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Logging begins at Heli camp; we need support
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- Published on Tuesday, 14 September 2021 14:46
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old growth
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- Published on Tuesday, 14 September 2021 12:54
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A mass movement has awoken that cannot be quieted
In August we delivered your old growth petition with over 150,000 signatures. The signatories spanned every single riding across B.C. – as well as the rest of Canada and around the world. The petition has gained almost 25,000 signatures since then.
The leader of the B.C. Green party, Sonia Furstenau, and another Greens politician, Adam Olsen, accepted the petition at the B.C. Legislature and promised to bring it to the table when the next session begins this October.
Protecting the last old growth forests in B.C. has undeniably become a national and international issue. In the heat of the Canadian federal election happening right now, candidates are being sure to emphasize old growth protection in their platforms [1]. Parties are making promises to allocate federal funds to long term protection. And while we’ve seen election promises broken before, it is still a reflection of the local and international public pressure that has put this issue on the map.
On the provincial level, almost every MLA office has been flooded with demands from their constituents to immediately defer logging in at-risk old growth. So much so that the B.C. NDP is pulling in staff members from other ministries to make up for their delay and get to work to resolve this crisis.
Message from Elders for Ancient Trees
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- Published on Friday, 10 September 2021 12:54
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Victoria: Forest Friday Sep 10, 4 - 6 pm: WE Serve+ProtectRCMP Admin building, Topaz & Blanshard. Let's make the Friday action outside the RCMP HQ loud and large!!
From the Elders for Ancient Trees newsletter:
The last two days have been horrendous on the front lines at Fairy Creek. Brutal RCMP and Teal Jones actions have overrun all the long-standing camps and industry is poised to start logging. Food, equipment, personal supplies are being stolen. Twenty-three people have already been arrested today.From Elders Jan and Bill Marshall who went up yesterday:
Jan and I rushed up to Fairy Creek today to answer a call for reinforcements. We were too late: dozens of RCMP officers were able to overcome about 100 peaceful protesters and allow Teal Jones logging and road building equipment to enter.
We spent an emotional couple of hours with Elder Bill Jones, the land defenders and the forest protectors, hearing about how all the camps had been smashed by the RCMP, personal possessions taken or destroyed and discussing new tactics and next steps. We were privileged to be part of an Indigenous-led healing circle which once again moved us to consider how closely we are linked to each other, these majestic forests and nature.
Supporters Needed at Healing Centre
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- Published on Thursday, 09 September 2021 19:04
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Failing grades for Horgan on old-growth — again
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- Published on Thursday, 09 September 2021 16:59
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We need huge numbers now
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- Published on Thursday, 09 September 2021 15:31
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We are honoured to do this work as guests on traditional territory of the Pacheedaht and Ditidaht First Nations. We work with utmost respect for the land and all its relations, human and nonhuman.
Logging begins near River Camp tomorrow; we need huge numbers on site now
Images of the Caycuse cutblocks from last week from @arvinoutside.
The past weeks have brought a massive and aggressive RCMP effort at the frontlines. We've just lost our last camps up the mountain, including River Camp, Heli Camp, and Land Back, and Aurora's Alley has been bulldozed. Cutblocks have been marked and logging trucks are on site, ready to begin clearcutting now that fire risk is diminished. Forest fires & TMX
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- Published on Thursday, 09 September 2021 14:46
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Message from Elders for Ancient Trees
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- Published on Thursday, 09 September 2021 13:36
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[evoz] coffee !!
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- Published on Thursday, 09 September 2021 08:27
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Freshly roasted Nicaraguan coffee is available at $15 per 1 lb. bag.Phone Allen at 250-384-0477 to arrange purchase and pick up.
Allen
On Sun, Apr 25, 2021 at 5:34 PM Allen Specht <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.> wrote:
In Solidarity !
For your delectation another batch of freshly-roasted Nicaraguan coffee is available at $15 per 1 lb. bag.
Phone Allen at 250 384-0477 to arrange purchase and pick up.
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[bc-can] TMX Tree-sitter Timothy in danger right now, in Burnaby
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- Published on Wednesday, 08 September 2021 12:13
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Hi there,Timothée Govare, who has been sitting up in a tree in Burnaby for months, blocking the route of the TMX pipeline construction, just called me to say that they are cutting trees with chainsaws right next to him, putting him in danger.
He needs more support on the ground, at the intersection of North Road and Highway #1, in Burnaby.
https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/trans-mountain-protesters-occupying-burnaby-trees-under-siege-after-fence-erected-4313222
If you have friends in Burnaby, can they go to the site?
cheers,Guy Dauncey
Co-Chair, West Coast Climate Action Network https://bcclimateactionnetwork.wordpress.com
We need huge numbers now
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- Published on Tuesday, 07 September 2021 21:31
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We have One Earth. You have One Vote.
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- Published on Tuesday, 07 September 2021 17:11
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Protect the homes of endangered caribou from logging
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- Published on Tuesday, 07 September 2021 15:59
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Read more: Protect the homes of endangered caribou from logging
Invite to All Candidates Town Hall on Seniors Care
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- Published on Tuesday, 07 September 2021 09:00
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Dear Paov --
It's hard to believe we are halfway through this 2021 federal election campaigning period already! Election day on September 20 is not that far away. We have been committed to making seniors care and specifically long-term care a national election issue.
