Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Event – Vaughan, Toronto, Ontario – February 15, 2020. Photo: Jason Hargrove, Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)
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Indigenous Resistance Solidarity Action
Indigenous Resistance Solidarity Action
Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Event – Vaughan, Toronto, Ontario – February 15, 2020. Photo: Jason Hargrove, Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)
From the day the settlers arrived, Indigenous people have resisted colonization and disease. While we celebrate their resilience, today, on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples – this year’s theme, according to the UN – we can’t, but be stirred up in excitement to Indigenous resistance leadership worldwide against colonization that is expanding, and working in solidarity with them to tumble systemic injustices that make them more susceptible to COVID-19.
This month, Turtle Island Solidarity Network (TISN) turns one. Over the year, our network has grown. We have responded to the Wet’s’suwet’en organizers’ invitation to serve as legal observers in their territory, to working with faith communities to understand the legacies of settler colonialism. Read the report.
As part of TISN’s mandate: Indigenous Solidarity, Settler Education, Coalition Building, and Undoing Settler Colonialism, throughout this month, we will be highlighting actions you can take to support Indigenous Resistance; films, reading and information to equip yourself as an ally; and, ways for you to participate.
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Organization: Unist’ot’en Camp and Wet’suwet’en Solidarity
Action: Write a solidarity statement demanding Canadian and British Colombia governments uphold indigenous rights. With the support of provincial and federal governments, the CoastalGas Pipeline has ignored Wet’ suwet’ en People’s sovereignty, invading their lands without consent.
Organization: Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT)
Action: Sign the petition to support the Hear Us Now: Stop the Bombings! Campaign. On Sunday, June 14, the Turkish military bombed 81 locations in Iraqi Kurdistan. This was the beginning of Operation Eagle Claw, the bombardments continue to this day. This region is also home to CPT’s partners, who live and farm in this mountainous region with their families, communities, and migrant farmers.
Organization: Make West Papua Safe
Action: Take action to demand the Balikpapan State Court immediately release the 7 West Papuan anti-racism activists in Kalimantan, and all Papuan Political Prisoners in West Papua be set free.
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