[IPSM] Vancouver: Indigenous Day of Action and Resistance Communique

[Jaggi Singh]

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Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 01:21:51 -0700
From: "anti-canada day resistance"anti.canada.day at gmail.com>
To: anti.canada.day at gmail.com
Subject: Indigenous Day of Action and Resistance Communique

INDIGENOUS ANTI-CANADA DAY
INDIGENOUS DAY OF ACTION AND RESISTANCE

On July 1st 2007, over 200 Indigenous women, children, Elders and men took the 
streets and the train tracks on a march and blockade to mark their resistance 
to Canada as an oppressive force against their people. The march began at 
Grandview Park and proceeded down Commercial Drive to Venables Street where the 
CN rail lines were occupied and blocked for over an hour.

During the blockade a Canadian flag was burned on the tracks by an Indigenous 
person, and several other Canadian souvenir flags that had been painted with 
the words "No Justice on Stolen Native Land"
were burned by about 40 Indigenous people at the action.

The group stayed strong throughout the blockade in a show of force to let the 
Canadian government know that Indigenous people will not take state oppression 
any longer.

The march returned to Grandview park, again blocking traffic on the roads and 
intersections. The police presence was small, consisting of mostly bicycle 
units, and efforts to direct traffic were non-existent for at least an hour.

Actions of this nature will continue to happen, not only at
every Anti-Canada Day but also at other events in the true spirit of
Indigenous resistance!

Attached PDF document includes full action photos from the Indigenous 
National Day of Action and Resistance. [sent without attachment, but 
photos at blog below ...]

U-Tube Video on its way!

See also: http://harrietspirit.blogspot.com/