 1:00pm
> Save Beaver Pond Forest Rally
>
> GOAL
> This is a rally to invite Urbandale/KNL to halt all cutting and blasting
of the Beaver Pond Forest at least until spring. This is for ecological,
archaeological, cultural and humane reasons. The City could halt
development based on new evidence that the archaeological assessment needs
> to be redone. But the City refuses to put its foot down. The City...
isn’t
> taking responsibility. The province isn’t taking responsibility. The NCC
isn’t taking responsibility. So we are going directly to the company that
> owns the land. We need to convince them it is better for everyone that
they spare the most ecologically sensitive part of Ottawa. We need to
prove it is more profitable to do the right thing.
>
> PLAN
> - Assemble in All Saints Parking lot at 1pm (5115 Kanata Avenue) - Bring
your own signs, we also have dozens made, including some which will be
used in a subsequent Activist Art show
> - March to Urbandale Sales Office (503 Remnor Avenue, half block away) -
Be loud (bring instruments & noisemakers!)
> - Main Message to Urbandale: Do the Right Thing or Lose our Business
>
> MORE INFO
> Google map link:
> http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=45.322173%2C-75.927628&spn=0.004813%2C0.013797&z=16
on the Forest: http://www.ottawasgreatforest.com/
> http://www.southmarchhighlands.ca/
> Details on inadequate environmental assessment & storm waster management
plans: http://renaud.ca/wordpress
> community voices:http://the5thc.blogspot.com/
> http://candle4kindness.wordpress.com/
> Petition:
> http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Do-Not-Cut-Beaver-Pond-Forest-or-SMH/
>
>
> --
> In Solidarity,
> IPSMO
> on unceded Algonquin Territory
> --
> Check out IPSMO's Videos:
> http://ipsmo.wordpress.com/video-archives/
>
> IPSMO's Facebook page:
> http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=120142932547&ref=ts
>
>
>
>


-- 
In Solidarity,
IPSMO
on unceded Algonquin Territory
--
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http://ipsmo.wordpress.com/video-archives/

IPSMO's Facebook page:
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-- 
In Solidarity,
IPSMO
on unceded Algonquin Territory
--
Check out IPSMO's Videos:
http://ipsmo.wordpress.com/video-archives/

IPSMO's Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=120142932547&ref=ts