From mstainsby at resist.ca Tue Sep 2 14:22:29 2008 From: mstainsby at resist.ca (Macdonald Stainsby) Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 15:22:29 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [Ost-announce] Edmonton: No Games on Stolen Native Land! Panel on 2010 and call to disrupt the "Spirit Train" Message-ID: <63111.129.128.62.232.1220390549.squirrel@mail.resist.ca> [For Edmonton Residents] On September 29th, 2008 (Monday), the 2010 Olympic Winter Games "Spirit Train" will be coming to Edmonton, Alberta. A call out has been issued by the Olympics Resistance Network (appended below) On September 27, 2008, several speakers from indigenous communities who are being adversely effected on unceded territories in "British Columbia" as well as communities in "Alberta" are coming to Edmonton to speak about issues surrounding the 2010 Olympic Games, tar sands development and the negative effects on human health and to discuss ways in whcih these issues surrounding such developments are interlinked. On Monday September 29th, there will be a demonstration confronting the Olympic Spirit train as it brings its show through Edmonton. The panel will detail why these issues need to be understood and opposed as a show of support for self-determination and against corporate sponsored development of traditional indigenous territories. confirmed speakers include: Dustin Johnson, Tsimshian Nation: Olympics Resistance Network and coordinator of North Coast Enviro Watch; Ange Sterritt, Gitxsan First Nation: Olympics Resistance Network Invited Speakers from the communities of Fort Chipewyan, Alberta (Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation) Little Buffalo (Lubicon Lake Indian Nation) and the tar sands campaign of the Indigenous Environmental Network. Location of panel: TBA Date September 27th (Saturday); Action opposing 2010 Olympic Spirit Train on September 29th (Monday). for more infortmation, contact macdonald at oilsandstruth.org 780 233 4992 ******* The following is excerpted from a larger callout for support/actions & events from the Olympics Resistance Network. ++++ Another upcoming opportunity is the Spirit Train, being launched on Sept. 21, 2008 by Canadian Pacific Railway (which has historically and currently played a critical role in the colonization and usurpation of indigenous lands) and VANOC (Vancouver Organizing Committee for 2010). We are calling for and encouraging protests and actions to disrupt the 'Spirit Train' as it stop across cities across Canada. * Scheduled route and days (Check: cpspiritrain.com for official updates): Sept. 21, Port Moody, BC. 2-8 pm. West Coast Express Station, 65 Williams St. Sept. 27, Calgary, Alberta. 2:00pm ? 8:00pm Pop Davies Park (Ogden Rd. and Millican Rd. S.) Sept. 29, Edmonton, Alberta. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm WP Wagner School (6310 Wagner Rd NW) Oct. 2, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm William Reid Park Pendygrasse Rd. Oct. 4, Winnipeg, Manitoba. 2:00pm ? 8:00pm Sinclair Park Community Centre 490 Sinclair St. Oct. 8, Thunder Bay, Ontario. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm Marina Park October 11, Sudbury, Ontario. 2:00pm ? 8:00pm Energy Court, next to National Grocery on Lorne St. Oct. 13, Toronto, Ontario. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm Cooksville GO Transit Station 3210 Hurontario St. Oct. 16, Smiths Falls, Ontario. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm CP lot on Rideau Ave N and Ella St Oct. 18, Montreal, Quebec. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm Place des Vestiges on the Quays of the Old Port, across from Jacques-Cartier Pier From macdonald at oilsandstruth.org Wed Sep 3 12:41:30 2008 From: macdonald at oilsandstruth.org (macdonald at oilsandstruth.org) Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 12:41:30 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Ost-announce] Edmonton: No Games on Stolen Native Land! Panel on 2010 and call to disrupt the "Spirit Train" Message-ID: <1772.198.166.29.81.1220470890.squirrel@mail.resist.ca> [For Edmonton Residents] On September 29th, 2008 (Monday), the 2010 Olympic Winter Games "Spirit Train" will be coming to Edmonton, Alberta. A call out has been issued by the Olympics Resistance Network (appended below) On September 27, 2008, several speakers from indigenous communities who are being adversely effected on unceded territories in "British Columbia" as well as communities in "Alberta" are coming to Edmonton to speak about issues surrounding the 2010 Olympic Games, tar sands development and the negative impacts on human health, self-determination and the environment. On Monday September 29th, there will be a demonstration confronting the Olympic Spirit train as it brings its show through Edmonton. The panel will detail why these issues need to be understood and opposed as a show of support for self-determination and against corporate