Unite to Stop the Pipelines: Spring training for solidarity & action
March 29 and 30 - University of Victoria, Bob Wright Building, A104
March 31 - Norway House, 1110 Hillside, Victoria
By donation. Sponsored by Forest Action Network.
Full schedule: http://wildcoast.ca/spring
This month in Victoria, meet the people on the frontlines against pipelines - people who found the courage to go beyond protesting and petitioning. Hear their stories and find out why their strategies for organizing and solidarity are winning. Join hands-on skill-shares, and network with land defenders and allies.
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/442759585856944/
Saturday March 29, UVic Bob Wright Bldg A104
9 am - Welcome (August Thomas & One Moon Dancers)
10 am - Security culture & Counter-surveillance (Gord Hill)
Lunch - Break out
1 pm - Non-violent direct action & civil disobedience (Shane Calder)
3:30 - Break out
4 pm - Shaping conditions for grassroots revolt (Ambrose Williams)
Prison support (Juliet Belmas)
6 pm - Dinner break
7 pm - Legal rights & solidarity (Anushka Nagji)
Sunday March 30, UVic Bob Wright Bldg A104
9 am - Anti-Oppression (Carol BIlson)
10 am - Grassroots organizing (Rising Tide, Kaleb Morrison)
Lunch - Break out
1 pm - Warrior Societies (Sakej Ward)
3 pm - Break out
3:30 - Planning and Preparation for Action (Sakej Ward)
5:30 - Dinner break
6:30 - Ancestral Pride (Sacheen & Crow)
Monday, March 31, Norway House, 1110 Hillside
9 am - Fundraising for Radicals (Zoe Blunt)
10 am - Indigenous Women, Children, and the Government (panel with Tsastilqualus Ambers, Chrissy Brett, more)
Lunch - Break out
1 pm - In Solidarity with All Land Defenders (Shannon Hecker and Ambrose Williams)
3 pm - Break out
3:30 - How to stop a goddamn pipeline (Zoe Blunt)
6 pm - Dinner break
7 pm - Unistoten Camp (Freda Huson of the Unis'tot'en Clan and Chief Toghestiy of the Likhts'amisyu Clan)
Dinner and snacks will be provided. Suggestions are welcome.
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