A little while ago I posted a picture from the Haida blockade on the Queen Charlotte Islands. There is a solidarity demonstration in Toronto this week. Here's the scoop for anyone who is interested:
Haida Solidarity Demo Against Weyerhauser
Support the Haida Nation Blockades
Thursday April 21, 5:30 p.m.
130 King St. West
Northeast corner of King and
York Streets
(One block East of St. Andrew subway station)
Contact: David at dsone@ran.org
Check out: www.haidanation.ca
Come out and show that we stand with the Haida and
their demands for self-determination, Native rights,
ancient forests, and sustainable local economies.
While Weyerhaeuser holds their Annual Shareholder
Meeting in Seattle, let's join people in Haida Gwaii,
Seattle, Vancouver, New York and Winnipeg to help show
investors and customers that Weyerhaeuser is an
unethical and unsafe corporate criminal.
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(...continued) There will be speakers, and reports on Native struggles for the land and self-determination across the country. There will also be fliers, banners, signs and sidewalk chalk.
Please bring your banners, signs, street theatre, costumes, puppets, instruments, noise makers, chants, cheers, songs, and dances.
Bring your friends and family. We want this to be a colourful, loud, visible, contrast to the dull, grey financial district.
We are hoping for a non-confrontational, safe demonstration.
BACKGROUND
For over three weeks now the Haida Nation has shut down Weyerhaeuser's logging operations on Haida Gwaii (a.k.a. Queen Charlotte Islands), and seized $50 million of cedar logs. They, along with many supporters from local communities, are demanding that Weyerhaeuser and the BC government respect the Haida's right to determine their own future and control the resources on their island.
They say that "Weyerhaeuser has shown no respect for the land, the culture, or the people who have worked for them. Weyerhaeuser has also shown no respect for its own word. In commitments made to the CHN, the communities and the people who work for them, five of the six commitments have been violated. Now the company is poised to sell its interests and in its final hours is attempting to strip all that it can from this land.
The opportunity to design a future that maintains the land and culture while providing for a sustainable economy is in our hands. The next generation will not have the same chance if the forest industry is allowed to strip our lands in the next few years.
When law, diplomacy and negotiation fail, it is time to stand and accept our responsibilities The signs on the road say it all -- Enough is Enough!"
The Haida have initiated a bold and historic action that will have serious impacts on how the government and corporations deal with First Nations across the country. They are also articulating a clear and hopeful vision of a just and sustainable future.
The Haida have asked for our support. They want our help to spread the news and impact of their stand. Let's do our part to help make their actions successful!
Good riddance to weyerhaeser! Am I glad to see the end of that outfit. Only problem is that Brascan is keeping alot of the management culls. Hopefully they will fire most of them later on. I'm sick and tired of weyco bleeding Canadian workers and communities dry. The've done so much harm, all in the name of profit for yankee shareholders.
The future is growing without you weyco.
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A little while ago I posted a picture from the Haida blockade on the Queen Charlotte Islands. There is a solidarity demonstration in Toronto this week. Here's the scoop for anyone who is interested:
Haida Solidarity Demo Against Weyerhauser
Support the Haida Nation Blockades
Thursday April 21, 5:30 p.m.
130 King St. West
Northeast corner of King and York Streets
(One block East of St. Andrew subway station)
Contact: David at dsone@ran.org
Check out: www.haidanation.ca
Come out and show that we stand with the Haida and their demands for self-determination, Native rights, ancient forests, and sustainable local economies.
While Weyerhaeuser holds their Annual Shareholder Meeting in Seattle, let's join people in Haida Gwaii, Seattle, Vancouver, New York and Winnipeg to help show investors and customers that Weyerhaeuser is an unethical and unsafe corporate criminal.
(continued...)
- sally mckay 4-20-2005 5:17 am
(...continued) There will be speakers, and reports on Native struggles for the land and self-determination across the country. There will also be fliers, banners, signs and sidewalk chalk.
Please bring your banners, signs, street theatre, costumes, puppets, instruments, noise makers, chants, cheers, songs, and dances.
Bring your friends and family. We want this to be a colourful, loud, visible, contrast to the dull, grey financial district.
We are hoping for a non-confrontational, safe demonstration.
BACKGROUND
For over three weeks now the Haida Nation has shut down Weyerhaeuser's logging operations on Haida Gwaii (a.k.a. Queen Charlotte Islands), and seized $50 million of cedar logs. They, along with many supporters from local communities, are demanding that Weyerhaeuser and the BC government respect the Haida's right to determine their own future and control the resources on their island.
They say that "Weyerhaeuser has shown no respect for the land, the culture, or the people who have worked for them. Weyerhaeuser has also shown no respect for its own word. In commitments made to the CHN, the communities and the people who work for them, five of the six commitments have been violated. Now the company is poised to sell its interests and in its final hours is attempting to strip all that it can from this land.
The opportunity to design a future that maintains the land and culture while providing for a sustainable economy is in our hands. The next generation will not have the same chance if the forest industry is allowed to strip our lands in the next few years.
When law, diplomacy and negotiation fail, it is time to stand and accept our responsibilities The signs on the road say it all -- Enough is Enough!"
The Haida have initiated a bold and historic action that will have serious impacts on how the government and corporations deal with First Nations across the country. They are also articulating a clear and hopeful vision of a just and sustainable future.
The Haida have asked for our support. They want our help to spread the news and impact of their stand. Let's do our part to help make their actions successful!
- sally mckay 4-20-2005 5:18 am
Good riddance to weyerhaeser! Am I glad to see the end of that outfit. Only problem is that Brascan is keeping alot of the management culls. Hopefully they will fire most of them later on. I'm sick and tired of weyco bleeding Canadian workers and communities dry. The've done so much harm, all in the name of profit for yankee shareholders.
The future is growing without you weyco.
- weyco sucks (guest) 4-28-2005 4:58 am