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The Deets:

Sunday October 26, 2014

7:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Church of St. Stephen in-the-Fields

103 Bellevue Avenue, Toronto

The Call Out:

It’s finally coming together!

Enjoy an evening of updates from the powerful and growing grassroots Indigenous resistance movement and the climate justice movement more broadly. Speakers will be touching on their recent visits to Unist’ot’en Camp and the People’s Climate March.

Then stay for a performance from Test Their Logik.

This event also serves as the official launch of “The Sustainers Club,” a grassroots fundraising effort with 100 per cent of the proceeds going to Indigenous communities resisting unwanted extractive industries and protecting the land and water for our future generations.

Like the non-governmental organization model, The Sustainers Club asks members to pledge a monthly amount to support the efforts of Indigenous communities who either are already taking daily direct action to prevent unwanted development on traditional lands, or, like so many communities we heard from during our time at the camp, are ready and willing to begin camps and blockades but lack the proper training and resources to meet their needs. Instead of large lump sum amounts, what I heard was a need for steady but modest donations to allow for simple things like ongoing transportation and food costs as well as building materials.

There is lots to learn and share as we embark on how urban communities can better support land defense initiatives and I really encourage people to see this kind of relationship as one of healing, interdependence and strengthening ties between those who long to return to the land and those on the land waiting for the rest of us to return.

Special guests and lots of surprises abound!

Check out these links to stay involved and learn more:

http://unistotencamp.com/

http://klabonakeepers.org/

http://beingindigenous.wordpress.com/

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Krystalline Kraus

krystalline kraus is an intrepid explorer and reporter from Toronto, Canada. A veteran activist and journalist for rabble.ca, she needs no aviator goggles, gas mask or red cape but proceeds fearlessly...