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RAVEN Update - Celebrating Aboriginal Title & Fish Lake Fund Appeal!

Details: Published on Friday, 18 July 2014 11:00; Written by editor

Hello RAVENers!

It's been a hot, glorious summer in Victoria and we still bask in the glow of the first declaration of Aboriginal title in Canadian history - a game-changing win for the Tsilhqot'in and Xeni Gwet'in First Nation! Congratulations to Chief Roger William (right) and everyone in the Tsilhqot'in community!

We supported the Elder Express to be in Ottawa for the Supreme Court of Canada hearing last November - however most of this case took place prior to RAVEN's existence. The original Tsilhqot'in Nation vs British Columbia trial decision was handed down in 2007. But the implications do affect our work. RAVEN is now well positioned as the key charitable organization for assisting First Nations in establishing their Aboriginal title and regaining control of their land base for sustainable purposes. There is finally a viable path to achieving a court-ordered settlement.

So with that in mind, we bring you an important update on the ongoing effort to protect Teztan Biny (Fish Lake).

FISH LAKE UPDATE AND FUND APPEAL
For 20 years, Taseko Mines Limited (TML) has tried to get approval for a low-grade, open-pit copper and gold mine that would destroy an area of cultural significance to the Tsilhqot’in people known as Nabas. The Prosperity and New Prosperity Mine proposals are the most contested mining projects in Canada. This mine has been rejected twice by the federal government, in 2010 and 2014.

In the face of these rejections, Taseko has responded with lawsuits. The first judicial review filed by Taseko (TML) in November 2013 targets the independent panel and its report, and alleges that the panel’s review process was “unfair” to the company. In March 2014, TML launched a second lawsuit, this time asking the Federal Court to overturn the Federal Government’s rejection of New Prosperity. But this second lawsuit is far more sweeping – and very troubling for the future of environmental protection in Canada.

Israel-Palestine: This is how it ends

Details: Published on Thursday, 17 July 2014 15:40; Written by editor

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Petition: Expropriate Grace Islet to protect the First Nations burial ground

Details: Published on Thursday, 17 July 2014 14:20; Written by editor

THEREFORE WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, call on the Capital Regional District Board to show leadership and a genuine commitment to establishing a new relationship with First Nations by acquiring the property known as Grace Islet in Ganges Harbour, for the public purpose of protecting the First Nations burial ground, with fair-market compensation provided to the owner under the provisions of the Expropriation Act.

Sign here: http://benisitt.nationbuilder.com/expropriate_grace_islet_petition

FIESTA CUBANA JULY 26

Details: Published on Thursday, 17 July 2014 10:40; Written by editor

Please consider going to the following celebration event.

The Victoria Friends of Cuba are helping to host a picnic for CAIA August 17 at Esquimalt Gorge Park to celebrate the efforts of CAIA and help support our Advertisement Campaign. VFC also make most of our protest banners.

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Subject: FIESTA CUBANA JULY 26
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FIESTA CUBANA Celebrating the accomplishments of the Cuban Revolution
Hi friends,We are once again gearing up towards our annual Fiesta Cubana event. It will take place this month on Saturday, July 26th from 4pm to 8pm at the usual place of the Mitraniketan housing co-op at 1241 Balmoral, Victoria. In case of rain we will move it inside the BCGEU Hall at 2994 Douglas.
We hope you can join us with your friends and family.
Full dinner served at 5:00pmLive...

Famed Photographer's New Photos of Canada

Details: Published on Wednesday, 16 July 2014 18:20; Written by editor

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#StandUpforParks this Sat. July 19

Details: Published on Wednesday, 16 July 2014 13:40; Written by editor

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FIESTA CUBANA JULY 26

Details: Published on Wednesday, 16 July 2014 11:20; Written by editor

FIESTA CUBANACelebrating the accomplishments of the Cuban Revolution
Hi friends,We are once again gearing up towards our annual Fiesta Cubana event. It will take place this month on Saturday, July 26th from 4pm to 8pm at the usual place of the Mitraniketan housing co-op at 1241 Balmoral, Victoria. In case of rain we will move it inside the BCGEU Hall at 2994 Douglas.
We hope you can join us with your friends and family.
Full dinner served at 5:00pmLive music by "The Family Band"Piñata for the kids Lots of fun for everyone
Admission $15 (kids free)
All funds raised from this event will go towards the "Cuba for Haiti Campaign". This campaign helps Cuban doctors working and saving lives in Haiti.
Please send us an email back to let us know if you or anyone else with you can join us so we can make sure there will be enough food for everyone.
Always in solidarity,Victoria Friends of...

