#tarsands

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.

1000 Rally in Vancouver to Support Elsipogtog anti-fracking blockade

edoherty — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 05:06:19 +0000

About 1,000 people joined an emergency rally in downtown Vancouver Friday to show solidarity and support for the Elsipogtog and Mi'kmaq anti fracking blockade.

Speakers Khelsilem Rivers, Ruben George and Jewell James connected the Elsipogtog blockade to the global movement for climate justice and related struggles against fossil fuel projects on both sides of the 49th parallel.

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.

Pipelines, Tankers and Climate Chaos...Or System Change?

edoherty — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:03:16 +0000

Subhead:

An Occupy Vancouver Environmental Justice Work Group Workshop

Sat Feb 25

city:

Vancouver BC

Venue:

W2 Media Cafe

Address:

111 W Hastings Street,

Cost:

Free

Space Accessibiity:

Yes

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Saturday February 25, 4 – 6 pm (After the Occupy Vancouver General Assembly) W2 – Woodwards, 111 W Hastings Street, Vancouver, Unceded Coast Salish Territory

Commons Conference 2012 - Claudia Medina on 'Plunder of the Planet: the Ecological Crisis'

edoherty — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:04:01 +0000

Claudia Medina speaks on the Plunder of the Planet: the Ecological Crisis panel at the Tragedy of the Market: from Crisis to Commons conference on January 8, 2012 in Burnaby BC Canada. Her presentation focuses on the Occupy movement as an anti-war movement, attempting to stop the war against Mother Earth.