Monday May 28
6-8pm
WLU Faculty of Social Work, Auditorium
120 Duke St. West, Kitchener, ON
(across from the back of City Hall)
Read details below, about why we need this conversation.
Indigenous Solidarity Town Hall
Did you know that Canada exists on traditional Indigenous territory?
Like the rest of this country, Kitchener-Waterloo residents have settled on land that was stewarded long before by the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island (North America). Later granted by law of the British government to the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, an ongoing colonial legacy of Canadian law and policy has resulted in their wrongful displacement from this land, and the construction of cities like our own – without any acknowledgement of that history. In this context, Grand River Indigenous Solidarity invites you to participate in a community discussion, from a settler perspective, about what it means for us to live and work in this region. Come out and learn from local organizers about current Indigenous sovereignty struggles and solidarity work, as well as how you can get involved!
Topics of our conversation will include:
-A brief history of whose land we live on, and how this came to be
-Report-back and updates from the April 28th Walk for Peace, Respect, & Friendship in Caledonia
-Allied resistance against tar sands development and environmental impacts across Ontario, report-back about the issues surrounding the Line 9 pipeline that crosses the Halidmand Tract in Ontario & the London hearings
-The Oshkimaadziig encampment and cultural education project in Awenda Provincial Park
-Resistance to the construction of a new waste processing plant in Dundalk, with two key representatives of the struggle speaking
-Grassy Narrows and River Run 2012 in Toronto from June 5-8!
Generously supported by WPIRG
