A Unitarian Universalist State Action Network
The US Extinction Rebellion begins on January 26th through a nationwide day of nonviolent civil disobedience and protest. Extinction Rebellion is an international movement dedicated to raising the alarm about the dire threat of climate change and using mass nonviolent civil disobedience to force governments to take action.
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CUC (Canadian Unitarian Council) eNews: January 15, 2019 – Issue 73
The Canadian Unitarian Council (CUC) recognizes the sovereignty of Indigenous peoples and their authority to make decisions about what happens on their land. In the case of the Wet’suwet’en, who are opposing the development of a Coastal GasLink pipeline on their traditional territories in northwestern British Columbia, the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed that they have never ceded their traditional lands (Delgamuukw, 1997). This historic case specified what is required to claim Aboriginal title to land, affirmed the legal validity of oral history and clarified the government’s duty to consult with Indigenous peoples before proceeding with any development.
Read more here and TAKE ACTION!
To learn more about the Delgamuukw case: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/delgamuukw-case
Contact:
Federal
The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau
Telephone: 613-992-4211, Fax: 613-941-6900
justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca.
The Honourable Daniel Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
David.Lametti@parl.gc.ca, Fax: 613-954-0811
Find your Member of Parliament https://www.ourcommons.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members
Contact the RCMP directly and let them know your view of their impending operation.
National RCMP Headquarters
Telephone: 613-843-5999
Email: RCMP.HQMediaRelations-DGRelationsmedias.GRC@rcmp-grc.gc.ca (media contact)
Please take action in your own community along with other Indigenous Rights and Climate Justice activists in your area. Here are some of the other important ways you can support the Unist’ot’en, Gitdumt’en and the entire Wet’suwet’en Nation.
Donate to the Wet’suwet’en Access Point on Gitdumt’en Territory: https://www.gofundme.com/gitdumt039en-access-point
Donate to Unist’ot’en Camp: http://unistoten.camp/support-us/donate/
Donate to Unist’ot’en Camp Legal Fund: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/unistoten-camp-legal-fund
Get updates from Wet’suwet’en Access Point on Gitdumt’en Territory:
Please join your 36th District legislators at the Seattle Opera Center (363 Mercer St., Seattle, WA, 98109) on Saturday, January 5th from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Representative Noel Frame is hosting this town hall prior to the 2019 Legislative Session so that you can share your thoughts and ideas on the issues that matter most to you. Light refreshments will be provided and children are welcome to attend.
On December 14th, the British Columbia Supreme Court ruled in favor of an injunction against the Unist’ot’en Camp. This injunction is requiring that the gate blocking the way into the pipeline construction area to be removed so Coastal GasLink (as subsidiary of TransCanada) can get there and begin work on the pipeline up to May 2019.