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1. Celebrating the Defence of Mother Earth: A Fundraiser for the Six Nation
Land Defenders Legal Defence Fund
Monday April 22nd 6:00 to Midnight
Rideau Curling Club, 715 Cooper Street
Free – suggested donation $10 - $20

2. Truth and Reconciliation Commission Quebec National Event
April 24-27, Montreal
Free and Open to the Public


3. March 30 Action Reportback and Updates from Unis'tot'en Camp

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1. Celebrating the Defence of Mother Earth
A Fundraiser for the Six Nation Land Defenders Legal Defence Fund

Movies, Speakers, Music and Free Food!

Monday, April 22, 6:00 to Midnight
Rideau Curling Club, 715 Cooper Street
Free – suggested donation $10 - $20
Wheelchair Accessible
Contact us about ASL/LSQ
http://ipsmo.org/
ipsmo at riseup.net

Food will be provided by Food Not Bombs Ottawa, and there is a bar in the
Curling Club

The IPSM is organizing a fundraiser for front-line land defenders from Six
Nations this Earth Day! All of the money raised will be going directly to
the Six Nations Land Defenders Legal Defence Fund.

The night will feature 3 short movies: 1) Day Zero, about the Six Nations
Land Reclamation; 2) Rough Cut: Toad: Onkwehonwe Land Defender and 3) the
National Film Board film, Six Miles Deep (subtitled)

Speakers will include Francine “Flower” Doxtator – a Haudenosaunee land
defender, grandmother and member of the April 28th Coalition, and other
speakers from Six Nations, To Be Announced

Finally, there will be music from Tru Rez, the award winning hip hop group
from Six Nations who have been making music together for past 10 years. And
we will have other performers and/or DJs To Be Announced.

In 2006, activists from Six Nations reclaimed a part of their territory,
“Kanonhstaton” that was going to be developed by several construction
companies who had, illegally, invested in Douglas Creek Estates. For most
of the summer of 2006, the land reclamation was highly publicized. Since
then, although it has not generated the same media attention, Haudenosaunee
activists have continued to fight to protect their lands and waters. Due to
this fight, the last six years have seen harsh criminalization of
Haudenosaunee Land Defenders. Dozens of people have faced criminal charges
and several have served substantial time in jail. In Brantford, an
injunction was passed making it illegal for anyone from Six Nations to be
involved in land claims protest within the city.

Several Six Nations activists have also been arrested and charged of
serious criminal offences due to the actions of Gary McHale, a racist
right-wing demagogue with ties to overt white supremacists. On February
18th several Six Nations land defenders were arrested for allegedly
“obstructing” and “assaulting” OPP officers. That day anti-native rights
activist, Gary McHale, marched onto Kanonstaton and succeeded yet again in
instigating conflict by unexpectedly marching towards the house at
Kanonhstaton and disturbing the Haudenosaunee people living there. Later,
on April 28th, the police claimed that by being at Kanonhstaton on April
28th, Flower had breached conditions stemming from the charges on February
18th.

We must continue to build support for Six Nations land defenders and resist
the actions of the colonial courts in criminalizing Six Nations land
defenders. Flower is still not legally allowed to return to Kanonhstaton
and in order to avoid jail she had to agree to live with her surety in
Toronto – away from her home, her community and friends, her daughter, and
her four grandchildren. All of us living on this land are treaty people,
and we as treaty people must overcome such outrageous and heartbreaking
violations of treaty and human rights by building support for our friends
and allies at Six Nations.

In terms of a legal strategy, money is still urgently needed.

The April 28th Coalition is asking for your help to support Flower in a
number of ways:

• Pass a motion within your union or political organization denouncing this
political repression of indigenous land rights activists.

• Invite Flower and other members of the April 28th Coalition to come and
speak to your group about her case and the larger issues of Six Nations
land rights and activism in support of treaty rights.

• Raise money to help cover the legal costs of appealing the court’s
decision to ban Flower from Kanonhstaton.

• Send money to help Flower cover the cost of replacing the glasses the
police broke while arresting her and to aid with her living costs while she
is in Toronto.

• Come to Flower’s next court appearance at 2pm on June 26th in Cayuga,
Ontario.

• Get involved in the April 28th Coalition.

Email april28info at gmail.com to get in touch with us and tell us how you can
help with any of these matters. Cheques can be made payable to “First
Nations Solidarity Working Group” and mailed c/o Laura Lepper to 193
Tansley Rd., Thornhill, ON, L4J 2Y8. You can also donate money via credit
card or paypal by clicking on the “donate” button at the
http://www.april28.net/ website.

For more information about the legal defence fund:
http://april28coalition.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/support-flower-stop-the-criminalization-of-six-nations-land-defenders/

For a preview of Six Miles Deep:
http://www.nfb.ca/film/six_miles_deep/clip/six_miles_deep_clip_1

Image credit: Jesse Purcell with the Just Seeds collective:
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/just%20seeds


*2. Truth and Reconciliation Commission Quebec National Event *
April 24-27, Montreal
Free and open to the public.

Kairos is organizing buses from Ottawa, and it will be livestreamed online.

Official site: http://www.myrobust.com/websites/montreal/index.php?p=668
Details and Transporation Info:
http://www.kairoscanada.org/dignity-rights/indigenous-rights/invitation-witness-to-the-montreal-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-national-event-april-24-27-2013/

 You can also livestream the event: http://www.livestream.com/trc_cvr


 *3. Updates from Unis'tot'en Camp*

On (and around) March 30th actions were held across Canada against Chevron,
following a call from the Unis'tot'en Camp, fighting to protect sovereign
Wet’suwet’en territory from several proposed pipelines. Brett from the camp
writes “It was great to see people across the country come together once
again to support the Unist'ot'en and also to place the struggle with
Chevron in a global context. It was especially great to see that we were
able to hit both the global HQ in San Ramon and the Canadian HQ in Calgary."

Rising Tide Coast Salish is looking to compile report backs and photos into
a general report on the day so please send them what you have at
risingtide604 at riseup.net. Please also cc unistotencamp at riseup.net so they
can continue to update their website.

They are now looking towards the Spring camp and building pithouses and
gardens on the territory. They are still in need of lots of volunteers and
materials, so please spread the word, and maybe think about making the trip
yourself.

They also have a new website, check it out for updates and media from the
day of action: http://unistotencamp.com/

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In Solidarity,
IPSMO
on unceded Algonquin Territory
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