allthecanadianpolitics:There’s a protest in honour of Tina Fontaine on February 24th, 2018 in Vancou
allthecanadianpolitics:There’s a protest in honour of Tina Fontaine on February 24th, 2018 in Vancouver. This is in response to Raymond Cormier’s acquittal of 2nd degree murder in Tina Fontaine’s death.Info:February 22nd 2018 and R*ymond C*rmier verdict was NOT GUILTY. With numerous admissions to undercover cops, witnesses to arguments between him and Tina, a jury deemed him NOT GUILTY. There is NO Justice on STOLEN LAND. No Justice? NO PEACE! But this will be a PEACEFUL protest. There is a line up of speakers and the list is being sorted now. —–SPEAKERS: *sχɬemetəna:t/Audrey Siegl, Musqueam*Kachina Melinda Bige - Lutsel k'e Dene Treaty 8 in Northwest Territories and Plains Cree*Valeen Jules - Nuu-chah-Nuulth and Kwakwak'awak*Tawahum Justin Bige - Lutsel k'e Dene Treaty 8 in Northwest Territories and Plains Cree*Quw'utsun’ Made, Cowichan*Sara Cadeau, Anishnaabe from Garden River, Ontario*Ronnie Dean, Stō:lo/St’át’imc/Lil’wat/Nlaka'pamux*David Dennis, Nuu-chah-Nuulth*Rivers Stonechild, Saulteaux First Nation*Grandmother Sharon Bass, Anishnaabe*jaye simpson, Oji-Cree from Sapotaweyak Cree NationMore to be announced, and some have asked not to be published as speakers.—–We are calling for drummers, hand and big, they will hear us, they will have no other option but to hear us.The weather forecast says sun but will be COLD. Please dress warmly, bring gloves, jackets scarves, even extra if you have some. This rally, protest and march takes place on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded Indigenous territories of the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations.OTHER GATHERINGS:VICTORIA: https://www.facebook.com/events/130670644421787/MONTREAL: https://www.facebook.com/events/197079934358565/HALIFAX: https://www.facebook.com/events/260661871137994/WINNIPEG: https://www.facebook.com/events/426324721120990/TORONTO: https://www.facebook.com/events/202271587190338/Link to Facebook event page:https://www.facebook.com/events/1821960754765047/ -- source link
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