[Sjsall] Victoria residents to march against Kinder Morgan bailout today
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Dear Friends of SJS,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 31, 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY
Victoria residents to march against Kinder Morgan bailout today
VICTORIA – On Tuesday, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced that the Trudeau government is spending $4.5 billion in public funds to buy Kinder Morgan’s pipeline and prop up a failing project that puts BC’s coast at risk.
At 5:30 today, concerned residents of Victoria will gather at Government and Wharf Streets for a rally to deliver our response. This will be followed by a march ending at Centennial Square with speakers. Participants have been asked to bring pots, pans, instruments
and noise makers to say loud and clear: No Pipeline Buyout!
The rally is organized by the Salish Sea Organizing Collective in collaboration with Protect the Inlet, Greenpeace Victoria, Rise and... Resist Kinder Morgan, the Council of Canadians Victoria Chapter, Wilderness Committee, Dogwood BC, and Sierra Club BC.
What: Rally and march
When: Thursday May 31, 5:30 pm
Where: Downtown Victoria tourist information centre (812 Wharf St.)
Speakers include:
- Joan Morris, Songhees Nation
- Tiffany Joseph, Tsartlip and Squamish Nation
- Caitlyn Vernon, Sierra Club BC
More speakers to be confirmed.
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Contact:
Sue Andrews - 250 813 1332 (Salish Sea Organizing Collective)
Eric Doherty - 604 346 6994 (Council of Canadians Victoria Chapter)
Margo L. Matwychuk, PhD
Director, Social Justice Studies
c/o Dept of Anthropology
University of Victoria
Territories of the Songhees, Esquimalt and WSANEC Peoples
PO Box 1700, STN CSC
Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2
Office: Cornett B210
PH: (250) 721-6283
FAX: (250) 721-6215
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
http://web.uvic.ca/socialjustice/
