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Showing posts with label 2020. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2020. Show all posts
December 28, 2020
Water Protector ascends tripod blocks Enbridge pipeline
October 26, 2020
Navajo elderly turned away in cold, waiting for hardship applications
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| Nenahnezad, New Mexico Chapter House Today |
Throwing peanuts at Navajo elderly is demeaning
By Brenda Norrell
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Pence's staff tests positive for coronavirus as Navajo Council and White House plan virus super spreader event for today, Tuesday, Oct. 27
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/24/politics/mac-short-coronavirus-positive-test/index.html
Navajo elderly waiting in the cold today found out that the Navajo chapters only received 20 to 30 applications for hardship assistance. Some chapters received no applications, said Navajo family members as disabled elderly were being turned away.
The Navajo Nation had promised that today was the day for the elderly and disabled to apply for hardship relief of up to $1,500. It was the day for Dine' ages 65 and older, and disabled, to apply. But they were turned away in the cold due to the lack of applications.
While Navajo elderly were being turned away in the cold today -- the Navajo Council announced that a policy team from the White House will meet with the Navajo Council tomorrow, Tuesday. The public is not invited.
February 25, 2020
Hereditary Chiefs and media arrested at Gitxsan rail blockade in New Hazelton, BC
More actions in Shut Down Canada on Facebook at:
Breaking News! Injunction granted Tuesday morning against Kahnawake Mohawks south of Montreal
CBC reports ://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/blockade-kanesatake-oka-pipeline-1.5474931
New Rail Blockade Today
New rail blockade Tuesday morning, Feb. 25. in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
Cheyenne River Lakota Chairman
South Dakota
Solidarity with Wet'suwet'en
Canadian police arrest Hereditary Chiefs and media on Monday night at Gitxsan rail blockade. On Tuesday morning, a new rail blockade shuts down GO train service in Ontairo.
Watch video recorded live on Monday night at Gitsxan -- great coverage
https://www.facebook.com/c.t.merriman/videos/10163147398545008/
More livestreams from Gitxsan:
https://www.facebook.com/gitxsanhuwilpgov/
By Censored News
"Gitxsan territory: Three hereditary chiefs were arrested with 10 others and released after the community blocked the highway. I saw a young Gitxsan man yell, "How does it feel to not have any power?" at a line of RCMP as they retreated from a bonfire melting the asphalt off Highway 16." -- Michael Toledano, New Hazelton, northwestern BC near Smithers.
Hereditary Chief Spookw said after being arrested and released, ""This is just the beginning. From what I've seen with all the people here is if there is another blockade, there are enough people to do it next that it won't fall on us, that were arrested tonight."
Ricochet media reports, "In the second major police raid of the day, the RCMP have moved in on the rail blockade near New Hazelton, B.C., erected this afternoon by members of the Gitxsan Nation. An unknown number of arrests have been made.
Gitxsan hereditary chiefs Norman Stevens (Spookw) and Yvonne Lattie (Gwinitxw) have been arrested, according to social media posts from inside the raid. Arresting hereditary chiefs on their own territory would represent a significant escalation in the ongoing crisis surrounding the construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline through Wet’suwet’en territory." More: https://ricochet.media/en/2955/rcmp-arrest-two-hereditary-chiefs-at-gitxsan-rail-blockade
NEW! Tuesday Rail Blockade Tuesday Morning
CBC reports, "Protesters shut down GO Transit out of Hamilton early Tuesday in response to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) moving to end a blockade by the Mohawks of Tyendinaga, of a rail line near Belleville, Ont. on Monday. GO Transit announced on its website that "As the result of the ongoing police investigation along the tracks between Aldershot GO and Hamilton GO, our trains will not be able to service Niagara Falls GO, St. Catharines GO, Hamilton GO or West Harbour GO stations on Tuesday morning." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/indigenous-protest-go-trains-1.5474884
List of actions following the raid on Tyendinaga Mohawks
#UPDATE: As Police Invade Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Blockades, Marches, and Occupations Break Out En Masse Across so-called Canada
[Feb 25] As the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) raided the Tyendinaga rail blockade yesterday morning, Land Defenders across Turtle Island took to the streets and the rails to continue standing in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en and Mohawk Nations.
