[Migrantjusticedocumentary] Awkwesasne this Friday?

Thu May 16 12:22:57 PDT 2013

hi folks,
if we're gonna put it off, i would really appreciate it if we could do it
on june 7 rather than may 31, since i'm gonna be out of town then. i don't
think 1 week will make much of a difference, and i'd really like to be
there.
thanks!
aaron

On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Danielle Holyk <danielle.holyk at gmail.com>wrote:

> I spoke with Romina and it seems to make sense to put off the focus group.
> We said we'd follow up by emails, but we could probably come to any of
> their friday meetings.
> So I hope we can pick a friday to invite ourselves to come and Cat do you
> think you'd follow up by email?
> I guess the earliest friday would be the 31st. right now i am free for
> then.
> Talk soon
> danielle
>
>
> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 4:33 PM, Aaron Lakoff <aaronlakoff at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> yup, here are some phone numbers of MUR members:
>>
>> Romina - 514-560-0673 cell
>> Viviana - 514-554-3625 home
>> Noe - 514-342-2111 work, IWC
>>
>> my personal preference is to move it back to a friday in june when i
>> could make it, but i'm fine if you guys go ahead with it this friday too.
>>
>> aaron
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Catherine Kendler <
>> catherinekendler at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> About the MUR meeting, they have still not written back to confirm the
>>> location or anything, and since last week it was the same thing I'm
>>> assuming they're very busy and perhaps it's not the best time for them.
>>>
>>> Since Aaron can't come and expressed in an email (I can't tell if it's
>>> from before or after our discussion at the Monday meeting) that his
>>> preference is to put it to early June, and I am also currently freaking out
>>> about my exam and a landlord issue which will both be over with in two
>>> weeks, I wouldn't mind it being pushed back either. That would also clear
>>> the way for folks to stay later at the march on Friday.
>>>
>>> Aaron, please send me the phone number you called (Romina?) so I can
>>> find out about their preferences and availabilities for the focus group.
>>>
>>> Danielle, if you would still really like to do it this Friday, I still
>>> can, but it looks like it might not be up to us anyways.
>>>
>>> cat
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 1:31 PM, maddie ritts <maddie.ritts at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> hey!
>>>>
>>>> i agree that it would be an important to cover this given our desire to
>>>> incorporate a strong anti-colonial analysis in our project. i would  feel
>>>> comfortable with discussing and deciding upon this particular shoot over
>>>> e-mail, provided that we have a conversation about the budget at the next
>>>> meeting. or perhaps a meeting entirely about how we want to allocate money
>>>> for travel costs? i think a few conversations need to be had, and i am also
>>>> personally feeling really out of the loop as to budget related things. i'm
>>>> not sure about other folks. anyway, that's where i stand.
>>>>
>>>> thoughts?
>>>>
>>>> xo
>>>> m
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 1:14 PM, Aaron Lakoff <aaronlakoff at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> hi all,
>>>>> i think it would be really important to go and film, as Awkwesasne is
>>>>> the best case example of how the border infringes on the lives of
>>>>> Indigenous peoples, and helps to illustrate the importance of an
>>>>> anti-colonial analysis in no borders organizing.
>>>>>
>>>>> i just remembered about the MUR meeting, so that might be tricky. to
>>>>> get back in time if the meeting is at 7pm, you'd probably want to leave
>>>>> Awkwesasne by 3:30pm or 4pm to be safe and avoid traffic. the demo starts
>>>>> at 9am, so that would be a big day. what are people's thoughts on that? is
>>>>> it not possible?
>>>>>
>>>>> i think it would be important to put money from the budget towards
>>>>> this. the more i'm thinking too, there will probably be other things that
>>>>> come up outside mtl that will be important to film (for example, meetings
>>>>> with workers in st-hyacinthe, actions in Ottawa, meetings with ministers in
>>>>> Quebec City, etc.). we should definitely have another conversation about
>>>>> our budget at the next meeting, but how do folks feel about making a snap
>>>>> decision on covering the travel costs to Awkwesasne to film this?
>>>>>
>>>>> i've emailed a bunch of other anti-colonial peeps in mtl to see if
>>>>> others are driving down for this. i'll keep you all posted.
>>>>>
>>>>> cheers,
>>>>> aaron
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Danielle Holyk <
>>>>> danielle.holyk at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Looks like a good thing to go to, but I'm wondering for what? Is this
>>>>>> something you want to film and in what context?
>>>>>> We have the focus group with MUR at 7pm in mtl so it depends when
>>>>>> this is over...
>>>>>> also is this something that we need for the project and would pay for
>>>>>> driving?
>>>>>> I am was thinking that for longer trips or more driving I'd ask if we
>>>>>> can reimburse for driving regarding the KMs driven. For my old job we
>>>>>> offered i think around 40cents per KM to cover gas and car related costs. i
>>>>>> can double check what that was. but it helps cover all the other costs
