JUUstice Washington

A Unitarian Universalist State Action Network

Deep Dive for Indigenous Solidarity, May 9 – This afternoon and evening!

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Deep Dive for Indigenous Solidarity May 9, 7:30 PM EST (6:30 Central, 5:30 Mountain, 4:30 Pacific)

Preparing ourselves to collaborate with Indigenous partners in a good way. Conversation and small group work to deepen our grounding. Shared learnings. Shared facilitation by UUs connected to the work.

Join Zoom Meeting:  https://zoom.us/j/906222305

We continue to prepare in many ways: through the Environmental Justice Practitioners Network presentations by Indigenous leaders; reading An Indigenous History of the US; moving through the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation process; long term relationship through Inter National Initiative for Transformative Collaboration; Water Protectors Support Network; congregational alternatives to the settler -derived Thanksgiving Day celebrations; workshops at GA 2019, and preparation for GA 2020 which falls on the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower landing; a call by our DRUUMM Indian Network to focus on repudiation of Doctrine of Discovery.

We have learned much, must continue to learn, and are called by our faith to show up in a good way. Come learn and share.

Rev. Karen Brammer
Green Sanctuary Manager and Senior Associate for Climate Justice
Organizing Strategy Team

Proclamation of Support for Truth and Reconciliation in WashingtonState

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Proclamation of Support for Truth and Reconciliation in Washington State

There is an emerging and compelling desire to acknowledge the events of the past so that we can work towards a stronger and healthier future. The truth telling and reconciliation process is a sincere acknowledgement of the injustices and harms experienced by Indigenous peoples in Washington State and the need for continued healing. This is a profound commitment to establishing new relationships embedded in mutual recognition and respect that will forge a brighter future. The truth of our common experiences will help set our spirits free and pave the way to reconciliation. 1

Read more here and sign the petition.

 

Wet’suwet’en Blockade and the Challenge of Reconciliation

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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!

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:

Support and Sign the pledge from the Unist’ot’en

Honoring Native Land in Your Congregation: A Truth and Reconciliation Process

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Gary Piazzon writes:

There is a plaque at the entrance of the UUCWI sanctuary acknowledging that the land it occupies was traditionally occupied by the Snohomish tribe.This was done as part of a truth and reconciliation process.A process of acknowledging and taking responsibility of wrongs done and which is integral to personal and cultural healing.UUCWI is an ally of the Lummi tribe which is leading an effort advocating for publically recognizing that many of us inhabit land that belonged to another culture which was often forcefully and illegally taken. [Read more…]