sponsored development of traditional indigenous territories. Confirmed speakers include: Dustin Johnson, Tsimshian Nation: coordinator of North Coast Enviro Watch and member of Native 2010 Resistance; Ange Sterritt, Gitxsan First Nation: Member of Native 2010 Resistance; Clayton Thomas-Muller, Indigenous Tar Sands Campaigner for the Indigenous Environmental Network [IEN] Lionel Lepine, member Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (Fort Chip). Invited Speakers from the community of Little Buffalo (Lubicon Lake Indian Nation) Location of panel: TBA Date September 27th (Saturday); (updates will be sent with details) Action opposing 2010 Olympic Spirit Train on September 29th (Monday). The Spirit Train event in Edmonton will take place at 1:00pm ? 8:00pm WP Wagner School (6310 Wagner Rd NW) for more information, contact macdonald at oilsandstruth.org 780 233 4992 ******* The following is excerpted from a larger callout for support/actions & events from the Olympics Resistance Network. ++++ Another upcoming opportunity is the Spirit Train, being launched on Sept. 21, 2008 by Canadian Pacific Railway (which has historically and currently played a critical role in the colonization and usurpation of indigenous lands) and VANOC (Vancouver Organizing Committee for 2010). We are calling for and encouraging protests and actions to disrupt the 'Spirit Train' as it stop across cities across Canada. * Scheduled route and days (Check: cpspiritrain.com for official updates): Sept. 21, Port Moody, BC. 2-8 pm. West Coast Express Station, 65 Williams St. Sept. 27, Calgary, Alberta. 2:00pm ? 8:00pm Pop Davies Park (Ogden Rd. and Millican Rd. S.) Sept. 29, Edmonton, Alberta. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm WP Wagner School (6310 Wagner Rd NW) Oct. 2, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm William Reid Park Pendygrasse Rd. Oct. 4, Winnipeg, Manitoba. 2:00pm ? 8:00pm Sinclair Park Community Centre 490 Sinclair St. Oct. 8, Thunder Bay, Ontario. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm Marina Park October 11, Sudbury, Ontario. 2:00pm ? 8:00pm Energy Court, next to National Grocery on Lorne St. Oct. 13, Toronto, Ontario. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm Cooksville GO Transit Station 3210 Hurontario St. Oct. 16, Smiths Falls, Ontario. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm CP lot on Rideau Ave N and Ella St Oct. 18, Montreal, Quebec. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm Place des Vestiges on the Quays of the Old Port, across from Jacques-Cartier Pier From mstainsby at resist.ca Sat Sep 13 16:12:17 2008 From: mstainsby at resist.ca (Macdonald Stainsby) Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:12:17 -0600 Subject: [Ost-announce] Edmonton: No Games on Stolen Native Land! Panel on 2010 & Tar Sands Message-ID: <48CC48D1.8060702@resist.ca> On September 29th, 2008 (Monday), the 2010 Olympic Winter Games "Spirit Train" will be coming to Edmonton, Alberta. A call out has been issued by the Olympics Resistance Network (appended below) On September 27, 2008, several speakers from indigenous communities who are being adversely effected on unceded territories in "British Columbia" as well as communities in "Alberta" are coming to Edmonton to speak about issues surrounding the 2010 Olympic Games, tar sands development and the negative impacts on human health, self-determination and the environment. On Monday September 29th, there will be a demonstration confronting the Olympic Spirit train as it brings its show through Edmonton. The panel will detail why these issues need to be understood and opposed as a show of support for self-determination and against corporate sponsored development of traditional indigenous territories. Confirmed speakers include: Dustin Johnson, Tsimshian Nation: coordinator of North Coast Enviro Watch and member of Native 2010 Resistance; Ange Sterritt, Gitxsan First Nation: Member of Native 2010 Resistance; Clayton Thomas-Muller, Indigenous Tar Sands Campaigner for the Indigenous Environmental Network [IEN] Lionel Lepine, member Athabasca Chipewyan/Dene First Nation (Fort Chip). Mike Mercredi, member Athabasca Chipewyan/Dene First Nation (Fort Chip). Invited Speakers from the community of Little Buffalo (Lubicon Lake Indian Nation) Location of panel: Edmonton Native Friendship Centre Street: 11205 101 Street NW T5G 2A4 Edmonton, AB Date September 27th (Saturday, 6pm); Action opposing 2010 Olympic Spirit Train on September 29th (Monday). The Spirit Train event in Edmonton will take place at 1:00pm ? 