Air quality matters – don't you agree?

Details: Published on Tuesday, 15 July 2014 17:20; Written by editor

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STOP Israeli/Palestinian Violence. Cease Fire NOW! Interfaith Fast For Peace -Tuesday night to Wed night

Details: Published on Tuesday, 15 July 2014 09:20; Written by editor

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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announcements and upcoming events

Details: Published on Tuesday, 15 July 2014 08:40; Written by editor

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CJPME backs ceasefire call, as death toll hits 172, 77% civilians

For Immediate Release

Montreal, July 14, 2014 -- Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) supports the UN call for a ceasefire, and shares its concerns about the high civilian casualties among Palestinians. According to international reports, 172 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military. The UN estimates that 77 percent of the victims were civilians. Meanwhile, no Israelis have been killed.

On July 11, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay commented that attacks on civilian homes violate international law and called for both Hamas and Israel to respect international law. Despite the balanced nature of Pillay’s statement, Canada’s Foreign Minister John Baird attacked Pillay in a July 12 press release, and continued to portray...

Public Event Notice

Details: Published on Monday, 14 July 2014 19:20; Written by editor

FIESTA CUBANACelebrating the 61st anniversary of the Cuban Revolution
4:00pm to 8:00pm Saturday, July 261241 Balmoral (Mitraniketan Housing Co-op
Joins us with your friends and family
Full dinner served at 5:00pmLive music by "The Family Band"Piñata for the kids Lots of fun for everyone
Admission $15 (kids free)
All funds raised from this event will go towards the "Cuba for Haiti Campaign". This campaign helps Cuban doctors working and saving lives in Haiti.
Organized by the Victoria Friends of Cuba https://victoriafriendsofcuba.wordpress.com/

[evoz] Public Event Notice

Details: Published on Monday, 14 July 2014 20:20; Written by editor

[Uvic-sustainability] News and Events for week of July 14th

Details: Published on Wednesday, 13 August 2014 15:40; Written by editor

NEWS

The David Suzuki Foundation has recently posted a series of compelling images, research and in-person interviews focused on the evolution in environmental thinking, and the current state of Canadians’ rights to a healthy life and environment. The series, called Broken Ground, represents the launch of a multi-year campaign. See the website for more info.

UVic Anthropology professor Brian Thom is featured in the Globe and Mail for his work with the Stz'uminus First Nation on Vancouver Island’s east coast. The project integrates indigenous oral history within a Google Maps application, helping to connect aboriginal youth to their traditional history and language, and may assist in securing a long-sought land treaty.

In their article about recent findings on the BC Carbon Tax by Stats Canada, this Globe and Mail...

[evoz] coffee

Details: Published on Monday, 14 July 2014 16:40; Written by editor

I have just bagged a fresh roast of Cafe Simpatico coffee – organic & fair traded – helping people on Omotepe Island in Nicaragua while a small mark-up helps fund CASC’s projects. Please call me for pick up or local delivery of 2 or more pounds. Still $13/fro a full pound/ 454 grams. Gerd

Only 2 weeks left! / Il ne nous reste plus que 2 semaines!

Details: Published on Monday, 14 July 2014 14:00; Written by editor

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WE’VE REACHED 60% OF OUR GOAL! Thank you!

And, we have 2 weeks left. Can you help us reach our goal?

Our Indiegogo campaign ends on July 27th. Help us make Proportional Representation a key issue in the 2015 election!

We want to finish the Riding Map on the website that will provide you with crucial candidate information during the 2015 election

And, create informative videos that will show Canadians what Proportional Representation could look like in Canada.

