This afternoon supporters of Wet’suwe’ten land defenders intercepted Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland outside of Halifax City Hall, where she was slated to meet with Mayor Mike Savage. They called on Freeland to respect Indigenous rights and blocked her from entering City Hall.
Press release: Haligonians gathered today to disrupt the visit of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland at the Office of the Premier (1700 Granville Street), in solidarity with Wet’suwe’ten land defenders.
On February 11th at 12:30 pm, Haligonians began to block the Fairview Cove Container Terminal in solidarity with Wet’suwe’ten land defenders, who are being forced off their land by the RCMP to make way for the Coastal Gaslink pipeline project.
Media release: This morning, the Council of Canadians together with Mi’kmaq grassroots grandmothers and community researchers shared documents that show the Alton Gas Project is on a path to break the Fisheries Act by depositing high concentration brine into fish-bearing waters.
REJECT TECK! is the two-word message a group of mothers and grandmothers in Halifax will personally deliver to Liberal MP Andy Fillmore on Tuesday, February 11, at 11am.
PSA: Mr. Gordon Earle will be the guest of the Dalhousie Black Law Student Association (DBLSA). Mr. Gordon Earle is one of the original drafters of the Human Rights Act of Nova Scotia.
Press release: On Friday, February 7th, at 9:00am 23 Indigenous youth and supporters began a sit-in action in solidarity with land and water defenders in Wet’suwe’ten territory.
Come stand with the Wet’suwet’en Nation in its protection of the land and water, and its defiance of colonial rule!
Sign the petition demanding that charges against Santina be dropped, police be investigated and charged, and Walmart compensate Santina.
World BEYOND War, a global nonviolent movement to end war and establish a just and sustainable peace, is starting a chapter in Halifax.