[Iswg3906.organizers] next workshop

[Marguerite Marlin]

Hello all,

I will try to make it this Sunday at 1 as well, and will let you know if I
am ultimately unable to. For the workshop, I did not state a preference as
I had conflicts on both the 18th and the 25th, but if it is after 5pm on
the 25th I should be able to be there since our visioning session for the
union should be done by then (hopefully by even earlier than 5).

Looking forward to hearing/planning the details of the next workshop! The
last one was fantastic.

Best,
              Marguerite

On Wednesday, January 8, 2014, Niki Thorne wrote:

> Works for me! See you all then
> On 2014-01-08 5:24 PM, "Jessica Foran" <foran.jessica at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Yes, thanks for all the info Peter and for volunteering your place for the
> meeting! I am good for Sunday 1-3pm.
>
> See you then,
> j.
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 5:21 PM, A.R.J. Gracey <graceyar at mcmaster.ca>wrote:
>
> Hi everyone:
>
> Thanks for all this information, Peter, and thanks to folks for setting up
> some meeting times. I, too, would prefer January 25th for our workshop with
> John.
>
> I cannot meet this Thursday, but I can meet Sunday for sure. Hopefully
> that works for others. 1 to 3 is also fine by me in terms of the time.
> Forwarding our questions is also an excellent idea.
>
>  Take care,
>
> Tony
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 7:54 AM, Peter Hopperton <
> peterhopperton at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi team,
>
> I like the idea of meeting this Sunday.  We could meet at my place in the
> afternoon sometime, say from 1-3pm.
>
> We don't need to decide on anything about the donation before the meeting,
> so we can take time to talk over the issues Jessica brought up. You're
> right that $500 might be too much. As for the questions, the donation
> request came to me through a third party, and I only got in touch with
> Giibwanisi, one of the core land defenders at the Oshkimaadzig camp, a
> couple of days ago. Sending the questions in writing would have been a
> great idea, but it didn't occur to me when I eventually got his contact. We
> had a discussion by phone that covered much the same ground the questions
> would have, and I'd be glad to try to summarize our chat at the meeting.
> Giibwanisi is going to be spending the winter doing a lot of traveling and
> speaking, and is intending to come hang out in Hamilton in the early spring.
>
> I've pasted in some text below from a public email he circulated
> elaborating on ACTION the Oshikmaadzig Unity Camp. It includes a pretty
> specific definition of decolonization and situates those projects within
> traditional prophecy and relative to the Canadian state and other political
> institutions.
>
> Thanks and see you soon,
>
> -p
>
> Giibwanisi Dizhnikaaz (My name is red tailed hawk)
> Mkwa Dodem (I am from the bear clan)
> Shkukimikwe Donjibaa (I come from Mother Earth)
> Oshkimaadziig niingdow (I am one of the new people as referred to in the
> 7th Fire Prophecy)
> minwaa windigokaan niiindow (I am a contrary clown)
>
> I am a cofounder of ACTION (Anishinabek Confederacy To Invoke Our
> Nationhood) and the Oshkimaadziig Unity Camp.  ACTION is a grassroots
> organization that seeks to build a national organization that is separate
> from Band Councils and kkkanda.  We aim to build our nationhood through
> Biskaabiyaang-We are returning (decolonization).  This work will be done
> through reestablishing our original clan governance system, food and
> economic security, and forgotten societies like the Windigokaan and
> Ogitchidaa.
>
> We seek this vision through our current project, the Oshkimaadziig Unity
> Camp which is a land reclamation in what is knowns as Awenda Provincial
> Park (just north of Barrie Ontario).  Our occupation of our traditional
> territories, has been going on for 20 months.  There is very few of us
> there, and quite often I find myself as the only represntation of
> Anishinabek Nation out there.  We have faced community backlash,
> repression/oppression from agents of the state like the OPP (Ontario
> Provincial Police) the MNR (Ministry of Natural Resources), the park
> superintendant, and of course the Chief and Council of the reserve I am
> registered too.
>
> We call ourselves the Oshkimaadziig, for it refers too the New People
> described in the 7th Fire Prophecy, who will pick up our sacred ways, left
> on the Good Red Road of the Anishinabek.  The time of the 7th Fire is
> described as a catastophic era in which humankind has contributed to the
> poisoning of land, air and water.  Disease is rampant, and there is much
> war and violence.  There are two paths in which to choose from.  One is the
> road that we are currently on, which will end very abr
>
>
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