Stand With Standing Rock #NoDAPL
September 13, 2016 at 3:50 pm (art, culture, environment, ethics, Indigenous People, issues, Lakota, life, Native Americans, nature, people, politics, relationships, Uncategorized)
Tags: #honortheearth, #NoDAPL, #StandingRock, #WaterIsLife, art, Fracking, Gregg Deal, pipelines, Proctectors, Standing Rock, Tar Sands
“Fractured Land” ~ What Kind Of World Do You Want To Live In?
December 27, 2013 at 6:04 pm (art, contemplation, culture, education, environment, ethics, exploring interconnectedness, films, history, Independent film, Indigenous People, issues, journalism, life, living, movies, Native Americans, nature, people, photography, politics, publishing, quests, random, relationships, searching, thinking, Uncategorized, Writing)
Tags: Caleb Behn, Canada, children of the future, Damien Gillis, Daniel Conrad, documentary, documentary film, environment, environmental law, exploring interconnectedness, films, First Nations, Fracking, Fractured Land, gas, habitat, history, humans, Idle No More, Independent film, Indigenous, industry, Issues, law student, life on earth as we know it, movies, nature, Oil, people, photograph, questions, random, South Dakota Reservations, species, support, sustainable economy, Tar Sands, uphere, warriors, Writing
What kind of world do you want to live in? Hold that question in your mind for a time.
While searching for some up to date information regarding a particular event, The Future Generations Ride, I came across a great deal currently online in social media venues regarding very serious issue raising events of the past. While sorting through the information overload I discovered a documentary film in the works, Fractured Land. Then, for this post, I decided to switch gears to the present and the future because we are in the here and now. What we do, all of us, has ramifications for the future, our future and the future of life on Earth. Earth has not always been as we know it–full of automobiles, grocery stores, shopping centers offering all sorts of techie toys, synthetic clothing, and fast food. Contrary to the commercials on the small screen, life has not always revolved around purple pills, phones and plasma screen televisions offering surround sound and high-definition imaging.
What I haven’t quite figured out yet is, why we, as in a great many of us humans, not all of us, but enough of us to make an intensely negative impact on our habitat, have chosen to do so. Why live like self-destructive maniacs when the Earth offers –offered– everything we need to survive as a species? If you’ve got a perfect environment to live in, why go around destroying it? Often the answer is profit/money. Okay–but consider this, money in any form only has value because someone attributes value to it. Paper money has no value in and of itself. It only has value within the context that created it. (No, I’m not going to get into a hashing out of the federal reserve concepts and issues thereof. That’s not what this post s about.) In contrast, water has value in and of itself because it is necessary for life. Necessary. Living things require water in order to live. We don’t require money or gold bars in order to function as living creatures. Yes, we are indeed creatures, bio-chemical entities, just like the rest of the wonderful species on planet Earth. If the adherents to the mainstream concept of living well–as in rich according to the specs of Wall Street and the World Bank–how do they propose to live at all when the water, air and land become too toxic to support humans? How does that work? It doesn’t. That’s basic life science, not my opinion.
Caleb Behn knows this–and as you’re well aware, he’s not alone.
A young First Nations law student and emerging leader from northeast BC, epicenter of some of the worlds largest fracking operations, tries to reconcile the fractures within himself, his community and the world around him – blending modern tools of the law with ancient wisdom.
Contact: fracturedland@gmail.com
FB – http://www.facebook.com/FracturedLand
Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/FracturedLand
Directed and Produced by Fiona Rayher and Damien Gillis
Executive Producers: Daniel Conrad and Mark Achbar
Music by Edo Van Breemen
Digital Strategist & Community Manager – Hilary Henegar
For more information about the film’s issues, petitions, newsletter and other items of interest such as:
Join us Jan 9 for a live video chat on #IdleNoMore
Fractured Land filmmaker Damien Gillis moderates a lively discussion among a diverse panel of activists, industry experts and leaders from around Canada.
