[Indigsol] Call for actions in solidarity with the Unist’ot’en: Tues Nov 27

[ipsmo at riseup.net]

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Raising Resistance: Solidarity with the Unist’ot’en.
Call for actions on Tuesday November 27th
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In inspiring resistance this past week, the Unist’ot’en and Grassroots
Wet’suwet’en have, yet again, evicted pipelines from their territories!

On November 20th, Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief Toghestiy intercepted and
issued an eagle feather to surveyors from the Can-Am Geomatics company who
were working for Apache’s proposed natural gas Pacific Trails Pipeline
(PTP). In Wet’suwet’en law, an eagle feather is used as a first and only
notice of trespass. The surveyors were ordered to leave the territory and
the road leading into the territory has been closed to all industry
activities until further notice. The materials that were left behind by
the work crew are being held until Apache and PTP agree to open up
appropriate lines of communication with the Unist’ot’en and grassroots
Wet’suwet’en according to the Free Prior and Informed Consent protocol and
laws of their unceded territories. The Unist’ot’en are against all
pipelines slated to cross through their territories, which include
Enbridge Northern Gateway, Kinder Morgans northern proposal, Pembina, and
Spectra.


The Unis’tot’en are now calling for solidarity and support actions to
reaffirm their position and to amplify the message to Industry and
Government that no proposed pipelines will proceed in their territories.
There is a call for immediate actions on Tuesday November 27th to ensure
that corporations, investors, and governments get a clear message that
they have no right or jurisdiction to approve development on Unist’ot’en
lands.


Here is how you can get involved for Tues Nov 27:

1) Find a local office near you; it could be a corporate office or a
government office. Suggestions include: Encana, Apache or EOG who are
partnering in PTP; Royal Bank of Canada or Jarislowsky Fraser Limited who
are Encana’s largest investors; or provincial or federal offices.

2) Any action or presence, large or small, at these offices is welcome.
Get the message out that there will no pipelines on Unist’ot’en lands and
that these pipelines are harmful to the land and the community. These
extractive projects are based on a fundamentally destructive colonial and
capitalist model that forces profits ahead of Indigenous
self-determination and stewardship, destroys and exploits the land and
ecosystems, and disregards the safety and health of communities including
those who have to work the poisonous jobs in these industries.

3) Please take photos and videos of your action.

4) We have basic flyers and media information available that you can
download and use.

5) Spread the word. Share this web link and this FB event
http://unistotencamp.wordpress.com/2012/11/23/solidarity-actions/
https://www.facebook.com/events/279802322123507


If you can organize an action, please let us know by Sunday November 25th
so that we can list it (or do a surprise action!). If you do want to
coordinate, please email Harsha: harsha at resist.ca, Toghestiy: toghestiy
at gmail.com, and Julien: sesame at riseup.net


The “Raising Resistance” call to action is issued by the Unist’ot’en and
grassroots Wet’suwet’en and is supported by Algonquins of Barriere Lake,
Anishinabek Oshkimaadiziig Unity Camp, Asubpeeschoseewagong (Grassy
Narrows) Land Defenders, Boreal Forest Network, Canadian Union of Public
Employees Local 3903 First Nations Solidarity Working Group, Climate
Justice Research/Action (Science for Peace), Council of Canadians, Deep
Green Resistance, Indigenous Environmental Network, Indigenous Network on
Economies and Trade, Independent Jewish Voices-Toronto, Indigenous
People’s Solidarity Movement-Winnipeg, Indigenous Reoccupation of
Ancestral Lands-Ahousaht Sovereign Territory, Indigenous Sovereignty and
Solidarity Network-Toronto, International League of People’s
Struggles-Canada, Leadnow, Mining Justice Alliance, Native Youth Movement,
No One Is Illegal-Toronto, No One Is Illegal-Vancouver Coast Salish
Territories, Rising Tide-Vancouver Coast Salish Territories, Rising
Tide-Toronto, ShitHarperDid, Sierra Club-Prairie Chapter, Streams of
Justice, Toronto Bolivia Solidarity, Truth Fool, Turning the Tide
Bookstore, Vancouver Island Community Forest Action Network, and
Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement Ottawa. Please email us if you
would like to add your name to the list of supporters.


For further links and background information,
please see the rest of this post at:
http://unistotencamp.wordpress.com/2012/11/23/solidarity-actions/