8:00pm WP Wagner School (6310 Wagner Rd NW) for more information, contact macdonald at oilsandstruth.org 780 233 4992 ******* The following is excerpted from a larger callout for support/actions & events from the Olympics Resistance Network. ++++ Another upcoming opportunity is the Spirit Train, being launched on Sept. 21, 2008 by Canadian Pacific Railway (which has historically and currently played a critical role in the colonization and usurpation of indigenous lands) and VANOC (Vancouver Organizing Committee for 2010). We are calling for and encouraging protests and actions to disrupt the 'Spirit Train' as it stop across cities across Canada. * Scheduled route and days (Check: cpspiritrain.com for official updates): Sept. 21, Port Moody, BC. 2-8 pm. West Coast Express Station, 65 Williams St. Sept. 27, Calgary, Alberta. 2:00pm ? 8:00pm Pop Davies Park (Ogden Rd. and Millican Rd. S.) Sept. 29, Edmonton, Alberta. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm WP Wagner School (6310 Wagner Rd NW) Oct. 2, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm William Reid Park Pendygrasse Rd. Oct. 4, Winnipeg, Manitoba. 2:00pm ? 8:00pm Sinclair Park Community Centre 490 Sinclair St. Oct. 8, Thunder Bay, Ontario. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm Marina Park October 11, Sudbury, Ontario. 2:00pm ? 8:00pm Energy Court, next to National Grocery on Lorne St. Oct. 13, Toronto, Ontario. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm Cooksville GO Transit Station 3210 Hurontario St. Oct. 16, Smiths Falls, Ontario. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm CP lot on Rideau Ave N and Ella St Oct. 18, Montreal, Quebec. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm Place des Vestiges on the Quays of the Old Port, across from Jacques-Cartier Pier From mstainsby at resist.ca Sun Sep 21 23:23:57 2008 From: mstainsby at resist.ca (Macdonald Stainsby) Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:23:57 -0600 Subject: [Ost-announce] Dominion: Protesters Disrupt "Spirit Train" Sendoff: Two arrested, festivities cancelled Message-ID: <48D739FD.3060008@resist.ca> http://www.dominionpaper.ca/articles/2103 Protesters Disrupt "Spirit Train" Sendoff Two arrested, festivities cancelled September 21, 2008 by Dawn Paley - The Dominion About 50 people showed up to protest the "Canada Pacific Spirit Train" event Sunday in the Vancouver suburb of Port Moody. Taking a position in front of the main stage, the group carried signs and placards, and a large banner that read "Resist 2010: No Olympics on Stolen Native Land." While demonstrators banged on pots and pans, Gord Hill, speaking on behalf of the Olympics Resistance Network, announced, "We want homes for the homeless, not corporate invasion on stolen native land." Betty Krawczyk, a octogenarian mayoral candidate in Vancouver who was incarcerated in 2006 for attempting to defend a forest against the expansion of the Sea to Sky highway linking Vancouver and Whistler, said "there is no spirit on that train, this is all about money." Most attending the event seemed relatively blas? about the protest, which carried on noisily for over an hour. A woman identified only as Gina led two children directly into the crowd of demonstrators, yelling at Krawczyk and pushing other protesters' signs. The children began to cry. Para-olympian Peter Rosen, who will be accompanying the train to Montr?al, said that "these are Canada's games, not Vancouver's games... [The 2010 Olympics] are a great opportunity for Canada." When asked about the protests, Rosen stated "everybody is entitled to an opinion, but professional protestors get it wrong." Many at the event stayed closer to tents that were erected for the Olympic sponsors including Rona, Yves' Veggie cuisine and GE Transportation to house their wares. "Spirit Train" tour manager and Canadian Pacific spokesperson Breanne Feigel told the Dominion that "The train will move the Olympic spirit across Canada," and that event organizers "respect everyone's right to make a statement." An estimated 40 tour staff will be traveling alongside the train in vehicles. It is unknown if anyone will actually be riding inside the train as it travels east. Organizers are planning to run a second "spirit train" in 2009. There were three separate police contingents that provided uniformed and undercover officers for the event: the Canadian Pacific Police Service, the Port Moody Police, and the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Police Service. In addition, there was a large group of private security guards from 'Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security' on-site. Police stormed the protest at about 2:40pm, causing a ruckus and knocking over a number of participants. They arrested an unidentified young man, and three officers carried him to a waiting police van. As the crowd watched, an undercover officer assisting with the arrest shoved an elder to the ground, and pushed her against the hood of a car. The officer told the woman that she was under arrest for assaulting a police officer. The officer that the woman allegedly assaulted was undercover and did not reveal his identity to the media. The woman was put in a squad car and taken to the Port Moody police department. "Spirit Train" organizers did not make a statement about the arrests. In a press