[Iswg3906.organizers] Fwd: Grassy Narrows River Run 2014 Funding Request

[Marguerite Marlin]

Great initiative! I am all for this.


On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 1:06 PM, Indigenous Solidarity Working Group <
iswg3906 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi folks:
>
> A request for financial support I thought I'd forward prior to our next
> meeting.
>
> Take care,
>
> Tony
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Terrance Luscombe <teweence at gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, May 13, 2014 at 4:57 PM
> Subject: Grassy Narrows River Run 2014 Funding Request
> To: Indigenous Solidarity Working Group <iswg3906 at gmail.com>
>
>
> Greetings 3906,
>
> In July 2014 members of the Grassy Narrows First Nation's Women's Drum
> Group will be coming to Toronto for the 2014 River Run to pressure the
> government of Ontario to address the longstanding health impacts of mercury
> contamination and the continuing threat posed by clear-cut logging in the
> traditional territory of the Grassy Narrows First Nation.
>
> Supporting the Women's Drum Group in organizing the River Run is a group
> of Toronto-based activists called Earth Justice Action and today I'm
> writing to you as a representative of this group to ask for CUPE 3906's
> support for River Run 2014. We are seeking to raise $25,000 to cover the
> costs of the event and are hoping to bring as many  supporters to the
> various events that constitute River Run 2014.
>
> Please see the attached documents for more details about our plans, our
> budget, and letters of support from the Grassy Narrows Women's Drum Group
> and Grassy Narrows Chief Roger Fobister. Any support that you can provide
> would be appreciated.
>
> In solidarity,
> Terrance Luscombe
> Earth Justice Action
>
>
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