Round Dance for Wet'suwet'en
Reconciliation doesn't happen at the barrel of a gun. The moment when Unist'ot'en land defender, Freda Huson, cremated the Canadian flag that said "Reconciliation is dead," a new wave of powerful Wet'suwet'en solidarity actions took hold. We are joining Indigenous land defenders and allies to carry forward the Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs' message for #WetsuwetenStrong: the RCMP must withdraw from unceded Wet'suweten lands immediately, and their right to free, prior, and informed consent must be respected. #ShutDownCanada
Join the CJTO contingent at the mass rally and Indigenous-led round dance this SATURDAY FEBRUARY 22nd, 12 PM, at Queen's Park. The CJTO team will be meeting at 11:45 AM at the North-West corner of University and College, just by Queen's Park Station.
Original FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/656788928409775/
This is the time to come out and join thousands upon thousands in Toronto as we unite in support of the Wet’suwet’en. Bring your loved ones, your friends, and your colleagues to participate in this historic movement for Indigenous liberation, #landback, and climate justice. If you are Indigenous please go to the inner circles of the round dance and to the front of the march.
DATE: Saturday February 22nd
TIME: 11:45 AM
MEETING SPOT: North-west corner of University and College, near Queen's Park station (just beside the UofT Pharmacy building). If you have specific access needs and/or safety concerns, please DM us.
Original FB Event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/656788928409775/
SAFETY NOTE:
We have not yet received a safety plan from the organizers, but we do know that Wet'suwet'en solidarity actions have been subject to heightened police presence and risk of colonial state violence. Please follow this link for MOVEMENT DEFENSE LEGAL INFORMATION from Gidimt'en Checkpoint, and message CJTO with questions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JvbfEvay_RqOo3VAA-jsvDcATJq6e5iYuv1HqzzJi_M/edit
If you can, please DONATE to the Wet’suwet’en land defenders.
* Donate to Unist’ot’en Legal Fund: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/unistoten-camp-legal-fund
* Donate to Gidimt’en Access Point: https://www.gofundme.com/gitdumt039en-access-point
To learn more about this amazing movement and what you can do to help please check out this tool kit: http://unistoten.camp/supportertoolkit/
For more on how to support Wet'suwet'en as well as links to informative articles, see: tinyurl.com/wetsuwetensupport