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IPSMO Newsletter, Feb. 22, 2016

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1) Wed & Thurs., Feb. 24 - 25: Bring Your Feather to Court to Keep
Chaudiere/Akikodjiwan Free!
2) March & Rally for Marlene Carter at The Royal!
3) Beats Beat The Police: Commemorating March 15 International Day to End
Police Brutality
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1) Bring Your Feather to Court to Keep Chaudiere/Akikodjiwan Free!

Thursday, February 24: 10am – 5pm
Friday, February: 10am – 5pm
Ottawa Courthouse
161 Elgin St.
Ottawa
Algonquin Territory

Please come and support us in the courthouse! Bring your feather (any -
eagle, crow or gull) to Court. Our side has the morning to present our
case. Then it will be the City of Ottawa and the developers' turn.
Four individuals who appealed the City of Ottawa’s rezoning of Chaudière
and Albert Islands to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) will return to
court on Feb. 24, 2016 with a motion for leave to appeal the OMB’s
dismissal of their original appeals.

WHERE: Ontario Divisional Court, Motions Court. 160 Elgin Street. Room not
yet assigned. Ask at information desk on day of hearing. Case is called
Cardinal vs. Windmill, motion for leave to appeal OMB decision.

WHEN: 10 a.m. All spectators must pass through a security screening before
entering the courtroom.
The four appellants who are contesting the OMB’s dismissal of their
original appeals are: Douglas Cardinal, Romola Thumbadoo, Richard Jackman,
and Larry McDermott. A fifth appellant in the original OMB hearing,
Lindsay Lambert, has successfully convinced the Office of the Ontario
Ombudsman to investigate irregularities in the OMB’s dismissal of the
original appeals, and will not be part of this motion to appeal.

The OMB’s dismissal of the rezoning appeals was handed down November 17,
2015, even though the original OMB case did not go to a full hearing. It
was confined to a “pre-hearing” format, which was not documented in any
formal way. No transcript of the proceedings exists.

In launching an appeal of the OMB dismissal, grounds for doing so are
limited to “matters of law,” not to evidence that was presented during the
hearing. Based on this requirement, the appellants’ lawyer, Michael
Swinwood, will set out several grounds for the appeal. These arguments are
grounded in

- the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which is part of Canada’s
Constitution, and especially related to the rights of Indigenous peoples,
and
- the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
(UNDRIP).

Background regarding City of Ottawa’s rezoning of islands violates
Indigenous sacred site:

During the OMB pre-hearings (June and August 2015), the chair of the
hearing refused to hear constitutional arguments based on land rights of
Indigenous people to the sacred site that includes Chaudière and Albert
Islands.

Although it is commonly accepted that large tracts of Ontario, and all
Crown land in the City of Ottawa, are on unceded Algonquin territory, the
OMB chair refused to entertain arguments that the rezoning of Chaudière
and Albert Islands by the City of Ottawa represents:

- an abrogation of Indigenous rights under Canada’s constitution, and
- an unwillingness to apply UNDRIP clauses that relate to inherent rights
of Indigenous peoples as set out in: Article 25: Indigenous peoples have
the right to maintain and strengthen their distinctive spiritual
relationship with their traditionally owned or otherwise occupied and used
lands, territories, waters and coastal seas and other resources and to
uphold their responsibilities to future generations in this regard.

Article 32 (1): Indigenous peoples have the right to determine and develop
priorities and strategies for the development or use of their lands or
territories and other resources.

Article 32 (2): States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the
Indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions
in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval
of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources,
particularly in connection with the development, utilization or
exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
For more information about the upcoming court case, contact the
appellants’ lawyer, Michael Swinwood, at 613 563-7474.

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2) March & Rally for Marlene Carter at The Royal!

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Friday, February 26 at 9:15am – 11:00am
The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
1145 Carling Ave.
Ottawa
Algonquin Territory
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Marlene Carter, a First Nations woman (from Onion Lake Cree Nation, SK)
has been held in seclusion at the Brockville Mental Health Centre Forensic
Treatment Unit since autumn of last year. We are demanding she be released
from seclusion!

On Feb 11, we held the Rally for Marlene Carter: End the Use of Seclusion!
at the Brockville Mental Health Centre, and raised awareness about
Marlene's plight. But Marlene is STILL in seclusion. So we are moving up
the chain of command, and this rally will be at The Royal Mental Health
Centre. Why? Because George Weber works there. He is President and CEO of
the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, and the Brockville Mental Health
Centre where Marlene is being held in seclusion is part of this Group.
Weber calls the shots on how and where Marlene is treated while she is in
Ontario. So we will march to The Royal and rally there on 26 Feb!