With that in mind, we are inviting you to a virtual All Candidates Meeting with federal candidates from Vancouver-Granville and Vancouver-South on September 13 at 7pm. The focus will be on issues that are important to seniors and how the federal government can improve the lives of seniors. Register for the Zoom meeting using the button below.
Register Here
The All Candidates Meeting will be a chance for you to hear candidates' positions on seniors issues but also their parties' seniors-related plans. Seniors from various organizations will be asking candidates questions.
The BCHC is thankful to be co-hosting the...
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[evoz] Cafe Simpatico - Sep 24
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- Published on Monday, 06 September 2021 18:00
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Holding Canadian Mining Companies Accountable
for Human Rights Violations
Friday, September 24, 2021 at 07:00 PM Pacific Time
Join
Zoom Meeting by
clicking here
Meeting ID: 870 7832 4527 Passcode: 50021
Matt Eisenbrandt is the Victoria-based Director of Transnational Investigations for CFM Lawyers, a class action law firm that has brought some of Canada’s most important lawsuits on behalf of victims against Canadian mining companies for alleged human rights abuses connected to their overseas operations.
Matt will talk about two of these cases:
CFM represented four Guatemalans who were shot by mine security personnel while protesting the presence of Tahoe Resources’ silver mine, now owned by Vancouver-based Pan American Silver.
CFM represented a group of Eritrean refugees who alleged they were forced labourers at the Bisha gold and copper mine in Eritrea, then owned by Nevsun Resources, also based in Vancouver.
Matt will discuss the process of putting these cases together, challenges in litigating them, and some lessons learned from the experiences.
Presented by Victoria Central America Support Committee (CASC - https://www.victoriacasc.org/)
[evoz] Cafe Simpatico, Sep 24, on Zoom
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- Published on Saturday, 04 September 2021 18:44
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Holding Canadian Mining Companies Accountable
for Human Rights Violations and Crimes
Friday, September 24, 2021 at 07:00 PM Pacific Time
Join
Zoom Meeting by
clicking here
Meeting ID: 870 7832 4527 Passcode: 50021
Matt
Eisenbrandt is the Victoria-based Director of Transnational
Investigations for CFM Lawyers, a class action law firm that has
brought some of Canada’s most important lawsuits on behalf of
victims against Canadian mining companies for alleged human rights
abuses connected to their overseas operations.
Matt will talk about two of these cases:
CFM represented four Guatemalans who were shot by mine security personnel while protesting the presence of Tahoe Resources’ silver mine, owned by Pan American Silver, based in Vancouver.
CFM represented a group of Eritrean refugees who alleged they were forced labourers at the Bisha gold and silver mine in Eritrea, operated by Nevsun Resources, also based in Vancouver.
Matt will discuss the process of putting these cases together, challenges in litigating them, and some lessons learned from the experiences.
Presented
by Victoria Central America Support Committee
Fairy Creek
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- Published on Friday, 03 September 2021 12:55
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Content warning: this email includes details of police violence
Since August 9th, Indigenous land defenders and their allies at Ada’itsx/Fairy Creek have been facing an escalation in police violence as they continue to peacefully protect some of the last standing old growth in B.C.
Over the past several weeks, videos, photos and verbal reports of this violence and illegal enforcement tactics of the Teal Jones’ injunction have been brought to the public’s attention, yet the B.C. NDP continues to remain silent. This is not only unacceptable, it is abhorrent.
Those who have been on the frontlines for over a year need fellow B.C. residents to show their solidarity and speak up against this violence. The number of complaints that have already flooded the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (CRCC) for the RCMP are making headlines [1], but the violence is continuing. We need to keep up the pressure to demand the RCMP stand down.
CALL NOWPeople's safety – especially that of Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) who have been repeatedly targeted on the frontlines by the RCMP – is being jeopardized to protect corporate profit. As our society continues to reckon with the genocide of Indigenous peoples and overpolicing of BIPOC on stolen land, we are reminded that colonial violence is ongoing and that we must do better to keep everyone safe. That includes holding elected politicians accountable, because their inaction has led to this conflict.
State of BC Health - ELECTION EDITION
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- Published on Thursday, 02 September 2021 08:00
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Your election update edition from the BC Health Coalition
UPDATE Ask Your Candidate
Will you get candidates on the record to demand action on health care?
September 20 is Election Day in Canada with advance polling starting on September 10.
As we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen the importance of universal health care as a public good for all regardless of income, age, immigration status, or where we live. Unfortunately, our public health care system does not meet everyone's needs. This is the result of years of underfunding and attack from private interests. We need a federal government who will commit to improving and defending the public health care system we all rely on.
Please click here to find information about some...
827 handprints on the johnson st bridge
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 September 2021 14:09
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827 handprints have been painted across Johnson St bridge in Victoria, BC to represent the number of arrests at @SaveFairyCreek Protect the ancient! ABOLISH THE POLICE! Indigenous land is forever. https://t.co/9vWJly4tf6
(https://twitter.com/siiamhamilton/status/1432853687337046018?s=03)
Hold your candidates feet to the fire on climate
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 September 2021 08:01
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