The raid on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory rail blockade took place early yesterday morning, after a midnight ultimatum to vacate the premises was given by the OPP the night before. Ten people have been arrested with multiple charges,* with the snowplow used in the action being hauled by police. Despite the brutal raid on the Tyendinaga blockade, the community remains resolute in the support of the Wet'suwet'en, gathering throughout the day and night to resist against the police presence.
Meanwhile, dozens of actions have broken out throughout so-called Canada, with blockades and other actions springing up in different territories throughout the day and night. SOME of the highlights include several blockades being raised throughout the day in the Mohawk communities of Kahnawake and Kanesatake in so-called Quebec; rail blockades in Hamilton; road blockades in Six Nations of the Grand River Territory; an international bridge crossing into the United States in Sault Ste Marie; Gitxsan rail blockade in northern so-called British Columbia; and indigenous youth occupying the front steps of Parliament to name a few. In Ottawa, indigenous youth occupied the main artery leading to the Canadian Parliament, while police snipers watched by in nearby buildings.
Wet'suwet'en Land Defenders have called for ongoing solidarity in demanding the complete demilitarization of their territory and an end to the Coastal GasLink Pipeline. Mobilizations across the territory are ongoing and developing at this hour.
Here is a list of ACTIONS which took place yesterday and/or are ONGOING needing support this hour:
RAIL BLOCKADES:
- GITXSAN TERRITORY (NEW HAZELTON): Gitxsan Land Defenders have raised a rail blockade on the afternoon of Feb 24th near the town of New Hazelton in northern so-called British Columbia. Police have arrested two Gitxzan elders overnight and Land Defenders are calling for reinforcements and support at this hour.
- HAMILTON: Land Defenders and allies have raised a rail blockade on York Boulevard in Hamilton in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en as of 5PM Feb 24th and are calling for reinforcements and support at this hour.
- TYENDINAGA: Police have raided the territory and have removed one of two rail blockades. However, Mohawk Land Defenders are calling for ongoing front line support in the territory. To DONATE to the mobilizations, email tyendinagadonations@gmail.com
- KAHNAWAKE: Mohawk Land Defenders continue to block the CP Candiac commuter rail line, where service has been suspended since Feb 8th in Montreal.
-*SASKATOON: Indigenous youth, women, disabled LGBTQ2S inner-city community members have blocked CN Rail lines in Saskatoon's Pleasant Hill neighborhood. The Land Defenders have been severely harassed by white supremacist groups, and are calling for reinforcements at this hour.
- *SALMON ARM (aka New Brunswick): After having been served an injunction in blockading CN Rails near Caledonia, New Brunswick yesterday, Mi'kmaq Land Defenders have taken the blockade to nearby Salmon Arm. Land Defenders are calling for more firewood on-site at this hour.
- LISTUGUJ: Mik'maq Land Defenders have blocked all rail traffic across Listuguj Mikmaq territory near so-called Gaspé Quebec since February 11th, which is ongoing at this hour. More information on support pending***
- KAMLOOPS: Secwepemc Land Defenders are calling for front line SUPPORT in blockading CP Rail tracks across from Neskonlith Hall in support of the Wet'suwet'en and is ongoing at this hour.
OCCUPATIONS
- KAHNAWAKE: Mohawk Land Defenders briefly blocked the Mercier Bridge in the morning and afternoon hours in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en. Mohawk Warriors barricaded the same location during similar indigenous uprisings, such as the Oka Crisis of 1990, and is a symbol of indigenous struggle in so-called Canada.
(Note: The Mercier Bridge action was a slow-moving motorcade.)
(Note: The Mercier Bridge action was a slow-moving motorcade.)
- KANESATAKE: Mohawk Land Defenders have blocked Highway 344 in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en. Mohawk Warriors barricaded the same location during similar indigenous uprisings, such as the Oka Crisis of 1990, and is a symbol of indigenous struggle in so-called Canada.
- SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER TERRITORY: Six Nations Land Defenders blockaded Highway bypass between Argyle and Greens Road near the town of Caledonia. Six Nations Land Defenders blockaded the same uring similar indigenous uprisings, such as the reclamation of Kanonhstaton in 2006 and is a symbol of indigenous struggle in so-called Canada.
- SAULT STE MARIE: Land Defenders blocked an international bridge leading to the United States this afternoon in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en. The blockade went on for several hours blocking traffic in both directions.
