#climatejustice

Party Against the Pipelines: A Carnival for Climate Justice

edoherty — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 03:13:52 +0000

On Saturday September 27, hundreds of people turned a Chevron gas station in Vancouver BC, unceded Coast Salish Territories, into a party zone against pipelines and climate crime.

Pancakes Not Pipelines Feeds Resistance: Skwomesh Action forms to defend Salish Sea and Mother Earth

edoherty — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:33:34 +0000

On January 26 2014, Skwomesh Action hosted their first large public event. Pancakes Not Pipelines brought hundreds of supporters together to support Indigenous resistance to tar sands and fracking pipelines at a local and provincial level.

Youth For Climate Justice Now - Earth Day 2013

edoherty — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 01:59:04 +0000

On Saturday April 20, 2013 Youth For Climate Justice Now organized and march and rally with a focus on climate justice, and the need to keep fossil fuels in the ground. A large crowd marched down Commercial Drive in East Vancouver and gathered in Grandview Park.

Media Skills Workshop for Climate Justice Activists:

edoherty — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:46:02 +0000

Subhead:

Focus on Fracking & Chevron’s Pacific Trails Pipeline

Tue Mar 19

city:

Vancouver, Unceded Coast Salish Territories

Venue:

SFU Harbour Centre

Address:

515 West Hastings Street

Cost:

Free / by donation

organizer contact:

risingtide604@riseup.net

Space Accessibiity:

Yes

Note: The Personal Climate Justice Narratives workshop originally scheduled for this time slot has been posponed. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Media Skills Workshop for Climate Justice Activists:

Focus on Fracking & Chevron’s Pacific Trails Pipeline

Talking, Healing and Sharing Circle Facilitation Workshop

edoherty — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:21:12 +0000

Subhead:

Building Resitance to the Kinder Morgan Tarsands Pipeline

Sat Feb 2

city:

Vancouver, Unceded Coast Salish Territories

Venue:

Grandview Calvary Baptist Church

Address:

1803 1 Ave E Vancouver, BC (1 block East of Commercial Dr. / #20 Bus)

Cost:

Free / by donation

Map link:

http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&pc=FACEBK&mid=8100&rtp=adr.~pos.49.269785457908_-123.06735086415_Grandview+Calvary+Baptist+Church&cp=49.269785457908~-123.06735086415&lvl=16&sty=r&rtop=0~0~0~&mode=D&FORM=FBKPL6&mkt=en-US

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Fourth and final Talking Circle as facilitated by Chief Phil Lane Jr.. You do not have to have attended the other workshops.

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.

The Carbon Rush two screenings in Vancouver

amy — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:48:19 +0000

Subhead:

Narrated by Darryl Hannah, the film takes audiences on a fascinating journey to four continents to meet indigenous rainforest dwellers, recyclers, independent farmers and other subsistence livers.

Sat Sep 29 - Sun Sep 30

city:

Vancouver, BC

Venue:

Empire Granville 5, Pacific Cinematheque

Address:

Empire Granville 5,

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Link:

http://www.viff.org/festival/films/f6304-the-carbon-rush

Two screenings! Director will be in attendance. Would love to see you there!
Sep 29 08:45 pm at Empire Granville 5
Sep 30 10:45 am at Pacific Cinematheque

Climate Crimes Or Real Soutions?

edoherty — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:24:48 +0000

Subhead:

Fracking, Tar Sands Pipelines, Tankers

Sun Apr 22

city:

Vancouver

Venue:

Vancouver Public Library - Downtown Branch

Address:

350 West Georgia Street

Cost:

Free

Space Accessibiity:

Yes

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Climate Crimes OR Real Solutions?

Do you know how fracking (hydraulic fracturing) for natural gas is connected to the Tar Sands?

Find out about the systemic solutions the 1% and Big Oil and Gas don’t want us to talk about!

Hundreds of riot police threaten occupation of illegal freeway in Mexico City

edoherty — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:06:51 +0000

Early on Sunday morning, Marcelo Ebrard the Mayor of Mexico City sent hundreds of riot police into a working class neighbourhood to evict occupiers and ensure that work can proceed on his pet freeway project, the “Supervía Poniente” which translates approximately as ‘Western Superhighway’.