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posted by Pachamama in on Nov 29, 2012 - View profile

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10 Years of the Grass Narrows Blockade: A Sacred Fire at Queen's Park

No Logging! No Mercury! Mark The 10 Year Anniversary of the Grassy Narrows Asubpeeschoseewagong Anishinabek Blockade!


2:00pm
- 6:05pm
Sunday December 2 2012

Venue: Queen's Park front lawn
Address: College St./University Ave.
Accessibility: Yes

 

10 Years of the Grassy Narrows Blockade: A Sacred Fire at Queen's Park
Sunday, December 2nd, 2pm-6pm
Queen's Park Front Lawn
 
Join the Community Gathering for
Sacred Fire, Speakers, Performances, Children's Games
Snacks & Hot Beverages Served
 
On December 2, 2002, two young Anishnaabwekwe from Grassy Narrows Asubpeeschoseewagong went out to the woods in the snow to start what is now one of the longest running indigenous blockades in the recent memory of Turtle Island. Please join us to mark a decade of struggle and achievement, and remember the work still to be done.
 
In the decade since the blockade began, the community continues to maintain a moratorium on clear cutting in their traditional territories. For ten years now, despite the ongoing threat of logging, grandmothers, mothers, trappers and youth have held off some of the world's largest paper corporations. The community has also taken the Ontario government to task for inaction on the ongoing effects of mercury poisoning on their families and ecosystems.
 
Many of you, your families, your organizations, your communities, have supported their efforts in the last decade. The Sacred Fire at Queen's Park Lawn on December 2nd, 2012, is a great way to show your ongoing support and to mark an important anniversary in the fight to protect Indigenous rights and the water, air, land, and creatures that we all depend on.
 
Email us at earthjusticeaction@gmail.com with any questions, see our Facebook Event at https://www.facebook.com/events/421077091292974/ and visit Freegrassy.org for more info and updates.
Organizer:earthjusticeaction@gmail.com

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