David Gray-Donald

Keepers of the Water

David Gray-Donald — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 01:43:23 +0000

Anishinaabe water protectors from the front lines share their knowledge and wisdom

Vanessa Gray and Judy Da Silva live over a thousand kilometres apart, and are separated in age by decades. But the two Anishinaabe-kwe (women) have faced similar struggles to protect their community's waters.

World Social Forum coming to Montreal in August

David Gray-Donald — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 21:46:04 +0000

International gathering to be hosted in a northern nation for first time in its 15-year history

The World Social Forum is coming to Montreal August 9-14, 2016.

Under the tag-line "Another world is needed.

Q&A with Grassy Narrows youth, Iruwa Da Silva

David Gray-Donald — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 01:05:23 +0000

On why she journeyed 1700 km from home to Toronto

Around 40 community members from Grassy Narrows First Nation are in Toronto to demand their waterways be cleaned of mercury, and clear-cutting on their lands stopped.

Pressure Mounts on Ontario Government to Remediate Grassy Narrows' Waters

David Gray-Donald — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 00:18:50 +0000

New study outlines possible remediation method; community and supporters take to Toronto streets on Thursday

“The first protest had been in 1975," says Judy Da Silva of Grassy Narrows First Nation. That was just a few years after a pulp mill in Dryden stopped dumping mercury into Grassy Narrows' waterways. By that time, Japanese researchers had come to study the impact. "[Community members] went with the Japanese people and they protested there [at the Dryden mill].

Busy week for Grassy Narrows in Toronto

David Gray-Donald — Mon, 30 May 2016 02:17:11 +0000

First Nation taking their message to Ontario's capital to have decades-old mercury poisoning cleaned up, and clear-cut logging ended on their territory

It is time once again for the Grassy Narrows River Run in downtown Toronto, this year being held on Thursday, June 2nd.

First Story Toronto talks Reconciliation along downtown streets

David Gray-Donald — Sun, 29 May 2016 22:25:44 +0000

Walking tour focuses on colonial education of Indigenous children, treaty relationships, and paths to reconciliation

Over the weekend, First Story Toronto hosted a walk through downtown four times, each time with dozens of people in attendance. The event, called "Truth and Reconciliation on the Streets of Toronto", was in collaboration with Doors Open Toronto.

Academics and grassroots media-makers talk shop in Orillia

David Gray-Donald — Tue, 17 May 2016 05:10:34 +0000

Inaugural Media Activism Research Conference (MARG) tries to bridge silos, build collaboration and strengthen activist media

"We're here doing research and we wanted to bring people together who do research for activist and social change purposes, and people who do activism and think a lot about it," said Sandra Jeppesen at the opening of the Media Activism Research Conference (MARC) on May 12, 2016.

As Wente Gets Caught Again for Plagiarism, Don't Forget Her Racism and Rape Apologism

David Gray-Donald — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 21:43:16 +0000

Globe & Mail confirms columnist plagiarised in April 23, 2016, column

Margaret Wente plagiarised in a recent article, the Globe and Mail admitted on Monday, April 25.

Toronto: Direct Action Star of the Season

David Gray-Donald — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 04:54:56 +0000

BLM-TO and INAC occupations set new tone. No One Is Illegal and Protest Barrick demos coming up.

Black Lives Matter Toronto (BLM-TO) braved an attack from police and occupied space at Toronto Police Headquarters for 15 cold days and nights in March and early April.

Lockdown on Line 9 Infrastructure at Quebec-Ontario Border - Monday Dec 7

David Gray-Donald — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 15:23:47 +0000

Pipeline beginning to flow amid concerns over lack of emergency plan and First Nations consent

Several people have locked themselves to infrastructure of Enbridge's Line 9 pipeline this morning, Dec 7, near where it crosses the Ontario - Qubec border in the municipality of St-Justine-de-Newton. This action has caused Enbridge to stop the flow of oil as of now.

Panel "Unite Against Austerity" sparks discussions in Toronto

David Gray-Donald — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 19:25:17 +0000

Speakers, crowd talk austerity and how to fight back

A hundred Torontonians spent a cool sunny afternoon on Saturday April 25th hearing five panelists discuss austerity, before dividing into small groups to talk about how the issue affects their communities and how to fight back.

Does The Climate Movement Have A Leader?

David Gray-Donald — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:11:32 +0000

A critique of 350.org & Bill McKibben

[This story first appeared on Uneven Earth]

Climate change is big. As is the climate movement seeking to confront the issue, though it is not yet as powerful as the fossil fuel industry.