[Indigsol] Upcoming Events and Updates

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EVENTS

1. Youth4Lakes Ottawa Arrival Monday May 13th

2. Minwaashin Women's Gathering Friday May 17th

3. Otesha-Kairos Nation to Nation Bike Tour July 27th- Aug 14th

4. Fundraiser for Seven Deadly Myths Documentary Thursday May 9th

NEWS/INFORMATION

5. Report back from Truth and Reconciliation Gathering in Montreal

6. Rebroadcast of Violence No More Discussion Available Online

Details Below!

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1. Youth4Lakes Ottawa Arrival

Youth4Lakes will be expected to arrive in Ottawa on May 13, 2013. Please
note timing and date are subject to change, please respect the walkers
needs and health. This is the fourth walk for Y4L, previous walks included
walks from Hollows Water, Jackhead and Skownan First Nations. Their current
walk will be approximately a 2000 kilometer trek to Parliament Hill in
Ottawa that will take them an estimated 45 days.

Ottawa Arrival Facebook Event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/468021569936833
Youth4Lakes Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Youth4Lakes/info


2. The Minwaashin Women’s Gathering
Friday May 17th -Sunday May 19th

Variety of workshops (Traditional Teachings • Beading and Crafts • Medicine
Picking • Topic Specific Discussion Groups • Holistic Healing ) and
Performances.
Poster available online:
http://www.minlodge.com/admin/library/WGPoster2013-1Final.pdf

Shuttle service is available, leaving from Minwaahsin Lodge (100-1155 Lola
St.) leaving Friday May 17 at 2:00 and returning on Sunday afternoon.

For more information visit www.minlodge.com or e-mail gathering at minlodge.com.



3. Otesha-KAIROS: The Nation to Nation Tour
July 27 – August 14
Akwesasne and Thousand Islands

"Are you ready to ride for peace and friendship? This is an opportunity to
join an open minded and welcoming cross-cultural group. Share and learn
together, as Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples, about our
responsibilities to each other and to the earth. Be one of 16 people chosen
to cycle for two and a half weeks this summer, starting in Akwesasne, near
Cornwall, Ontario, with stops in communities along the Saint-Lawrence River
and Thousand Islands. You’ll learn about the territory, meet new people,
practice clean living and develop new skills!

We support each tour member with advice and online tools to fundraise
$1800. Bursaries are available. Not friends with your bike yet? Fear not!
If you can ride a bike to your neighbour's house, you can ride on this
tour!  This summer get outside, make new friends and embrace the challenge
of the Nation to Nation Tour! Apply by June 1 at otesha.ca or call
613.237.6065 for more information"

The Otesha Project uses interactive workshops, theatre presentations and
bicycle tours to engage people of all ages to take action for a more fair
and sustainable future - for all peoples and the planet.

KAIROS Canada unites eleven churches and religious organizations in
faithful action for human rights and ecological justice. For decades these
churches have worked in solidarity with First Nations, Inuit and Métis
peoples and organizations to enhance understanding of Indigenous peoples’
history and rights.


 4. From Settler to Peace Advocate: An Israeli Journalist’s Journey Across
Walls of Division
Fundraiser for Seven Deadly Myths Documentary

 May 9th, 2013  7pm

MARION AUDITORIUM, UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
140 Louis Pasteur

Tickets available online at www.nccar.ca ($10 in adv $15 at the door)

 Lia Tarachansky is an Israeli-Russian journalist and filmmaker. She grew
up in Arial, one of those much controversial Jewish settlements in the
Palestinian West Bank. In 2011 the Israeli government attempted to silence
critical voices, inadvertently shedding a light on the country's biggest
taboo - what happened in 1948 when the state was formed and the majority of
Palestinians became refugees. That attempt launched a nation-wide debate
about democracy in the Jewish state.  In May she will tour Ontario,
speaking about her transformation and her upcoming documentary, Seven
Deadly Myths that profiles these events.


5. Report back from Truth and Reconciliation Gathering

Article from the Truth and Reconciliation gathering in Montreal April 24-27:
http://rabble.ca/news/2013/04/residential-schools-addressing-lasting-legacy

Video interview with TRC Chair, Murray Sinclair (12min):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y8g7kf5j3A

Video interview with Barney Williams Jr, TRC Survivors Committee member
(31min): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peCSEilWgsY


6. Rebroadcast of 'Violence No More' Discussion

A recording of the Violence No More event in Toronto is avaialbe on Rabble
TV.  The event featured a discussion on ways forward to end violence
against Indigenous women, with Andrea Smith, Cherokee scholar-activist and
co-founder of INCITE! Women of Color against Violence, and Bridget Tolley
and Kristen Gilchrist, co-founders of Families of Sisters in Spirit.
Check it out:
rabble.ca/rabbletv/program-guide/2013/04/features/watch-rebroadcast-violence-no-more

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