[Org4j-announce] Barriere Lake events: Ottawa & Montreal, March 11 & 12

Fri Mar 3 12:02:24 PST 2017

*~ please forward ~ for Ottawa March 11th, Montreal (bilingue) March 12th ~*

*Ottawa event :*

The Algonquins of Barriere Lake are Asking for Your Help and Solidarity.

*Circle the evening of Saturday March 11 to meet, share a chili meal, and
find out more about the Algonquins’ struggle to resist mining exploration
and build a sustainable way of life.*

*Saturday March 11*5:00 PM at First United Church
347 Richmond Road in Westboro.

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/ events/1650484101923739/
<https://www.facebook.com/events/1650484101923739/>
Poster: https://organizingforjustice. ca/wordpress/wp-content/
uploads/2017/02/ABL-March11- Ottawa-poster.jpg
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The Algonquins of Barriere Lake (ABL) are our regional neighbours living in
the Ottawa and Gatineau River watershed in Quebec.  They have never ceded
their land nor do they wish to leave their traditional, land-based way of
living.  Already, resource grabbing has caused them serious loss of forests.

Now, Copper One, a company financed and directed by the Forbes Manhatten
Group, has staked claims on some of ABL’s lands (the Riviere Dore mining
prospect) for copper mining.  The company is pressing for permission from
the Quebec government to clear access roads and do exploratory drilling.
The drilling is polluting and if enough copper and other minerals are found
for a mine, there would be devastating disruption of the land and water in
a large area.

The Barriere Lake Defense team is hosting an evening of a chili supper,
entertainment and, most important, a “teach in” about the history and
current situation at ABL.  We are asking leaders from the ABL community,
legal advisors, representatives from Mining Watch and other informed
supporters to tell the story and explain the urgency.  We invite you to
come and listen, discuss and ask questions of the community.

We hope to fill the hall with encouragement from you as well as help with
the legal fees through a suggested donation of $20 (or more) for the
evening.

Please come on Saturday, March 11 at 5:00, at First United Church, 347
Richmond Rd. in Westboro.

For more information, contact Joyce Hardman at jhardman at rogers.com or Joan
Kuyek at joankuyek at sympatico.ca

To donate online now in support of Barriere Lake's efforts, please use
paypal:
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For the latest updates, please visit the website:
http://www. barrierelakesolidarity.org
<http://www.barrierelakesolidarity.org/>

Sign up for the email announcement list, and 'like' the Facebook page, via
the website

*Montreal event :*

*[English follows]*
*Brunch et blocages: brunch et projection de deux courts métrages sur les
Algonquins du Lac Barrière*

Depuis des mois, les Algonquins du Lac Barrière soutiennent un camp de
protection des terres de leur territoire, situé à quelques heures au
nord-ouest de Montréal. En septembre 2016, la communauté a appris que la
compagnie minière junior Copper One planifiait entreprendre du forage
exploratoire au coeur de leur territoire, sans son consentement ni avoir
consultée. La communauté a répondu en installant un camp indéfini de
défense du territoire pour bloquer l'accès à la route principale. Dans les
dernières semaines, les droits miniers de la compagnie ont été suspendus
suite aux pressions populaires, cependant, la compagnie a juré de
poursuivre le gouvernement en cour afin de continuer son projet minier. Les
Algonquins du Lac Barrière ont juré qu'aucun projet minier ne se ferait sur
leurs territoires, spécialement le projet de Copper One parce qu'il aurait
un impact direct sur la culture de la communauté et ses ressources en eau
potable.

Joignez-vous à nous pour la projection et le brunch afin d'entendre les
derniers développements concernant la défense du territoire et en apprendre
davantage sur la communauté et l'histoire de ses luttes. Nous projetterons
le documentaire de 1989 Blockade: Algonquins Defend the Forest (27
minutes), suivi du documentaire de 2014 Honour Your Word (60 minutes).

*Quand: Dimanche, 12 mars 2017, 14 heures*Où: L'Auditoire, 5214, boul.
Saint-Laurent
Admission: Gratuit (le brunch est payant)

Une garderie sera disponible sur les lieux. L'endroit dispose d'un accès
pour fauteuils roulants et de toilettes pour genre neutre. Les films sont
en anglais avec sous-titres français et une traduction murmurée en espagnol
sera disponible.

L'activité s'inscrit dans le cadre de la Semaine contre l'apartheid
d'Israël. Nous vous encourageons à en consulter la programmation
<http://www.iawmontreal.org/?lang=en>.

Au sujet des films:

Honour Your Word <http://honouryourword-film.ca/> est le portrait intime de
la vie sous les barricades des Algonquins du Lac Barrière, une inspirante
Première Nation dont la dignité et le courage contrastent grandement avec
l'njustice politique qu'elle affronte. (2014, 60 minutes)

Blockade <http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/fr/notre-collection/?idfilm=18423> suit les
Algonquins du Lac Barrière alors qu'ils entreprennent la lutte contre le
gouvernement et l'industrie forestière pour sauver leurs territoires de
chasse et leur mode de vie. (1989, 27 minutes)

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*Brunch and Blockades : A screening over brunch of two short movies about
the Algonquins of Barriere Lake*

For months, the Algonquins of Barriere Lake have been maintaining a land
protection camp on their territory, located a few hours North-West of
Montreal.  In September 2016, the community learned that junior mining
company Copper One planned to begin exploratory drilling in the heart of
their territory, without consultation or consent. They responded by
setting-up an indefinite land-defence camp. In recent weeks, the company's
claim has been suspended due to "public safety concerns," however, Copper
One is bringing the government to court to contest the suspension and to
continue their mining project.  The Algonquins of Barriere Lake have
insisted that no mining projects will happen on their territory, especially
Copper One's proposed project because it will have a direct impact on the
community's culture and drinking water.

To learn about the community and their history of struggle, come see the
1989 documentary Blockade : Algonquins Defend the Forest (27 minutes), and
the 2014 documentary Honour Your Word (one hour).

*When? : Sunday, March 12th, 2pm*Where? : L'Auditoire, 5214 Saint Laurent
Blvd
Admission? : Free.

Childcare will be offered on site.  The space in accessible to wheelchairs
and the toilets are gender-neutral.  The films are in English with French
subtitles and whispered translation to Spanish will be available.

This even is part of Israeli Apartheid Week. We encourage you to check out the
week's programming <http://www.iawmontreal.org/?lang=en>.

About the films :

Honour Your Word <http://honouryourword-film.ca/> is an intimate portrait
of life behind the barricades for the Algonquins of Barriere Lake, an
inspiring First Nation whose dignity and courage contrast sharply with the
political injustice they face. (2014, 60 minutes)

Blockade <http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=18423> follows the
Barriere Lake Algonquins as they take on the government and the logging
industry in a struggle to save their hunting grounds and way of life.
(1989, 27 minutes)

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