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posted by SandraCuffe in on Apr 28, 2011 - View profile

Delta

South Fraser Protection Camp: Work Party this Saturday!

It takes a village to stop a freeway, come help build the village!


9:00am
Saturday April 30 2011

Venue: South Fraser Protection Camp
Address: 10675 River Road
Cost: Free! Bus tickets & Rides available.

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It takes a village to stop a freeway, come help build the village!

Come to the South Fraser Protection Camp this Saturday for a work party to help construct a village that will stand in the way of the South Fraser Freeway. We will provide food and information about the camp and the history of the five-year-long movement of residents and supporters to stop the freeway and shift the Gateway Project billions into real social needs. Here, out of the ugly clearcut of the road's destruction, a vibrant, inspiring, welcoming community is blooming. Lend a hand, join the fun...

South Fraser Protection Camp Work Party
Saturday April 30th beginning @ 9:00 am (early is good!)
10675 River Road, Delta, BC
(extra parking available at McAdam Road & River Road)

Bus tickets available.
Rides from Vancouver available, RSVP to 778 322 5349 hwalia8@gmail.com
Meet 8:00 am at Commercial & Broadway (Safeway parking lot)

Tools and supplies will be provided, but more are always welcome. If you have some building expertise please be in touch with us at the contact information below. If you have a decent cordless drill, please charge it up and bring it.

The story so far: On April 22nd approximately 200 people marched down River Road and established a camp on a construction site for the South Fraser Perimeter Freeway.  Basic defenses have been organized to secure the camp, and since Tuesday morning, when workers were expected to come back for work, the camp has been holding strong. Community members and supporters have been organizing for more than five years to protect homes, ecological and sacred sites from being destroyed by the project. As construction on the road has begun, the resistance to the project has grown, and the South Fraser Protection Camp was established with the understanding that direct action is crucial in the toolkit of successful movements for positive change.

We need your support! Come check out our new digs this Saturday to learn more about the camp, future plans, and the history of this struggle. Give us a hand and help us build a movement that will stop the freeway. Join the Wave Against the Pave!

Contact:
604 355 2771
info@stopthepave.org
www.StopThePave.org

Support is needed at the camp on ongoing basis – please stop by for whatever time you can spare, to say hello or to camp for a night or more!

View from the South Fraser Protection Camp Village ]

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Sat, 04/30/2011 - 01:54 — Maxim (not verified)

Awesome

Can't wait, I'll come out right after work! Stop the madness, stop the freeways! Better Public Transit and green jobs NOW!

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