- VANCOUVER: Indigenous Land Defenders and allies have defied a court injunction by blockading the intersection of Clark Drive and East Hastings Street, renewing a blockade to one of the Port of Vancouver’s main entrances. The blockade is ongoing at this hour and in need of reinforcements and support this hour.
- VICTORIA: Indigenous Land Defenders have defied a court injunction and have occupied the front steps of the British Columbia legislature, where indigenous youth have chained themselves to the doors to prohibit entry to the building. Police are on location and Land Defenders are calling for reinforcements and support at this hour.
PROTESTS:
OTTAWA: Indigenous Land Defenders blocked the street artery in front of the Canadian Parliament entrance, stopping traffic at the intersection of Wellington and Metcalfe streets from 9AM throughout the day. The occupation ended in a march to Ottawa City Hall at 8PM last evening.
MONTREAL: Land Defenders and allies organized a flash mob outside of Prime Minister Trudeau's constituency office on the afternoon of Feb 24th in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en and Mohawk Nations.
ALL EYES ON WET'SUWET'EN!
OIL and GAS OUT OF WET'SUWET'EN LAND!
AMULEPE TAIÑ WEICHAN!
OIL and GAS OUT OF WET'SUWET'EN LAND!
AMULEPE TAIÑ WEICHAN!
https://www.cp24.com/news/rail-blockade-forces-go-train-cancellations-from-niagara-to-aldershot-1.4826332
February 6, 2020
Six Land Defenders Violently Arrested on Wet’suwet’en Territories
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| Jesse Winter Photography |
Six Land Defenders Violently Arrested on Wet’suwet’en Territories
[Breaking story, info incoming] February 6, 2020:
Six people have been arrested and several others, including members of the press, have been detained and removed from Wet’suwet’en territories in an aggressive pre-dawn raid by RCMP on behalf of Coastal GasLink (TC Energy). Reports and footage are coming in from the siege. Dogs were used, media was banned from filming arrests. Militarized police with night vision and automatic weapons raided the camp in the dead of night.
Transcript of Molly Wickham's statement
Straight
"It’s 5 o’clock in the morning here and we got word at about 3 in the morning 13 RCMP officers went up to past 27 and are headed to 39. And then about two minutes we were informed they had made their first arrest at 39 kilometres at the support camp where nobody is in violation of the injunction and are just there to witness what’s going to be happening on the territory today—what people are doing and what the RCMP activity is there.
"So they’re starting to clear out that camp, arresting people that aren’t in violating any injunction—that are following Wet’suwet’en law, that are guests on our territory. Guests there on our territory. Indigenous people and nonindigenous people out in the dark here at 5 in the morning out on the territory.
"So we’re calling all of our supporters, all of our people, to get ready, get prepared, get here as soon as you can.
"Come to the territory, to the Morice River Forest Service Road. Come watch what’s happening. Come support us.
"Anybody who can’t get here, it’s time to rise up. It’s time to stand up for all Indigenous people all across Turtle Island. It’s time to make it known that Indigenous people will not be oppressed any longer—that the RCMP can’t come in and remove us from our territories, that they have no legitimacy on stolen Indigenous land.
"And that we have a right and a responsibility to be protecting our territory. To be protecting our water. To be protecting our future generations.
"The state—so-called Canada, so-called B.C.—they have no jurisdiction on Wet’suwet’en land. The RCMP have no jurisdiction on Wet’suwet’en land. They’re invading our people again. starting in the wee hours of the morning, arresting people who have been providing food and medical supplies to our camps, who are camped out along the side of the ride doing amazing and righteous work. And right now, they’re being arrested and they’re being removed.
"So wherever you are, everybody who stands with us, we need you now. We need you to take a stand where you are.
"Stand up and fight back against this kind of oppression, against our people, against our territories. If you’re nearby and you’re close, come to us. Come to territory and be with us and witness what’s going to be happening today and over the next several days.
"I am going to provide another update as soon as I get another update.
"And light your sacred fires. We need your prayers. We need you to call on your ancestors and call on all the ancestors that every fought and stood up for their territory—everybody who ever fought and stood up for their children and their land and their people. That we could here today still fighting. And that we’ll be here today and tomorrow and forever, still fighting.
"And we’ll never, ever, ever give up."
