From the organizers:
We make music, dance, and connect as a unified community presence in solidarity for indigenous resistance, sovereignty, and the ongoing struggle to protect the land, air and water which we all share to survive.
Bring your drums your signs and your fierce spirits as we stand in solidarity with all land defenders!
Musical guests and speakers include:
Ashanti Hall
Tito Amaya
Dan Kaufman
ManRed
Toma Deavers
This event will commence after the conclusion of the Womxn’s March https://www.facebook.com/events/1259418857576877/
Please contact dan@pdxk.com (503)267-2862 with any accessibility needs. If your organization would like to cosponsor the event please email: art.as.directaction@gmail.com
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(From Gidimt’en Media Statement on Feb 12, 2020 and Unist’oten Media Statement on Feb 10, 2020)
The events of this month on Wet’suwet’en territory have been an extreme demonstration of colonial violence, approved in contravention of Wet’suwet’en, Canadian and international law.
There is still an extreme Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) presence on Wet’suwet’en land. We expect them to heavily guard and facilitate Coasatl GasLink access to unceded territories without Free, Prior and Informed consent from the Hereditary Chiefs. The eviction notice to CGL given on January 4th, 2020 still stands and will continue to be enforced with the full power and jurisdiction under Wet’suwet’en law.
We encourage all supporters to stand strong in solidarity with this struggle. It is far from over.
We, as Wet’suwet’en, have never ceded our sovereign title and rights over the 22,000 square kilometers of our land, waters, and resources within our Yintah. Our ‘Anuc niwh’it’ën (Wet’suwet’en law) and feast governance systems remain intact and continue to govern our people and our lands. We recognize the authority of these systems. The Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs are the Title Holders, and maintain the authority and jurisdiction to make decisions on unceded lands.
We have the strength of our ancestors within us. We have the solidarity of our Indigenous relatives and allies with us. We have the power of people shutting down railways, highways, ports, and government offices all around this country. Thank you to people all around this planet making our struggle your struggle. The flames of resistance and the resurgence of Indigenous land reclamation give us strength. We know our neighbours and relatives are with us. We know the two-leggeds and the four-leggeds are watching over us. These arrests don’t intimidate us. Police enforcement doesn’t intimidate us. Colonial court orders don’t intimidate us. Men in suits and their money don’t intimidate us. We are still here. We will always be there. This is not over.
(From Gidimt’en Media Statement on Feb 12, 2020 and Unist’oten Media Statement on Feb 10, 2020)