The topic of the conversation will centre on how the Idle No More movement can serve as a bridge toward empowering native and non-native people to advocate for more sustainable, equitable energy development.
More details posted soon!
Visit http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fractured-land-the-documentary <<<This page is a useful info hub.
“They’re Using The Water To Fracture The Bones Of Mother Earth.” — Caleb Behn
Award Winning Fractured Land Documentary Featuring Naomi Klein, MP Thomas Mulcair, Josh Fox, Maude Barlow, Bill McKibben, Wade Davis, Lillian Moyer, Terri Brown, Oscar Dennis and other powerful voices. ‘ “Fractured Land tells the story of Caleb Behn, an inspiring, young First Nations law student from northeast BC, working to defend his peoples’ land from some of the most intense industrial activity in the world.
Caleb is Eh-Cho Dene and Dunne Za/Cree from Treaty 8 country, the front lines for Canada’s biggest natural gas fracking operations. The swift proliferation of fracking, a controversial method of extracting natural gas, has had profound consequences for the water and the ability for his people to practice their traditional way of life.
Having recently finished law school, Caleb is among the first University of Victoria Law students granted the Concentration in Environmental Law and Sustainability. Prior to law school, he was the Oil & Gas Officer for the West Moberly First Nations and a Lands Manager for the Saulteau First Nations.
The film follows Caleb to places of largely unseen beauty from his traditional territories, where he’s fished and hunted moose his whole life, to Maori lands in New Zealand, where he sought to learn how Indigenous law could be blended with the current legal system in order to protect our sacred ecosystems.” Scheduled for release 2014 Spring Festival.
uphere -> http://www.uphere.ca/
photo @ http://www.angelagzowski.com/editorial
Never know what you’ll discover when you start connecting dots and surfing the energy lines in cyber-space. First I caught the photos on Supporting South Dakota Reservations Facebook page featuring the 38 Memorial Riders, then while exploring the latest entries I discovered the information on Fractured Land and then, and then. I think you get the idea.
Supporting South Dakota Reservations Page https://www.facebook.com/SupportSDrez
Consider another question: What kind of world will the children living now have to live in?
Need some Joy and Resolve? Discover Peaceful Uprising: Idle No More, Tar Sands, Library Intel, Volunteers, Moccasins in Action.
September 8, 2013 at 8:42 pm (culture, education, environment, ethics, exploring interconnectedness, Indigenous People, journalism, Lakota, life, music, Native Americans, nature, Pine Ridge Indian reservation, politics, random, religion, Uncategorized, Writing)
Tags: Chapman LIbrary, climate justice, culture, future, Idle No More, Indigenous, Lakota, library, life, Native Americans, nature, news, Peaceful, Peaceful Uprising, people, Poltuck, Principles, random, safe space, students, Tar Sands, Univeristy of Utah, Uprising, Utah, volunteers
Public service announcement for peace lovers everywhere. News from Peaceful Uprising out of Utah. Invitations to solidarity, Tar Sands action, volunteer and share joy. One of these days I’ll get the shortlink thing down. Not today. For now, joy and resolve all around. Imagining and building a better world is possible.
All following content from Peaceful Uprising news:
IDLE NO MORE
Monday, September 9 4 to 7 p.m. U of U Union Patio
Want to learn more about indigenous struggles that continue across North America and beyond? And show solidarity with all indigenous peoples fighting for their lives? Students at the U of U and others who have been active with the Idle No More movement are hosting this event, which will teach people about the struggles of the Lakota people of Pine Ridge who are fighting the Keystone XL pipeline and the liquid genocide of their people. If you’re an ally, this is a great chance to deepen your understanding of climate justice! https://www.facebook.com/events/175001062682627/
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TAR SANDS AND CLIMATE JUSTICE: PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION NIGHT
Chapman Library: Monday, September 16
577 S 900 W
Day-Riverside Library: Monday, September 30 1000 N 1575 W
Our campaign to block tar sands development is about climate justice. We’re fighting for the survival of people down the Colorado River, from ourselves to the delta communities. This presentation will deepen your understanding of how defeating tar sands, oil shale, and other forms of extreme extraction are integral to the cause of furthering climate justice.
