International Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en
International Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en
#wetsuwetenstrong #notrespass #thetimeisnow
TUESDAY JANUARY 8, 2019
“We are now preparing for a protracted struggle. The hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en and the land defenders holding the front lines have no intention of allowing Wet’suwet’en sovereignty to be violated. In plain language, the threat made by RCMP to invade Wet’suwet’en territories is a violation of human rights, a siege, and an extension of the genocide that Wet’suwet’en have survived since contact.”
Read the full Action Alert from Wet’suwet’en Access Point on Gidumt’en Territory:
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=226308738314920&id=212798726332588&__tn__=K-R
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Local, national & international actions in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en Access Point on Gidumt’en Territory. When an action is confirmed, DM the fb event admin to have it added to the list of actions.
Atlanta, Georgia on Jan 8 at 5:30 pm freedom park bridge – meeshl@protonmail.com for more information
Bella Bella on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/1212087732278033/
Bellingham on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/380099859232529/
Calgary Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/2236341339957310/
Campbell River on Jan 8 noon to 1 pm outside the NDP office on the Island Highway.
Chilliwack on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/1033615793497598/
Cortes Island, T’oq qaymexʷ territory: Fundraiser film night. details coming
Courtenay on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/284241109117135/
Duncan on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/508440033010488/
Edmonton, Amiskwaciwâskahikan on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/1309365485870035/
Flagstaff, Arizona on Jan 8th: https://www.facebook.com/events/220270942192535/
Gabriola – Jan 8 GERTIE bus stop at 3:30 pm
Galiano Island on Jan 8 at the Library from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Guelph on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/2054492911298902/
Haida Gwaii on Jan 8 (1 of 2): https://www.facebook.com/events/2069039970059809/
Haida Gwaii on Jan 8 (2 of 2): https://www.facebook.com/events/1567087430091845/
Halifax, Kjipuktuk on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/2157132667669407/
Hamilton on Jan 8 (1 of 2): at 2 pm https://www.facebook.com/events/1326417820833124/
Hamilton on Jan 8 (2 of 2): MAIN event at 4 pm https://www.facebook.com/events/305028770128691/
Hazelton on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/1006665829516679/
Italy: https://www.facebook.com/events/2286663844882843/
Kitchener Waterloo on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/359103131548421/
London, ON on Jan 9: https://www.facebook.com/events/2235190110137784/
London UK: https://www.facebook.com/events/289561365079424/
Mayne Island 2pm Jan 7 at old dogwood, coast Salish territories
Mi’kma’ki on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/295207471138198/
Minnesota, MN on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/241626363423465/
Montreal/Tio’tia:ke on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/526787321064482/
Nanaimo on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/2127205687300402/
Nelson, Sinixt Tum Xulaw7x on Jan 8: Noon at Michelle Mungal’s office (433 Josephine)
New York City on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/287637422111603/
North Bay on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/278786932805388/
North Okanagan at Splatsin Community Centre, Enderby, 7 pm.
Old Massett Haida Gwaii on Jan 8 at 6 PM, RCMP detachment.
O’Odham Territory on Jan 8 https://www.facebook.com/events/560845527721875/
Ottawa on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/324002048453236/
Peterborough on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/763066340721657/
Port Alberni January 8th noon at Scott Fraser’s office.
Powell River on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/2222031144706419/
Prince George/Lheidli on Jan 8:
https://www.facebook.com/events/285790185471685/
Regina on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/597084120719850/
Reno, Nevada: https://www.facebook.com/events/349296122319834/
Rexton, Sikniktuk Mi’kma’ki on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/309027419596067/
San Francisco, California on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/279989672642100/
Saskatoon on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/385035715601304/
Seattle, Washington on Jan 8 (1 of 2): https://www.facebook.com/events/2489982587683263/
Seattle, Washington on Jan 11 (2 of 2): https://www.facebook.com/events/313078249328737/
Sechelt: Jan 8 at 12:00 at Wheatberries Bakery https://www.facebook.com/events/371736963385021/
Sherbrooke on Jan 8 at 2 pm: https://www.facebook.com/events/1854810457964184/
Six Nations: Jan 8 at Veterans Park at 9 am
Smithers- Gidimt’en Territory (1 of 2) Jan 8 at noon at Bovill Square
Smithers on Gidimt’en Territory (2 of 2) at 4:30 at the Park between SUBWAY & HWY 16
Splatsin Nation on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/390695858346958/
St’át’imc on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/323354351605356/
Stockholm, Sweden: https://www.facebook.com/events/357498921470744/
Sudbury on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/739514683078027/
Sunshine Coast: https://www.facebook.com/events/371736963385021/
Terrace on Jan 8 at 12 noon in front of the Terrace RCMP office.
