Actions alerts and call out for support at Unist'ot'en
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As Indigenous people rise, racialized people, indigenous peoples displaced from their territory that now reside on Turtle Island, and Canadian settlers are joining in solidarity.
Solidarity actions keep going at remarkable pace and spreading far and wide continuing to demand that the RCMP leave Wet'suwet'en lands and that Wet'suwet'en law be respected. Today actions happened all over so called Canada, including Indigenous youth successfully shutting down the BC government in Victoria, mass protests in downtown Toronto, and the rail lines being shut down by in Chiliwack BC!
While not a Wet'suwet'en action, the deeply related 29th annual Women's Memorial March in the Downtown Eastside saw thousands of people march to honor lost loved ones, including far too many missing and murdered Indigenous women, and commit themselves to justice.
This movement is powerful and shows no sign of slowing down. Seize the moment! You all are making history and standing on the side of justice. Photo from today's powerful Women's Memorial March in the Downtown East Side
One woman in attendance, Elizabeth Sam, explained why she thought the annual march was so important: “It brings awareness to people who don’t know that this is still an ongoing genocide, that our women and girls and two-spirit folk are still going missing and being murdered. The systems that are in place are still oppressing us and holding us down. These systems are created to make us fail and not succeed in life, so that we won’t take back our land.” SOME UPCOMING ACTIONS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND
VANCOUVER
Saturday at 10 AM at John Hendry Park Trout Lake at 10 AM
TORONTO
Saturday at 10 AM sharp at Matt Cohen Park. Emergency Action to Stop RCMP Invasion of Wet'suwet'en Territory!
VICTORIA
Saturday at 11:30: Stolen Sisters Memorial March
(Not a Wet'suwet'en action but another important march to honor Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women)
SEATTLE
Sunday at Noon at Seattle Center Main Stage
MORE ACTIONS HERE
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Video From Successful Government Shut Down in Victoria! SOLIDARITY STATEMENTS
The outpouring of support for this movement has been beautiful. Read and support some of these incredibly powerful Solidarity Statements
Canadian Muslim Community Members Stand with the Wet'suwet'en Nation
Palestinians Stand in Solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en Nation
Why do Filipinx Youth Activists Support the Wet'suwet'en Land Defenders?
Solidarity Statement: Asians in Support of Wet'suwet'en Jurisdiction and Governance
Read this statement in Chinese, Japanese, Turkish, Vietnamese, Bangla, Korean, and Tagolog. Statement will soon be available in Indonesian, Malay, Punjabi, Urdu, Farsi, Hindi, Arabic, and Sinhalese. Indigenous led action shuts down rail line and busiest street in Chilliwack today! Action in Toronto Tomorrow!
10 AM Sharp at Matt Cohen Park r34.