DETAILS - 26 February

9:15am - gather at Westgate Mall
9:30am - march to The Royal Mental Health Centre
10am - the rally will begin
11am - rally closes

Speakers
Albert Dumont "South Wind"
more TBA

Drummers
TBA

Emcee
Vela, who will also perform "There But For Fortune" by Phil Ochs, with a
new verse she wrote, dedicated to Marlene

HOW YOU CAN HELP

If you can't attend the rally, here's another way you can help: write a
letter to George Weber. And CC The Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, since Correctional Services
Canada falls under his Ministry. Note part of Minister Goodale’s Mandate
is: “Work with the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Indigenous and
Northern Affairs to address gaps in services to Indigenous Peoples and
those with mental illness throughout the criminal justice system.” (link:
http://bit.ly/20FemCm) The abuse of Marlene, a mentally ill indigenous
woman, is certainly a gap in service within the criminal justice system!
So Goodale and the Minister of Justice (Jody Wilson-Raybould) and the
Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs (Carolyn Bennett ) are on the
hook to address this situation, and should also be CC'ed.
Write to:

George Weber, President and CEO of the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group:
george.weber at theroyal.ca

And CC:
The Honourable Ralph Goodale: ralph.goodale at parl.gc.ca
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould: jody.wilson-raybould at parl.gc.ca
The Honourable Carolyn Bennett: carolyn.bennett at parl.gc.ca

You can also share Albert's blog post "Marlene Carter – How You Can Help"
(http://albertdumont.com/marlene-carter-how-you-can-help/) to support the
rally and letter writing.
BACKGROUND

Marlene has been subjected to seclusion before. This time she has been in
for about 3 and a half months! Also called isolation or solitary
confinement, what this means is she is alone in a tiny room with only a
bed and sink/toilet, no phone, TV, radio, or internet, no access to the
healing of the outdoors, and no shower (only given a cloth to bathe with).
Every moment she is subjected to this torture it reduces her chances to
heal her mental health! We must get her out of this inhumane and cruel
situation. Please help get the word out so we can get her out of
seculsion!

To learn more about Marlene's case, please see:
http://aptn.ca/news/2016/01/20/how-the-federal-government-failed-marlene-carter-one-of-the-most-dangerous-female-inmates-in-canada/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/marlene-carter-brockville-saskatchewan-mental-health-1.3412228

http://globalnews.ca/news/1600745/crown-fights-to-designate-mentally-ill-suicidal-inmate-dangerous-offender/
Albert's Blog posts about Marlene: http://albertdumont.com/tag/marlene-carter

Media Coverage of 11 Feb Rally:

By Ron Zajac of Brockville’s The Recorder & Times: http://bit.ly/1TZ3UWo
(and reposted by the Ottawa Sun: http://bit.ly/1TfcnnN)
By Annette Francis at APTN: http://aptn.ca/news/newscasts/
Albert was interviewed for CBC Radio’s “As It Happens,” which aired on 11
Feb. His interview is from 3:18 to 10:04 of the third part of the show,
take a listen here: http://bit.ly/1RzmzHQ

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3) Beats Beat The Police: Commemorating March 15 International Day to End
Police Brutality

Feast and concert featuring spoken word from King Kimbit and hip-hop by
Testament from Test Their Logik, Mother Tareka, and Lee Reed and the
launch of issue 25 of Critical Resistance's newspaper, "The Abolitionist"

Opening by Elder Albert Dumont
Emcee: John Akapata
Speakers: Proshanto Smith (Ottawa Panhandler’s Union), Emily Munro
(POWER), Bridget Tolley (Justice For Gladys Tolley and FSIS), A member of
Critical Resistance

We acknowledge that Ottawa, and the entire Ottawa river waterbasin is the
traditional territory of the Algonquin nation.

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Tuesday, March 15 at 6:30pm - Midnight
SAW Gallery, 67 Nicholas St.
Wheelchair Accessible
All Ages
Pay-What-You-Can
(Suggested donation 5$ - $10)
No One Turned Away
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In collaboration with Critical Resistance, the Ottawa Panhandler’s Union,
Prostitutes of Ottawa/Gatineau Work Educate and Resist (POWER), Justice
For Gladys Tolley, OPIRG-Ottawa and CHUO 89.1FM.

Schedule:
6:30pm – Start
6:45pm – Opening with Albert Dumont
7:00pm – Feast
8:00pm – Critical Resistance on the violence of policing
8:30pm – King Kimbit
9:15pm – Mother Tareka
10:00pm – Lee Reed
10:45pm - Testament from Test Their Logik
11:30pm - Closing

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Beats Beat The Police

Join us on March 15 for a feast and spoken word and hip-hop concert!

