[Indigsol] Wed July 23: Decolonizing Together: Indigenous Walking Tour, Solidarity Assembly & Asinabka Festival Film Screening

Tue Jul 22 14:20:16 PDT 2014

*Decolonizing Together:*
*Indigenous Walking Tour, Solidarity Assembly & Asinabka Festival Film
Screening*

- Indigenous Walking Tour with Jaime Koebal
- Opening by a local Elder
- Robert Lovelace will be speaking
- Movie Screening of Rhymes For Young Ghouls
with Asinabka Film Festival
* Director Jeff Barnaby will be in attendance for a Q & A

FB event: www.facebook.com/events/856311531048737

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Wednesday, July 23

Walking Tour Starts at 5:30pm,
Human Rights Monument, Elgin and Lisgar
Assembly begins at 7:15pm on Victoria Island
Movie starts at 8:45pm on Victoria Island

Free Food
Suggested Donation: $5 - $15
No one turned away for lack of money
Accessibility notes below

Contact Us:
asinabkafestival at gmail.com
www.asinabkafestival.org/
ipsmo at riseup.net
http://ipsmo.org/

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Decolonizing Together is about listening to indigenous people, taking
direction from them, sticking around in decolonizing movement, and
discussing together what it means to be responsible allies to indigenous
people and communities struggling for justice and decolonization.

We will start by learning from Jaime Koebal, a Metis artist and educator,
about often hidden indigenous history, art and culture in the city of
Ottawa.

After we arrive at Victoria Island there will be an opening by a local
Elder.

To open the solidarity assembly we will hear about the Algonquin history of
the Ottawa River valley from Ardoch Algonquin elder and Queen's University
Professor, Robert Lovelace. This will lead us into a collective discussion
about what meaningful Indigenous Solidarity and Decolonization movement is,
and how we can do it.

Finally, to end the night Asinabka Film Festival will be screening the
acclaimed movie Rhymes for Young Ghouls by Mi'gmak film director Jeff
Barnaby. Jeff will also be present to answer questions afterwards.

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Indigenous Walking Tour w/ Jaime Koebal: http://indigenouswalks.com/

"Indigenous Walks is an active, educational and fun way to learn about
Indigenous Peoples’ experiences in Ottawa. This guided walk and talk
provides a layer of knowledge of the Nation’s Capital through art, culture
and history."

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Indigenous Solidarity Assembly w/ Robert Lovelace, Ardoch Algonquin Elder

We are honoured that Robert Lovelace will be with us to speak about the
Algonquin history of the Ottawa valley. The entire Ottawa river watershed
is the traditional territory of the Algonquin people. His words will begin
a large group discussion on the nature of Indigenous Solidarity and
Decolonization.

This small assembly is part of the lead up to the Peoples' Social Forum
happening from Aug. 21 - 24, and our plans to have an Indigenous Solidarity
Movement Assembly during the forum. It will involve a collective discussion
about questions that are important to indigenous solidarity movement: What
is Indigenous Solidarity and how do we do it effectively? As settlers, what
are our differing roles and responsibilities in decolonization movement?

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Film Screening by Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival
www.asinabkafestival.org/

Rhymes for Young Ghouls (2013)
Director: Jeff Barnaby
Runtime: 88 min
Rating: 14A

Guided by the spirits of her departed mother and brother, an Aboriginal
teenager plots revenge against a sadistic Indian Agent in this fiercely
irreverent debut feature from Canadian director Jeff Barnaby.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feWS9simNFI&feature=kp

*Note that Director Jeff Barnaby will be in attendance for a Q & A

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Asinabka Film and Media Arts Festival

Here is the full schedule of the Asinabka Film Festival's week-long film
and art festival (http://www.asinabkafestival.org/Schedule.html)

Highlights of this year’s festival include:

• FILM! This year we have 8 amazing film programs, with over 35 films in
every genre from drama, animation, experimental, to documentary. For the
full film festival line-up please visit:
http://asinabkafestival.org/Film.html