Thunder Bay on Jan 8 at 12:30 pm at MP Patty Hajdu Constituency Office (705 Red River Rd. UNIT 3)
Toronto on Jan 8: MAIN EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/549865792181571/ and also see this link with similar details: https://www.facebook.com/events/2319491004999067/
Vancouver on Jan 8 (1 of 2) MAIN event at 11:30: https://www.facebook.com/events/310461009676375/?ti=cl
Vancouver on Jan 8 (2 of 2) Lunchtime picket at 12:30: https://www.facebook.com/events/279182032951137/
Victoria on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/349138225682093/
Washington, DC on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/305425133512556/
Winnipeg on Jan 7: Beginning at noon, a 24 hour sacred fire East side of the Legislative Building. https://www.facebook.com/events/1985087018279007/
Whitehorse on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/330513034459104/
Yellowknife on Jan 8: https://www.facebook.com/events/672311773164930/
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* ACTION PROTOCOLS:
Take action against the provincial government in B.C, federal government of Canada, and Canadian consulate internationally.
Demand that the provincial and federal government uphold their responsibilities to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and ‘Anuc niwh’it’en (Wet’suwet’en law).
The Wet’suwet’en Access Point on Gidumt’en Territory are conducting peaceful actions as sovereign peoples on their territories, and ask that all actions taken in solidarity are conducted peacefully and according to the traditional laws of other Indigenous Nations.
Hashtags: #wetsuwetenstrong #notrespass #thetimeisnow
* Gidimt’en Access Point
The creation of the Gidimt’en Checkpoint was announced in the Wet’suwet’en feast hall, with the support of all chiefs present. Under ‘Anuc niwh’it’en (Wet’suwet’en law) all five clans of the Wet’suwet’en have unanimously opposed all pipeline proposals. TransCanada lawyers have argued that the Unist’ot’en are essentially a rogue group without a rightful claim to Aboriginal title. The Gidimt’en intervention shows that the Unist’ot’en Camp are not alone, and that the hereditary chiefs of all clans are prepared to uphold Wet’suwet’en law in refusing Coastal GasLink access.
Canada knows that its own actions are illegal. The Wet’suwet’en fought for many years in the Delgamuukw-Gisday’wa court case to have their sovereignty recognized and affirmed by Canadian law. In 1997, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the Wet’suwet’en people, as represented by their hereditary leaders, had not given up rights and title to 22,000km2 of Northern British Columbia. Knowing that further litigation would be prohibitively expensive to Indigenous plaintiffs (and that pipeline construction could be completed before any significant legal issues could be further resolved) TransCanada and the provincial and federal governments are openly violating this landmark ruling.
The 22,000 sq km of Wet’suwet’en Territory is divided into five clans and 13 house groups. Each clan/house group manages the use of their own territory. Unist’ot’en homestead sits on Gilsteyu Dark House Territory and manager of this territory is house group better known as Unist’ot’en. From the Widzin Kwa bridge at 66 km passing the bridge going down to 44 KM it becomes Gitdumt’en Territory. No Clan can make decisions regarding another Clans Territory; that would be against Wet’suwet’en Law.
For guiding principals on how to support, and a fact sheet on the Gidimt’en Access Point, visit: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=225163691762758&id=212798726332588
Donate to Gidimt’en Access Point: https://www.gofundme.com/gitdumt039en-access-point
Donate to Unist’ot’en Legal Fund: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/unistoten-camp-legal-fund
https://www.facebook.com/events/2225649537692362/