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

[mattm-b at resist.ca]

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

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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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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
- We are trying to secure ASL interpretation, updates about ASL to come
- 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

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



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