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VIDEO publié le Juin 26, 2013 by edoherty

JB The First Lady performs at Pipeline Resistance Cafe for Unist'ot'en Camp

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JB The First Lady performs a new piece on reconciliation a fundraiser to help indigenous youth travel to the Unist'ot'en Camp on the route of the Pacific Trail and Enbridge pipelines. JB introduced the piece in relation to her experience in Idle No More events. The Resistance Cabaret: Supporting indigenous resistance to pipelines was held on June 21 2013 and organized by the climate justice group Rising Tide Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories and Streams of Justice, and held at Vancouver's Rhizome Café.

JB the First Lady (Jerilynn Webster) is a Vancouver based hip hop artist, single mother, actor, and member of the Nuxalk and Cayauga Nations. See twitter.com/Jbthefirstlady

Find out more about the Unist'ot'en Summer Action Camp and caravan at forestaction.wikidot.com/caravan

Rising Tide Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories is a grassroots environmental justice group committed to fighting the root causes of climate change and the interconnected destruction of land, water, and air. See RisingTide604.ca

Streams of Justice actively pursues a more just, equitable, inclusive, and compassionate society through analysis, action and reflection that exposes and opposes unjust social structures, and opens up space for imagining and advocating alternative possibilities of human solidarity, communal flourishing and care for the earth that sustains all life. See streamsofjustice.wordpress.com

Rhizome is a friendly, diverse neighbourhood café that supports social and environmental justice struggles. Rhizome is presently looking for new owners. See rhizomecafe.ca

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mar, 07/09/2013 - 03:23 — malindamery

Very nice video. Coast Salish

Very nice video. Coast Salish Territories is a grassroots environmental justice group which is committed to fighting the root causes of climate change and the interconnected destruction of land, water, and air.

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