release put out before the event, the Olympics Resistance Network stated "Canadian Pacific, the Vancouver Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee call the train an 'ambassador of goodwill.' A more careful read of history teaches us that the Canadian Pacific Railway Company has been a key instrument in the colonization of Canada and the genocide of indigenous peoples." "With protestors nearly outnumbering spectators, the most spirited thing today was the spirit of resistance against the Olympics and the forced cancellation of the Spirit Train launch ceremonies," said Hill. "We are confident that this same spirit will inspire others as the train travels across Canada." Corporate media reports emphasized the crying children and unspecified "clashes" with police. Conservative MP James Moore told CTV news that "Making kids cry to make a point is just a little bit over the line, and that's what we saw today." The "Spirit Train," left Sunday from Port Moody and will be visiting 10 cities across the country, ending up in Montr?al on October 18th. -- Dawn Marie Paley Contributing Editor/Redactora/R?dactrice adjointe The Dominion http://dominionpaper.ca 604.220.2064 From mstainsby at resist.ca Fri Sep 26 13:22:15 2008 From: mstainsby at resist.ca (Macdonald Stainsby) Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:22:15 -0600 Subject: [Ost-announce] Reminder: No Games on Stolen Native Land! Panel on 2010 & Tar Sands Message-ID: <48DD4477.7090501@resist.ca> On September 29th, 2008 (Monday), the 2010 Olympic Winter Games "Spirit Train" will be coming to Edmonton, Alberta. A call out has been issued by the Olympics Resistance Network (appended below) On September 27, 2008, several speakers from indigenous communities who are being adversely effected on unceded territories in "British Columbia" as well as communities in "Alberta" are coming to Edmonton to speak about issues surrounding the 2010 Olympic Games, tar sands development and the negative impacts on human health, self-determination and the environment. On Monday September 29th, there will be a demonstration confronting the Olympic Spirit train as it brings its show through Edmonton. The panel will detail why these issues need to be understood and opposed as a show of support for self-determination and against corporate sponsored development of traditional indigenous territories. Confirmed speakers include: Dustin Johnson, Tsimshian Nation: coordinator of North Coast Enviro Watch and member of Native 2010 Resistance; Ange Sterritt, Gitxsan First Nation: Member of Native 2010 Resistance; Clayton Thomas-Muller, Indigenous Tar Sands Campaigner for the Indigenous Environmental Network [IEN] Lionel Lepine, member Athabasca Chipewyan/Dene First Nation (Fort Chip). Mike Mercredi, member Athabasca Chipewyan/Dene First Nation (Fort Chip). Invited Speakers from the communities of Kelly Lake First Nation; and Siksika First Nation Location of panel: Edmonton Native Friendship Centre Street: 11205 101 Street NW T5G 2A4 Edmonton, AB Date September 27th (Saturday, 6pm); Action opposing 2010 Olympic Spirit Train on September 29th (Monday). The Spirit Train event in Edmonton will take place at 1:00pm ? 8:00pm WP Wagner School (6310 Wagner Rd NW) for more information, contact macdonald at oilsandstruth.org 780 233 4992 ******* The following is excerpted from a larger callout for support/actions & events from the Olympics Resistance Network. ++++ Another upcoming opportunity is the Spirit Train, being launched on Sept. 21, 2008 by Canadian Pacific Railway (which has historically and currently played a critical role in the colonization and usurpation of indigenous lands) and VANOC (Vancouver Organizing Committee for 2010). We are calling for and encouraging protests and actions to disrupt the 'Spirit Train' as it stop across cities across Canada. * Scheduled route and days (Check: cpspiritrain.com for official updates): Sept. 21, Port Moody, BC. 2-8 pm. West Coast Express Station, 65 Williams St. Sept. 27, Calgary, Alberta. 2:00pm ? 8:00pm Pop Davies Park (Ogden Rd. and Millican Rd. S.) Sept. 29, Edmonton, Alberta. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm WP Wagner School (6310 Wagner Rd NW) Oct. 2, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm William Reid Park Pendygrasse Rd. Oct. 4, Winnipeg, Manitoba. 2:00pm ? 8:00pm Sinclair Park Community Centre 490 Sinclair St. Oct. 8, Thunder Bay, Ontario. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm Marina Park October 11, Sudbury, Ontario. 2:00pm ? 8:00pm Energy Court, next to National Grocery on Lorne St. Oct. 13, Toronto, Ontario. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm Cooksville GO Transit Station 3210 Hurontario St. Oct. 16, Smiths Falls, Ontario. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm CP lot on Rideau Ave N and Ella St Oct. 18, Montreal, Quebec. 1:00pm ? 8:00pm Place des Vestiges on the Quays of the Old Port, across from Jacques-Cartier Pier