[Indigsol] Walk For Mother Earth: June 14, 15-22
IPSMO
ipsmo at riseup.net
Thu Jun 12 11:15:18 PDT 2014
On Saturday June 14 in Kanehsatà:ke, a "passing the torch" ceremony will be
part of a day long celebration for the arrival of the Peoples For Mother
Earth march.
The anti-pipeline march began May 10 in Cacouna QC, and as they arrive at
their destination, they will hand off to a separate but aligned march, A
Walk For Mother Earth, that will depart the next day set to arrive in
Ottawa a week later.
We are telling you this now, in case you would like to :
- attend the June 14 events in Kanehsatà:ke
- be a part of the walk (the full distance, or join in for any section)
- meet the walkers on Parliament Hill on Sunday June 22 at 2pm
All the details are below - or online at:
http://ipsmo.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/a-walk-for-mother-earth/
Any questions / arrangements / or other matters, please contact Ashley
Thackaberry at peopleformotherearth at gmail.com
*PS check this coverage in the UK's Guardian newspaper from yesterday
(includes video):
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/11/we-can-repel-this-snake-the-visionary-battle-over-eastern-canadas-tar-sands-pipelines
<http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/11/we-can-repel-this-snake-the-visionary-battle-over-eastern-canadas-tar-sands-pipelines>*
A Walk for Mother Earth:
June 15-22, from Kanehsatà:ke to Ottawa
*June 15-22 – 8 days, 140km: The walk for a pipeline-free future continues…*
>From June 15th to June 22th, 2014, ‘A Walk For Mother Earth’ will continue
the journey of ‘Peoples for Mother Earth’. They will be walking 140km over
8 days, from Kanehsatà:ke (or Hudson QC) to Ottawa ON, to continue efforts
to oppose pipelines here and elsewheres.
On Sunday June 22nd, at 2:00pm, we will stand together on Parliament Hill
in a welcoming of the walkers and to show our solidarity with all peoples
working towards a pipeline-free future across North America.
*Note: there will also be a meet up point, TBD 4-5km from the hill for
those who would like to walk the last leg with the walkers. Keep up to date
with the facebook event page
<https://www.facebook.com/events/494489877349717>.
* Background*
The walk originated as the “People for Mother Earth”, that began May 10th
in Cacouna QC and is planned to finish on June 14th in Kanehsatà:ke. This
walk, carried out by citizens of Quèbec, consisted of an average of 20 km a
day for 34 days. It began at the site of a proposed TransCanada seaport
export station, and followed the route of the proposed TransCanada Energy
East pipeline to Montreal, and then the route of the already-approved
Enbridge Line 9 pipeline to Kanehsatà:ke. The walkers stop each day to
connect with communities in an important mobilization against pipelines and
fossil fuel exploitation.
For more information on the original “Peoples For Mother Earth” walk,
please consult:
- The website: www.peuplespourlaterremere.ca (in French with some
bilingual)
- The facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/peuplespourlaterremere
- The rabble.ca blog series: http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/jon-milton
- or see the new short documentary (16min, bilingual):
http://vimeo.com/97895447
* The Walk Continues…*
A new group of citizens decided to continue the walk to Ottawa and
Parliament Hill. The new walk will start in Kanehsatà:ke with a conference,
celebration, and a ‘passing of the torch’ ceremony on June 14th starting at
10am. (click here for the June 14th event details on Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/events/421668454637558/>)
Here is the itinerary of the stops along the route, along with a link to an
interactive map
<https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=z2GUq-G4TZ-U.kXGYnGjopoAc>:
- June 15th – Kanehsatà:ke/Hudson QC to Rigaud, QC
- June 16th – Rigaud, QC to St. Eugène, ON
- June 17th – St. Eugène, ON to Vankleek Hill, ON
- June 18th – Vankleek Hill, ON to Alfred, ON
- June 19th – Alfred, ON to Plantagenet, ON
- June 20th – Plantagenet, ON to Clarence-Rockland, ON
- June 21st – Clarence-Rockland to Orléans, ON
- June 22nd – Orléans, ON to Parliament Hill Ottawa
* How to get involved*
There are several ways you can get involved to support the Walk for Mother
Earth:
1. Join in for all or part of the walk beginning from Kanehsatà:ke on
June 14th, or from one of the locations along the way! Contact Ashley
Thackaberry: peopleformotherearth at gmail.com to work out details.
2. Support the walk financially – you can make donations:
- via this PayPal link,
<https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JPR8T5GAST2EU>
- or by e-transfer to peopleformotherearth at gmail.com
3. Help spread the word:
- share the link to this web page you’re currently visiting,
- or the walk’s Facebook page
<https://www.facebook.com/awalkformotherearth>,
- or the Facebook event page for the June 22 arrival
<https://www.facebook.com/events/494489877349717> on Parliament Hill,
- or print flyers out
<https://ipsmo.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/june15-22_walk.pdf> that you
can distribute.
4. Join us on Parliament Hill at 2pm on June 22nd, 2014
*For more information on “A Walk For Mother Earth” *
- Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/awalkformotherearth
- Facebook event for June 22nd:
https://www.facebook.com/events/494489877349717
- Map:
https://mapsengine.google.com/map/u/0/edit?mid=z2GUq-G4TZ-U.kXGYnGjopoAc
- Or contact Ashley Thackaberry: peopleformotherearth at gmail.com
The ‘Peoples For Mother Earth’ website will also be updated to include info
on the continuing ‘A Walk For Mother Earth’ : www.peuplespourlaterremere.ca
& the Twitter hashtags will continue in use for both walks: #MarcheTerreMere
<https://twitter.com/hashtag/MarcheTerreMere>, #MotherEarthMarch
<https://twitter.com/hashtag/MotherEarthMarch>
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