[van-announce] PRAYER AND RALLY for HARRIET NAHANEE Friday 6pm

[Anti-Poverty Committee]

*Please forward this important message from The Indigenous Action Movement*

  As you may know, Harriet Nahanee, an Elder of the Pacheedaht Nation,
Port Renfrew, BC ( now called) was tried and sentenced for standing up for
her rights to protect part of the Coast Salish territory, thus our
environment, from being bulldozed thus destroying natural habitat. 
Because she refused to say, 'I'M SORRY..." to Madam "Justice" Brown...
because she refused to apologize for her part in the protest she was
jailed and now her health is deteriorating in hospital.

  I received a call this morning by two concerned friends of hers.
Harriet is now in critical condition at St Pauls Hospital and has lost
much weight and is not doing well.  Part of the problem she dealt with in
the courtroom was that she is hard of hearing and this caused issues for
the judge and now in the hospital.  Her hearing loss was as a result of
abusive treatment in residential school as a child.

  She needs our prayers!!
  She needs to know she has support.

  The Indigenous Action Movement is organizing a prayer vigil on Friday,
February 23 2007 beginning at 6:00 outside of St. Paul's Hospital.

  By participating in this vigil you are declaring your oupouring of
support for Harriet Nahanee and her right to fight to protect our land and
environment, and for her right as an Indigenous person to

  We urge people to see this action as taking a stand against an unJUST
system.