• Nogojiwanong (Peterborough) Music Spotlight
Fri. July 25, 10pm @ Club SAW (67 Nicholas St.)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1454055261511383/
http://asinabkafestival.org/Events.html

• Noongwa (Now/Today) Art Exhibition Opening
Thurs. July 24, 7pm @ Gallery 101 (51B Young St.)
http://asinabkafestival.org/Gallery.html
http://www.g101.ca/events/opening-noongwa-nowtoday

• Maanpii (Here) Art Exhibition
Thurs. July 24, 7pm @Platform Gallery(51C Young St.)
http://asinabkafestival.org/Gallery.html

• Artist Talk with Ernie Paniccioli
Sat. July 26, 1pm-3pm @ Gallery 101 (51B Young St.)

• Solidarity Assembly: Decolonizing Togeather
Wed. July 23, 7-8:45pm @ Victoria Island

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Accessibility Notes:

- These events are wheelchair accessible: Victoria Island is listed as
BASIC ACCESSIBILITY. The main area is grass covered, and the site has an
accessibility ramp. There is an accessible toilet. If you require
assistance, our volunteers can help you.
- Childcare will be available
- Contact us if you require bus tickets
- The movie has closed captioning/subtitles in English
- Do not wear colognes, perfumes or other scented products as some people
have severe allergies

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This event was co-organized by the Asinabka Film Festival and the
Indigenous Peoples' Solidarity Movement - Ottawa (IPSMO) and our partners:
KAIROS, MiningWatch, Justice For Deepan, Independent Jewish Voices, No One
Is Illegal - Ottawa, and the Peoples' Social Forum.

Our partners:

KAIROS: http://www.kairoscanada.org/
MiningWatch: http://www.miningwatch.ca/
Independent Jewish Voices: http://ijvcanada.org/
Justice For Deepan: http://www.justicefordeepan.org/
Peoples' Social Forum: http://www.peoplessocialforum.org/
No One Is Illegal - Ottawa: http://noii-ottawa.blogspot.ca/
Students Against Israeli Apartheid - Carleton: http://www.saiacarleton.com/
Christian Peacemaker Teams: http://www.cpt.org/
Grand River Indigenous Solidarity:
http://wpirg.org/action-groups/current-action-groups/grand-river-indigenous-solidarity/

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Free The Chaudière Falls:

The Solidarity Assembly and Asinabka Movie screening are happening on
Victoria Island, in sight of the Chaudière falls. The Chaudière falls are a
deeply important cultural site for the Algonquin people. They were
negatively impacted by the Hydro Ring Dam that was built in 1908.

The current plans of Windmill Development Group to "develop" and gentrify
the Domtar building currently on the Island is a step in the wrong
direction. The Chaudière falls, like the whole Ottawa river watershed, are
stolen Algonquin territory. Both the natural beauty and the cultural
significance are already marred by the Ring Dam and this will only be
worsened by increased "development" on the Island.

"Before they were harnessed for industry, the Chaudière Falls were second
only to Niagara, and many people considered them more interesting in their
variety and setting. The main feature was the Big Kettle, where the
waterfall came into almost a full circle. It's a greater arc than Niagara's
Horseshoe Falls. Over millennia, the flow had worn the stone at the base
into a great bowl. The water would swirl around and bubble up, and there
would always be a mist. On a bright summer day, there would be at least one
rainbow in it. Further towards the Quebec side was the Lost Chaudière,
where the area was completely surrounded by stone. Much to the amazement of
visitors, the water would flow in but wouldn't come out again: It was
travelling through an underground channel, reappearing further down the
river."

Regarding William Commanda’s Legacy Vision for the Sacred Chaudiere Site:
http://ipsmo.wordpress.com/2014/06/22/william-commandas-vision-chaudiere/

Let the Chaudiere fall - freely:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Chaudière+fall+freely/9778425/story.html
<http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Chaudi%C3%A8re+fall+freely/9778425/story.html>

Free The Falls by Albert Dumont:
http://albertdumont.com/free-the-falls/
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