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Posted by admin on Jul 25th, 2013
Imperial Metals Operating without Consent: First Nations oppose mining on indigenous lands
Posted by admin on May 29th, 2013
Imperial Metals Operating without Consent:
First Nations oppose mining on Indigenous lands
Vancouver, Unceded Coast Salish Territories, May 29, 2013 – Today, members of the Neskonlith Secwepemc Nation and Ancestral Pride Ahousaht Sovereign Territory will join other First Nations and allies in voicing opposition to Imperial Metals (TSX: III) operations across British Columbia.
According to Janice Billy of the Secwepemc Nation, “We will be making our voice’s heard at the companies annual general meeting in Vancouver. In our territory as elsewhere, the company has not followed Canadian or international standards and legal obligations to obtain the free prior informed consent of the Indigenous peoples affected by its projects.”
Unist’ot’en “Soft Blockade” on Morice River, BC
Posted by admin on May 29th, 2013
THE UNIST’OT’EN PEOPLE MAINTAIN A “SOFT BLOCKADE†ON THE MORICE RIVER
May 28, 2013 – The Unist’ot’en People (a.k.a C’ilhts’ekhyu) of the Wet’suwet’en Nation maintain a “Soft Blockade†keeping pipeline workers and subcontractors out of their territories. The blockade is located 66km on the Morice West Forest Service Road south of the town of Houston BC.
Hundreds of supporters, volunteers, recreationalists, and mushroom pickers have been able to cross into the guarded territory by showing respect to the territory owners and answering some simple questions.
Migration Matters: The Root Causes of Displacement
Posted by admin on May 25th, 2013
Tuesday May 28th at 6:00 pm. Grandview Calvary Baptist Church, 1803 East 1st Ave (just east of Commercial Drive). Unceded Coast Salish Territories
Dinner and Childcare provided. FREE EVENT!
Join us for a presentation hosted by No One Is Illegal – Vancouver, Unceded Coast Salish Territories to hear how migrant justice is inseparable from anti-colonial land struggles, the fight against gentrification, climate justice, anti-war movements, and organizing against neoliberal trade agreements.
We did it! One episode of Border Security down!
Posted by admin on May 5th, 2013
We did it! CBSA and Force Four Force have confirmed that footage from the immigration raid on March 13 won’t be broadcast!
A recent Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) memo cites “negative public response.†Thank you to everyone who signed petitions, endorsed letters, wrote and called the producers and broadcasters, spread the word and took action!
Diana Thompson, an Indigenous woman whose husband Tulio Renan Hernandez was filmed and has since been deported to Honduras, says “We all feel extremely relieved by the news and are grateful to everyone who spoke out. We want this episode and the whole show cancelled.â€
This briefing memo, just released through an access-to-information request, also states that CBSA President Luc Portelance has now placed limitations on the filming of Inland Enforcement activities to situations involving individuals wanted for “serious criminality†or those featured on CBSA’s “most wanted†list. CBSA believes that this will “continue to highlight inland enforcement work while removing the key issue at play.â€