>>>>>> related to having a car.
>>>>>> I wanted to bring this up next meeting and see what it means to the
>>>>>> budget, but i know it will depend on how much travel we need to do.
>>>>>> Anyways those are my thoughts.
>>>>>> we can talk more on the phone about details maybe so i can decide if
>>>>>> i can do this friday.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ok! yeah
>>>>>> talk soon
>>>>>> danielle
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 10:09 PM, Aaron Lakoff <aaronlakoff at gmail.com
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>>>> Sarita just shared this action callout about a demo in Awkwesasne
>>>>>>> this Friday. Is anyone able to go? It's about 2 hours from Montreal.
>>>>>>> Danielle, would you be able to drive?
>>>>>>> Aaron
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> MOHAWK NATION CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION AGAINST THE INFRINGEMENT
>>>>>>> OF ITS INHERENT INDIGENOUS RIGHTS
>>>>>>> For Immediate Release
>>>>>>> Akwesasne Mohawk Territory - Onerahtohkó:wa (May) 7, 2013
>>>>>>> Greetings from the Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) Nation of the
>>>>>>> Haudenosaunee Six Nations Confederacy. Straddling both sides of the
>>>>>>> Kania’tarohwá:nen (St. Lawrence River), the Akwesasne Mohawk
>>>>>>> Territory exists within the ancestral homeland of the Kanien’kehá:ka
>>>>>>> Nation, which has never been ceded by any legitimate authority of the
>>>>>>> Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Without the free, prior and informed consent of the Kanien’kehá:ka
>>>>>>> Nation, both Canada and the United States have since unilaterally drawn
>>>>>>> their national boundaries directly through our traditional and ancestral
>>>>>>> territory and now limit and disrupt our free and unobstructed movement
>>>>>>> within our own territory. Despite this challenge to our territorial
>>>>>>> sovereignty, the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation continues to retain and assert its
>>>>>>> inherent sovereign and indigenous right to cross freely into all
>>>>>>> Haudenosaunee territories.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Since the imposition of the Canadian Port of Entry within the
>>>>>>> Akwesasne Mohawk Territory, the Kanien’kehá:ka have experienced and endured
>>>>>>> racial harassment and mistreatment, the denial of their Haudenosaunee
>>>>>>> citizenship, arrest, and the confiscation of property by the Canadian
>>>>>>> Border Service Agency (CBSA). Since the Port of Entry was relocated to
>>>>>>> Cornwall four years ago, this mistreatment and abuse has intensified.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Therefore, the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation of the Haudenosaunee
>>>>>>> Confederacy are calling upon all people to join us in a call for action on
>>>>>>> May 17, 2013, to bring an end to Canada’s abuse and mistreatment of our
>>>>>>> citizens and their refusal to respect and honor the inherent sovereign and
>>>>>>> indigenous rights of the Haudenosaunee to freely move about its traditional
>>>>>>> and ancestral territory without hindrance. Despite the Government of
>>>>>>> Canada’s commitment towards truth and reconciliation with the Indigenous
>>>>>>> Peoples of this land, these regularly unprovoked and insensitive acts by
>>>>>>> the CBSA are another demonstration of Canada’s indifference and lack of
>>>>>>> respect towards indigenous peoples and demonstrate its callous disregard
>>>>>>> towards resolving these issues in good faith.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> To resolve the border issue the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation requires the
>>>>>>> following:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1. To begin the process to rectify this longstanding conflict
>>>>>>> between our peoples, the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation requires an immediate
>>>>>>> meeting between the Government of Canada and the traditional leadership of
>>>>>>> the Haudenosaunee Six Nations Confederacy.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2. In keeping with the principles of coexistence and non-inference
>>>>>>> as embodied through the Two Row Wampum, the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation requires
>>>>>>> a commitment by the Government of Canada to retain a nation-to-nation
>>>>>>> relationship with the traditional Haudenosaunee Six Nations Confederacy, as
>>>>>>> their British fathers had in the past.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 3. In order to preserve and maintain the distinct identity of the
>>>>>>> Haudenosaunee as a sovereign people, the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation requires the
>>>>>>> Government of Canada to recognize Haudenosaunee citizenship, by virtue of
>>>>>>> whatever identification issued by the Haudenosaunee Six Nations Confederacy.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Kanien’kehá:ka Nation calls upon its people to gather at the
>>>>>>> Mohawk Nation Longhouse at 9am on May 17, 2013, for a peaceful march across
>>>>>>> the imaginary line that cuts through our nation, to let all know that we
>>>>>>> shall continue to exercise our inherent sovereign and indigenous rights and
>>>>>>> uphold them for future generations. For more information, please contact
>>>>>>> the Mohawk Nation Office at 518-358-3381
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