[Indigsol] Videos!! plus a workshop/conference

[ipsmo at riseup.net]

Hi all,

We've got some great videos for you in this newsletter.
(scroll down to check them out
... and note that we've got more still to come, so stay tuned!)


And relatedly, we'd like to tell you about an opportunity
to learn more about media issues and skills:

It's the Media Democracy Conference
being held this weekend, at the University of Ottawa
- Friday evng keynotes, Sat workshops all-day,
and a Sunday afternoon Media Co-op planning meeting
... details are at http://OrganizingForJustice.ca

Of special interest to IndigSol subscribers
is the workshop on Saturday at 10am:
"Indigenous Perspectives and Representations in the Media"
with Jocelyn Formsma, Jennifer David and Howard Adler.
- it's at the UofO Lamoureux building, ground floor
and the full description/details is included here:
http://organizingforjustice.ca/?p=828


So now, on to the videos!


First off, is one of Taiake Alfred from Sept 20th,
talking about "Unnatural Disaster:
The Psychophysical Effects of Environmental Racism"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7Mg1ibFlzc


Then there was the fundraiser event
on Oct 10 - "Our Land, Our Identity:
Algonquins of Barriere Lake Fight for Survival"
featuring Michel Thusky: http://youtu.be/2WNrulNCGQ4
and Jacob Wawatie: http://youtu.be/5AvJG1kfA3A


And a big event at the end of October
was PowerShift 2012. Here are some videos:

* Winona LaDuke keynote: http://vimeo.com/52350943

* Winona LaDuke media interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpDUjQHedVc

* Crystal Lameman (Beaver Lake Cree Nation) keynote
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kds5cLuEr_4

* Harsha Walia interview on Anti-Oppression,
Decolonization and Responsible Allyship
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGqhgRr66ng

* and audio of the keynote by
Melina Laboucan-Massimo (Lubicon Cree First Nation)
http://rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/steffanie-pinch/2012/11/needs-no-introduction-melina-laboucan-massimo-powershift-2012


One of the organizers and MCs at PowerShift
was Clayton Thomas-Muller of the Indigenous Environmental Network
and here he is Nov 7th in conversation with David Suzuki:
http://blip.tv/lannan-foundation/david-suzuki-with-clayton-thomas-m%C3%BCller-conversation-7-november-2012-6435656


And lastly, Dec 2nd marks the 10th anniversary
of the Grassy Narrows Blockade
You can learn more at http://freegrassy.org
... or watch this video
"As long as the river flows: The Story of Grassy Narrows"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STsn4fqDtGk