We will also be commemorating the work being done to end police brutality
and to celebrate the people, groups and movements working for a world
without the violence of policing.

It will also be a launch for issue 25 of "The Abolitionist". This issue is
on POLICING. The Abolitionist is written mostly by prisoners, former
prisoners, and community advocates, and is a paper that discusses and
analyzes the prison industrial complex, in order to figure out what it
will take for us to realize a world without cages.
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King Kimbit

Born as Thu Anh Nguyen in the nation’s capital, King Kimbit takes great
pride in her roots and heritage while recognizing that her home is here in
Ottawa, on unceded Algonquin territory. King Kimbit is the daughter of a
Vietnamese school teacher and a Vietnamese artist, both of whom escaped
Viet Nam by boat after the war. With her inherited artistic abilities,
King Kimbit has made a name for herself as a spoken word artist across the
country as well as in the United States. In 2012, King Kimbit was crowned
Champion of Urban Legends Poetry Slam as the first woman to have won the
series, and with that, went on to compete with the Urban Legends team in
the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word (the national level completion for
team poetry slam). In the same year, she was part of the Ottawa Youth
Poetry Slam project, who won provincials. Since then, King has been
featured in the Ottawa Versefest Women’s Showcase, and various shows
around the city. King Kimbit has also featured at the Union of North
American Vietnamese Students Association's Tenth Annual Conference in
Anaheim, CA and the 11th conference in Dallas, TX. King Kimbit is
passionate about working with youth and has facilitated poetry workshops
for youth in Ottawa, Vancouver, and Washington, DC. Aside from poetry,
King Kimbit also expresses her art through music. King Kimbit has been
singing since she was able to speak and grew up performing at events for
the Vietnamese community in Ottawa.

King Kimbit VERSeFEST 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6FYkz3kK9U
King Kimbit on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kingkimbit
and on Facebook: https://soundcloud.com/kingkimbit

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Mother Tareka

Sax blasting, direct acting, flute tooting, pedal pumping MC Mother Tareka
is an adopted Hamilton son. 1 part activist, 1 part musician, all parts
amazing.. Tarek is musically best known as the frontman for the Hamilton
Hip-Hop-fusion outfit Mother Tareka & The Greezy Steez. Made for
anti-racism, anti-homophobia, anti-transphobia, anti-sexism, anarchist,
and environmentalist movements!

Mother Tareka on Soundcloud: https://mothertareka.bandcamp.com/

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Test Their Logik is a revolutionary anti-authoritarian hip-hop duo that
have been making music together since 2007. Their first music video “Crash
The Meeting” led to their arrest during the police repression that took
place for the 2010 G8/G20 meetings in Toronto. Since then they have put
out a second album, “Arrested Development”.

Crash The Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ninV5yx7FW4
Democracy’s Bankrupt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yxNeeNztto
To check out and download (free) their two Albums, “A” and “Arrested
Development”: http://www.testtheirlogik.com/#

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LEE REED is a Hamilton O.G. and a veteran of the Kanadian Indie music
scene. For 20 years he's been stomping stages and studios, spewing his
unique brand of fiery, anti-capitalist rant-hop. From mouthpiece for the
legendary Warsawpack, through to his solo work REED has left a dark krylon
tag across the landscape of the nation's Indie HipHop scene, and a jumbo
fuel tanker on the fire of revolutionary music worldwide. REED's most
recent release, 2015's "The Butcher, The Banker, The Bitumen Tanker" spent
14 weeks on the National Campus Top 10 HipHop charts, with 2 weeks in the
#1 spot. Hide your bankers! Hide your cops!

Bazooka Rap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpZsTnT__O0
This Microphone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGvRbHY2W8s
For Lee Reed’s new album, “The Butcher, The Banker, The Bitumen Tanker”:
https://leereed.bandcamp.com/album/the-butcher-the-banker-the-bitumen-tanker-2

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Our collaborators:

Justice For Gladys Tolley:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/169936953175061/?fref=ts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9VJmkTPVnU

Critical Resistance:

http://criticalresistance.org/

POWER:

http://www.powerottawa.ca/
Challenges: Challenges: Ottawa area sex workers speak out:
http://www.powerottawa.ca/POWER_Report_Challenges.pdf

Ottawa Panhandler’s Union:

This channel is a document of encounters with Ottawa police:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7OL9DzIFT_7WnjXjX3nnGA

CHUO 89.1 FM:

http://chuo.fm/

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