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Positive Approaches to Stigma

Miles Howe — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:15:18 +0000

Groups advocate for peer support, traditional healing for Aboriginal women with HIV/AIDS

VANCOUVER—In 2003, when her lungs almost collapsed from an AIDS-related pneumonia—a near-death experience she would never forget— Lyanna Storm swore to turn her life around if she survived.

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Abexit

Kerry Coast — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 02:06:35 +0000

In the wake of Brexit, Aboriginal leaders plan to survey their people on an exit from Canada.

Note: the "Abexit" is a made-up premise to look at Indigenous sovereignty and autonomy through the lens of the recent "Brexit" referendum in the UK. The characters are also made up, but the circumstances depicted are very real.

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New Research: Resistance to Indigenous Suicide

Kerry Coast — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 18:43:00 +0000

Haudenausaunee Prof publishes study of suicide, prescribes resistance as cure.

DYING TO PLEASE YOU: INDIGENOUS SUICIDE IN CONTEMPORARY CANADA,

By Roland D. Chrisjohn, Ph. D. and Shaunessy M. McKay

Theytus Books, coming in 2015

Book review by Kerry Coast

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New Research: Resistance to Indigenous Suicide

Kerry Coast — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 18:27:58 +0000

DYING TO PLEASE YOU: INDIGENOUS SUICIDE IN CONTEMPORARY CANADA,

by Roland D. Chrisjohn, Ph. D. and Shaunessy M. McKay

Theytus Books, coming in 2015

Book Review by Kerry Coast

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Songs of Freedom: A South African in Canada

Kerry Coast — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 22:02:57 +0000

Bongeziwe Mabandla played the Mission Folk Music Festival and kindly shared some thoughts on racism, apartheid, capitalism and Canada’s “big, well-kept secret.”

In 1994, South African President F.W. deKlerk declared apartheid illegal and called the first election since 1949 where black people could vote. Nelson Mandela was elected President at the head of the African National Congress.

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"Establish Indigenous titles," UN tells Canada

Kerry Coast — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 17:12:30 +0000

Latest United Nations Committee recommendations to Canada includes establishment of Indigenous title lands.

The Human Rights Committee has just released concluding observations on fifteen “principal matters of concern” with Canada.

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Canada's laws, policy create "immunity" for perpetrators of violence against Indigenous women

Kerry Coast — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 02:18:05 +0000

Report by Inter-American Commission highlights institutionalized discrimination; judicial ineffectiveness; culture of inequality.

The Inter American Commission on Human Rights has released a 125 page report on the situation of “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in British Columbia, Canada.” The IACHR is the most significant human rights mechanism in the Americas; it is an arm of the Organization of American States.

Fichiers attachés à cette publication:

IACHR report: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in British Columbia, Canada. December 21, 2014

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Location Update Which street party do you want to go to?

dgSolidarity — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 23:05:22 +0000

Meet: 3pm, Broadway and Kingsway

Party Against the Pipelines: A Carnival for Climate Justice
Saturday, September 27 - Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories

Take to the streets to reclaim a space in the city, celebrate the growing movement to stop the pipelines, and dance while we do it!
https://www.facebook.com/events/321415511358335

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Decolonize & Anti-Oppression Community Workshop (Surrey)

Tami Starlight — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 03:35:23 +0000

Titre secondaire:

A lightly facilitated community dialogue.

Sa Juil 12

ville:

unceded Coast Salish territory / Surrey

Lieu:

Conference Centre side "A", Kwantlen Polytechnic University-Surrey Campus

Adresse:

12666 72nd Avenue

Coût:

$5 - $50 sliding scale (no one turned away due to lack of funds)

le contact de l'organisatrice:

decolonizeantioppression@gmail.com

Space Accessibiity:

the building, workshop space, and washrooms are wheelchair accessible; ASL interpretation has been confirmed, please contact us if you require this service by July 10th at noon.

Lien de carte:

http://www.kpu.ca/campuses/surrey/interactive-map

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Lien:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1418052431811313/

Taking place on unceded Coast Salish territory - Kwantlen, Katzie, Semiahmoo, & Tsawwassen nations.

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VANCOUVER MINING COMPANY PLANS WORLD'S LARGEST GOLD MINE ON ALASKA NATIVE LAND

jtree — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 08:08:56 +0000

Living off the land, Alaska Natives defend the world's largest salmon runs against the impacts of the world's largest gold mine, the proposed Pebble Mine.

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We Can't Eat Gold: An Alaskan Documentary at Vancouver, BC's Just Film Festival

jtree — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 07:33:43 +0000

Titre secondaire:

Living off the land, Alaska Natives defend the world's largest salmon runs against the impacts of the world's largest gold mine, the proposed Pebble Mine.

Sa Mar 1

ville:

Vancouver, BC

Lieu:

Langara College of Higher Learning: Theater 5,

Adresse:

100 49th Ave W, Vancouver, BC.

Coût:

$7.50 (e-mail wecanteatgold@gmail.com if you need a free ticket)

le contact de l'organisatrice:

wecanteatgold@gmail.com

Space Accessibiity:

accessible

Lien de carte:

https://goo.gl/maps/hmtwV

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Lien:

https://www.facebook.com/events/593375430756857/

Film Screening followed by Q&A with We Can't Eat Gold: An Alaskan Documentary Director Joshua Tucker, hosted by the Just Film Festival. WATCH THE OFFICIAL TRAILER

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You cant have your decolonized cake and from colonialism too

Ancestral Pride — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 07:29:02 +0000

Four years ago some very loving and kind ladies I met online at the WTE Sept babies forum, heard I was having a very hard time with paying rent, buying food, and then celebrating Christmas.

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Rueben George from the Tsleil-Waututh Nation speaks out at demo outside Enbridge hearings

edoherty — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:21:22 +0000

Beautiful words from Rueben George from the Tsleil-Waututh Nation at the Rising Tide Coast Salish Territories demonstation outside the Enbridge Joint Review Panel hearings. George covers both the local threats that tar sands pipelines pose to our invironment, and the issue of global warming.

#Indigenous

Positive Approaches to Stigma

Abexit

New Research: Resistance to Indigenous Suicide

New Research: Resistance to Indigenous Suicide

Songs of Freedom: A South African in Canada

"Establish Indigenous titles," UN tells Canada

Canada's laws, policy create "immunity" for perpetrators of violence against Indigenous women

*Location Update* Which street party do you want to go to?

Decolonize & Anti-Oppression Community Workshop (Surrey)

VANCOUVER MINING COMPANY PLANS WORLD'S LARGEST GOLD MINE ON ALASKA NATIVE LAND

We Can't Eat Gold: An Alaskan Documentary at Vancouver, BC's Just Film Festival

You cant have your decolonized cake and from colonialism too

Rueben George from the Tsleil-Waututh Nation speaks out at demo outside Enbridge hearings

Location Update Which street party do you want to go to?