[van-announce] MONDAY MTG: LAND, FREEDOM, DECOLONIZATION

[noii-van at resist.ca]

--> The next upcoming General meeting is on May 17th Monday @6 pm at 692
East hastings.

Although the march is about six months away, much work and involvement is
needed, particularly in the Outreach committee.

Leading upto the march, five community events are planned as well as
others actions and educational material. Four committees have been struck:
Outreach, Propaganda, Fundraising, Logistics.

To get involved in the organizing of the events and march, please come to
the meeting or contact noii-van at resist.ca or call 778-552-2099 or
604-726-5789.

Also, if you or your group would like to endorse the march, is able to
donate any money/photocopies/space/, or can help in translating or
flyering/postering, please get in touch.

At present, various groups are involved in the organizing: No One is
Illegal, Native Youth Movement, Native Solidarity Network, South Asian
Network for Secularism and Democracy, Palestine Community Center, South
Asian Youth Alliance, Friends and Families of Mexican Political Prisoners,
Chetna Association, Members of Bear Clan-Maxan Lake, Anti-Poverty
Committee, Bus Riders Union.


--- LAND, FREEDOM AND DECOLONIZATION ---
A march and celebration of resistance

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THURSDAY JULY 1
2 PM @ Clark Park (East 14th and Commerical Drive)
we will march till Grandview Park for food and festivities
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In solidarity with the frontline struggles of indigenous peoples and
immigrants and refugees ...
Bring your banners, noisemakers and symbols of resistance.

As thousands celebrate “Canada Day” we will be marching to celebrate our
resistance as indigenous peoples and as immigrants and refugees from the
global South.  The Canadian government and corporate interests create war,
poverty and destruction throughout Turtle Island and the global South,
while refugees arriving at these shores continue to be exploited and
deported.

Around the globe and at home, movements and communities for social justice
assert their dignity through diverse struggles - from the Philippines to
Colombia to Palestine; from the jungles of Chiapas to the "reserves" and
racialized ghettos of Fortress North America.

We will be marching to confront and remind people that there can be No
Olympics on stolen native land as the the Secwepemc and St'at'imc people
and now the community at Cheam are fighting ski resort development on
unceded traditional territories. We will be marching to remind and
confront people of the fight back against violent deportation and
detention policies that victimize immigrant and refugee communities
fleeing from former colonial regimes through measures such as Security
Certificates, Anti-Terrorism legislation and the Smart Border declaration.

And so united we will continue to struggle for our self-determination and
dignity.

Organized by various groups fighting for indigenous soverignity and
immigrant/refugee rights

For more information contact noii-van at resist.ca / 778-552-2099 or
604-726-5789

No Justice, No Peace!
End All Occupations!
No One Is Illegal!