We know that in addition to making votes count, and delivering fair, representative election results, Proportional Representation outperforms winner-take-all systems on measures of democracy, quality of life, income equality, environmental performance, and economic growth.

Please Help us build the campaign that will allow us to work on the most important issues of our time!

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/make-2015-the-last-unfair-election

Thank you from all of us at Fair Vote Canada!

[GazaArk] Gaza's Ark Deliberately Targeted by Israel

Details: Published on Monday, 14 July 2014 13:40; Written by editor

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Saturday, July 12 protest

Details: Published on Friday, 11 July 2014 16:00; Written by editor

There will be a rally to protest the violence in the Middle East at the BC Legislature in downtown Victoria tomorrow, Saturday July 12 at 12:30 mid-day.

Please come and support the efforts to show our condemnation of the ongoing hostilities in the area and the indiscriminate killing of civilians.

Please pass the word around.
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CAIA Active Members Committee

Paddle (or post) for the Peace!

Details: Published on Thursday, 10 July 2014 17:20; Written by editor

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Deciding Force Project: Occupy Movements

Details: Published on Thursday, 10 July 2014 11:20; Written by editor

Hello Occupy Victoria,

My name is Marybeth Baluyot and I am the Business Manager on the Deciding Force Project. Based on the UC Berkeley campus, we have been dedicated to the construction of a massive, searchable, highly-detailed database of police and protester interactions in over 200 Occupy movements across the nation. We want to use this information to identify sequences of interaction that escalate and de-escalate violence, so we can help make future interactions more peaceful.

I reach out to you for various reasons. We invite you to share news of our project to your members, to other Occupy groups, police departments, or city officials you have been in solidarity with, or to your personal network of friends. The Deciding Force Project has been in solidarity with various groups from Occupy Cal in Berkeley to Occupy Naperville in Illinois. Please join us!

We have also started a small promotional project committed to nonviolent movements and would very much appreciate your participation. Here’s what you can do to help:

Send us a video describing your participation in the Occupy movement like &feature=youtu.be" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank">this one. OR
Send us a picture of yourself holding an 8.5”x11” paper describing your participation in the Occupy movement like this one.

The video/photo submissions will only be used to help promote the Deciding Force Project through social media including FB, Twitter, and Youtube but will NOT be used for research purposes.

Please visit our website for more info: http://www.decidingforce.org

Like us: http://www.facebook.com/decidingforce

Follow us: http://www.twitter.com/decidingforce Watch video submissions of OWS protesters: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG0ZvpUMlTB6l3UzTgTXe6Q/feed

I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Songs for the teacher picket lines

Details: Published on Thursday, 10 July 2014 10:40; Written by editor

New from the Gram Partisans:
BC Teachers' Picket Line Songs - Two songs written by Gram Partisan
member Bill Hood for the 2014 BC teachers' strike. Guest vocals by Diana Wort, recorded by Simon Kendall (Thanks Diana & Simon!)

Pay what you want - all proceeds will be donated to the union strike fund.

http://thegrampartisans.bandcamp.com/album/bc-teachers-picket-line-songs

Citizens Press

RAVEN Update - Celebrating Aboriginal Title & Fish Lake Fund Appeal!

Israel-Palestine: This is how it ends

Petition: Expropriate Grace Islet to protect the First Nations burial ground

FIESTA CUBANA JULY 26

Famed Photographer's New Photos of Canada

#StandUpforParks this Sat. July 19

FIESTA CUBANA JULY 26

Air quality matters – don't you agree?

STOP Israeli/Palestinian Violence. Cease Fire NOW! Interfaith Fast For Peace -Tuesday night to Wed night

announcements and upcoming events

Public Event Notice

[evoz] Public Event Notice

[Uvic-sustainability] News and Events for week of July 14th

[evoz] coffee

Only 2 weeks left! / Il ne nous reste plus que 2 semaines!

[GazaArk] Gaza's Ark Deliberately Targeted by Israel

Saturday, July 12 protest

Paddle (or post) for the Peace!

Deciding Force Project: Occupy Movements

Songs for the teacher picket lines

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