Thousands Round Dance for Indigenous Rights
Dec. 22, 2012
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December 22, 2012
December 21, 2012
Idle No More Toronto video Dec. 21, 2012
Published on Dec 21, 2012
Update: Thousands Round Dance for Indigenous Rights, Dec. 22, 2012. News alerts, photos and videos http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2012/12/idle-no-more-thousands-round-dance-for.html
Idle No More Toronto Friday
Over 1000 people! Idle No More FlashMob Round Dance Took Over Yonge-Dundas Square today in downtown Toronto as part of the Idle No More rallies happening in solidarity with First Nations across Canada and the world.
There's a google map of all the worldwide #IdleNoMore events and rallies scheduled today
(Friday), find your local rally! View the Google Map here: http://bit.ly/ZWzvNA
RALLIES ARE HAPPENING IN EGYPT, OTTAWA, TORONTO, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, LOS ANGELES, -BRITISH COLUMBIA, SASKATCHEWAN, EDMONTON, WINNIPEG, SUDBURY, SIOUX LOOKOUT, YUKON, OWEN SOUND, SAN FRANCISCO, HAMILTON, VANCOUVER AND MORE!
FOR UPDATES AND MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.IdleNoMore.com/
LIKE THE IDLE NO MORE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY PAGE: http://www.facebook.com/IdleNoMoreCommunity
Video by: Derek @ Occupy Canada http://www.OccupyCanada.Org/
There's a google map of all the worldwide #IdleNoMore events and rallies scheduled today
(Friday), find your local rally! View the Google Map here: http://bit.ly/ZWzvNA
RALLIES ARE HAPPENING IN EGYPT, OTTAWA, TORONTO, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, LOS ANGELES, -BRITISH COLUMBIA, SASKATCHEWAN, EDMONTON, WINNIPEG, SUDBURY, SIOUX LOOKOUT, YUKON, OWEN SOUND, SAN FRANCISCO, HAMILTON, VANCOUVER AND MORE!
FOR UPDATES AND MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.IdleNoMore.com/
LIKE THE IDLE NO MORE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY PAGE: http://www.facebook.com/IdleNoMoreCommunity
Video by: Derek @ Occupy Canada http://www.OccupyCanada.Org/
BHP wants to dump its coal mine on the Navajo Nation
As the coal industry collapses, BHP wants to dump its coal mine on the Navajo Nation and continue its abuse
By Dine' CARE
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.comCensored News
The announcement
this week that Navajo Nation has agreed to buy the Navajo coal mine from BHP
Billiton has already sparked dissent among Navajo Nation residents and
communities as word of the deal has begun to spread.“This decision by Navajo Nation to 'purchase' Navajo mine exemplifies not only the utmost form of injustice to our community in Burnham but obliterates the core belief of Diné sovereignty. I am truly embarrassed by the incompetence of our leaders to recognize the changing economy and the need for sustainable energy, given how coal development has devastated my community as well as contributing to the global issue of global warming. This is beyond a local issue, in fact, it is a call for a formalized process where stakeholders can be involved to assert the reality of external costs and liabilities left by BHP; fossil fuel development has repercussions beyond our local air shed. There are price tags attached to non-compliance beyond the argument of 'sovereignty'; the NN is no exception,” said Dailan Long from Burnham Chapter.
“The Burnham chapter meeting on 12/16/12, prior
to the NN announcement, there was no mention of NN purchasing BHP. It is
beyond my comprehension that our people have to purchase and endure an ongoing
legacy of direct and indirect violations to maintain a small percentage of
employment at the Navajo Mine. In the spirit of sovereignty, our leaders,
at a minimum, need to quantify the cumulative costs involved in 'purchasing' a
50-year project and they need to present their findings it to Diné communities
in writing. This is a new era where we need to consider the economic
realities where coal development is obsolete. I am truly disheartened
that the fate of me and my family has been pre-determined without my input,”
said Sarah Jane White with Diné CARE.
As utilities and coal mining companies are fleeing from coal across
the country, BHP is dumping their facility on Navajo Nation. BHP has made
their business decision to leave as the coal quality at Navajo Mine is inferior
and the continued operation of Four Corners Power Plant is at question.
BHP knows that the liabilities at Navajo Mine are high. Navajo Mine
has a 50-year legacy of toxicity and contamination that BHP may be transferring
to Navajo Nation. What are the Navajo Nation's plans for requiring Fair Market
Valuation, appraisals, and bonding associated with Navajo Mine liabilities
prior to any completion of the "non-binding" Memorandum of
Understanding?
“The Lower Colorado River water settlement has
shown that it doesn’t go over well with people when high-stakes
industry-government deals like this are struck behind closed doors, with all
kinds of potential risks, downsides, and questions, and little or no public
information,” said Anna Marie Frazier with Diné CARE.
NOW! Idle No More Blockades and Protests in Canada
HALIFAX – The Idle No More movement made its presence known today in Atlantic Canada with protests and events held across the region.
At 7 a.m., people from the Millbrook First Nation near Truro blocked one lane of Highway 102, at times backing up traffic for miles.
http://aptn.ca/pages/news/2012/12/21/idle-no-more-blockades-rallies-roll-across-atlantic-canada
Below Edmonton on Thursday!
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| Edmonton highway blockade Idle No More Thursday Dec. 20, 2012 http://www.globaltvbc.com/highway+blockades+part+of+idle+no+more+demonstrations/6442776507/story.html More at Censored News Homepage www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com |
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