[Indigsol] Decolonial Picnic at Chaudière Falls and more!

[Indigenous Peoples' Solidarity Movement Ottawa]

Decolonial Picnic at Chaudière Falls and two upcoming events:

1) Aug. 9: Decolonial Picnic at Chaudière Falls
2) Aug. 17: Free The Falls! Free The Islands! Rally at City Hall!
3) Aug. 23:  Open Meeting for the Indigenous Peoples’ Solidarity Movement

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1) Decolonial Picnic at Chaudière Falls

Sunday, August 9
Starting at 1:30pm at Dundonald Park
or meet us at Victoria Island at 2:30pm
Free!
Free Food and potluck!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1612307399047838/

Come join us for a fun community oriented afternoon - food, music and
learning about the history of the Chaudière Falls and their Islands.

We will meet at Dundonald Park at 1h30pm on August 9th and walk or bike
together to Victoria Island. On Victoria Island we will have a group
picnic at 3h00pm. Musician Leonard Youngfoot will be playing , as well as
other artists, we hope. We will tour the Island and the Chaudiere Falls
from 4h00 to 5h00pm and have a discussion about the proposed Condominium
development and colonialism there.

Lindsay Lambert will be joining us and will be talking about the history
of the area. Lindsay is a local activist who has been working to free the
falls and the islands for many years. He is very knowledgeable about the
history of the area, as well as the backstory to the proposed Zibi
condominium development.

If you would like to contribute with the entertainment or with you
knowledge of the Chaudière falls situation, please contact us.

We will bring some food, and are asking everyone to bring something as well.

Other speakers to be confirmed.

Schedule:
- 1h30pm Meet at Dundonald park to walk to Victoria Island
- 2h30pm Arrival at Victoria Island
- 3h00pm Picnic and music
- 4h00-5h00pm Tour of Chaudière falls and speakers to be announced.
- 5h30 Wrap up.

Dundonald Park is at the corner of Somerset W. and Bay St.

Confirmed performers:
Leonard Youngfoot https://www.facebook.com/leonardyoungfoot

Vela
https://www.facebook.com/VelaCatalyst

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2) Free The Falls! Free The Islands! Rally at City Hall!

Monday, August 17 at 8:30am
Human Rights Monument,
Corner of Elgin and Lisgar
http://freethefalls.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/events/862553910460879/

Join us to the let everyone know we want to free the falls and its
islands! We don’t want condominiums built on stolen Algonquin islands!

This rally will be immediately before the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB)
hearings, and we want to fill the courtroom. The OMB hearings will start
at 10:00am.

Confirmed Speakers:

Albert Dumont "South Wind"
Romola Tumbadoo
Richard Jackman

Albert Dumont is Algonquin from Kitigan Zibi, and is a spiritual advisor,
artist and activist. Richard Jackman and Romola Thumbadoo are both
appealing the City of Ottawa's decision to rezone the Islands for
commercial development.

We’re asking everyone to call in to the reserve space at the hearing. The
number to call to reserve will be here soon.

Additionally, we’re asking everyone to contact there city Councillors,
MPPs and MPs to let them know that you want to free the falls, and that
you don’t want condominiums built on Albert and Chaudiere Islands.

Schedule:

8:30am – Free Snacks and Coffee
8:55am – Drumming
9:05am – Speakers
9:35am – Drumming
https://www.facebook.com/events/862553910460879/

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3) Open Meeting for the IPSM Ottawa

Saturday, August 23 at 2:00pm
The Daily Grind, 601 Somerset West - tentative!
https://www.facebook.com/events/626532130783641/

Come get involved in doing indigenous solidarity!

The IPSM Ottawa is a local, grassroots indigenous solidarity collective
that supports indigenous struggles for justice and decolonization.

In this meeting we'll be talking with new members about the group, about
what indigenous solidarity and decolonization are, and finding ways for
new people to get involved.

We have been organizing in Ottawa for the past 9 years and have done, and
do, solidarity organizing with Six Nations land defenders, the Algonquins
of Barriere Lake, organizing to justice for missing and murdered women,
girls, two-spirits and their families, and many other communities,
campaigns and issues.

Recently we have done work to free the Chaudière Falls and its Islands,
supporting indigenous women, opposing the Energy East Tar sands pipeline
and we raised over $1500 for 510 Rideau, the indigenous drop-in center.

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Love and Solidarity,
IPSMO
On stolen Algonquin land
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