The RCMP have made six arrests on Gidimt'en territories; a police exclusion zone has been implemented on unceded Wet'suwet'en lands; Indigenous people are being forcefully removed from their territories by a colonial and violent state.
Stand with the Wet'suwet'en.
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Gidimt’en Checkpoint
@Gidimten 13 RCMP units descended on Wet’suwet’en territories at 3am this morning - and the first arrests were made at approximately 5am.
More at VICE
The first sound was a snowmobile, somewhere in the distance.
Then, with no warning, a dozen RCMP vehicles, including prisoner vans and RCMP-branded Suburbans, roared out of the pre-dawn darkness and stopped just short of the watch camp where Wet’suwet’en land defenders have been resisting a court-ordered evacuation of their lands to make way for a pipeline. Continue reading https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/qjdjaq/rcmp-are-raiding-wetsuweten-land-defender-camps
January 9, 2020
Hawai'i Rising at The Capitol Jan. 15, 2020
Kanaeokana
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Come to the capitol on January 15, 2020, and join in the ‘aha and protocols at 8 am, noon, and 4:30pm. If you think that Hawaiian cultural views and voices should be valued by decision-makers, if you believe aloha ‘āina should be given higher priority at the capitol and in our communities, if you want to add your leo and mana to ensure that this happens, come and join the movement at Hawai’i Rising. Together we can shift the political landscape and shape a new future rooted in aloha ‘āina.
Kumu Hula who will be participating at Hawaiʻi Rising include:
• Shelsea Apana and Olana Ai
• Kimo Alama
• Maile Beamer Loo
• Snowbird Bento
• Maelia Carter
• Pua Case
• Robert Uluwehi Cazimero
• Sonny Ching
• Keola Dalire
• Tatiana Fox
• Tehani Gonzado
• Kapiʻolani Haʻo
• Niui‘i Heine
• Pua Kanakaʻole-Kanahele
• Keano Kaupu
• Nalani Keale
• Mary Kupau
• Chinky Mahoe
• Hokulani Holt-Padilla
• Lono Padilla
• Kealiʻi Reichel
• Kaleo Trinidad
• Hiwa Vaughn
• And more...
Capitol
415 S Beretania St.
Wednesday, January 15
8:00a - 5:00p
Send a message to the power brokers in Hawai’i that aloha ʻāina supporters are organized, engaged, and rising like a mighty wave. Come and join in
• Protocol
• Puʻuhuluhulu University classes
• Mele lāhui
• Kuʻi ʻai
• Political organizing
For general information, maps, schedules, and a list of Pu‘uhuluhulu University Classes, please visit: hawaiirising.org/event
Censored News
Come to the capitol on January 15, 2020, and join in the ‘aha and protocols at 8 am, noon, and 4:30pm. If you think that Hawaiian cultural views and voices should be valued by decision-makers, if you believe aloha ‘āina should be given higher priority at the capitol and in our communities, if you want to add your leo and mana to ensure that this happens, come and join the movement at Hawai’i Rising. Together we can shift the political landscape and shape a new future rooted in aloha ‘āina.
Kumu Hula who will be participating at Hawaiʻi Rising include:
• Shelsea Apana and Olana Ai
• Kimo Alama
• Maile Beamer Loo
• Snowbird Bento
• Maelia Carter
• Pua Case
• Robert Uluwehi Cazimero
• Sonny Ching
• Keola Dalire
• Tatiana Fox
• Tehani Gonzado
• Kapiʻolani Haʻo
• Niui‘i Heine
• Pua Kanakaʻole-Kanahele
• Keano Kaupu
• Nalani Keale
• Mary Kupau
• Chinky Mahoe
• Hokulani Holt-Padilla
• Lono Padilla
• Kealiʻi Reichel
• Kaleo Trinidad
• Hiwa Vaughn
• And more...
Capitol
415 S Beretania St.
Wednesday, January 15
8:00a - 5:00p
Send a message to the power brokers in Hawai’i that aloha ʻāina supporters are organized, engaged, and rising like a mighty wave. Come and join in
• Protocol
• Puʻuhuluhulu University classes
• Mele lāhui
• Kuʻi ʻai
• Political organizing
For general information, maps, schedules, and a list of Pu‘uhuluhulu University Classes, please visit: hawaiirising.org/event
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