This holds particular relevance to residents of the Wasatch Front. Tar sands refining has begun in North Salt Lake, and it could scale up dramatically in the coming years if the mining proceeds in Utah.
We’ll create a space for sharing fears, concerns, and ideas. You’ll learn what PeaceUp has been doing to protect our shared resources. You’ll also get connected with people who are working on projects you might want to get involved with!
Please RSVP on the Facebook event, or just show up!
Want to help us organize a presentation for your PTA, congregation, community group, or neighborhood? Email Melanie@PeacefulUprising.org to set one up!
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CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!
Volunteer opportunities abound! We need your help now more than ever, to defeat tar sands and forge a livable future. We’re calling on everyone in our beloved community to ask themselves if they have any time to give to further the cause of climate justice this month. Every hour helps, and there are boatloads of ways to get involved.
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
We’re now recruiting for a robust list of volunteer positions! They’ll provide you with excellent organizing experience, a deeper understanding of climate justice, and the satisfaction of serving a vital role in a campaign that’s protecting our future. These are just a few of the positions we’re recruiting for!
- Community Events Coordinator Plan a fun monthly community event for the broader PeaceUp community each month, and spread the word!
- Bold School Publicist Promote the PeaceUp Bold School by arranging radio spots, writing press releases, and making short presentations to various groups.
- Research Specialist Enhance our existing knowledge of tar sands and oil shale, and related governmental processes, by conducting research on these issues.
Click here to learn about more open positions!
CANVASSING AND POTLUCK!
Tuesday, September 17 AND Tuesday, September 24
Meet at the Salt Lake Center for Science Education in Rose Park, at 1400 Goodwin Ave.
Come canvassing in the Rose Park community to let them know about an upcoming presentation on tar sands and climate justice at the local library! Invite them to get involved with the campaign or just attend, learn, and share.
These TWO canvassing opportunities will give us a chance to meet lots of community members living near refineries, who could be affected most directly by the impacts of tar sands on air quality. Afterward, we’ll meet up for a potluck!
RSVP on the Facebook event, or just show up!
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MOCCASINS ON THE GROUND, AND DIRECT ACTION AT WHITE CLAY
Folks from Peaceful Uprising and allies recently traveled to the Moccasins on the Ground nonviolent direct action training camp in eastern Montana. Here, they shared skills and built alliances with an indigenous community working to halt coal extraction on their land. Numerous Moccasins on the Ground training camps have been happening since last winter, and by serving as an important resource for these camps, PeaceUp is building strong alliances with indigenous groups throughout the region. Together, we’re standing strong against all forms of extreme extraction and living our belief in climate justice.
The group also traveled to the Pine Ridge Reservation in the territory known as South Dakota to help Lakota allies blockade liquor stores and deliveries in the “town” of White Clay, which exists just outside of the reservation, has 14 residents, and exists solely to profit from the continued liquid genocide of the Lakota people. These continued actions have been having a significant impact on beer deliveries to White Clay.
Watch video of the action here! http://vimeo.com/73831842
Core Principles of Peaceful Uprising
- We refuse to be obedient to injustice.
- Our human stories are extremely powerful, and genuine sacrifice has the ability to awaken and inspire others.
- We are connected to something much greater than ourselves, which has an incredible power to change the world.
- We are steadfast in our commitment to the truth.
- Our allies and strategies align with and create the healthy and just world we want to see.
- A powerful movement originates with personal transformation and a commitment to being an agent of change.
- Creating a better world is not only necessary, but makes us authentically happy people.
- We are committed to building a supportive community that empowers our members to realize their potential.
- The best response to intimidation is joy and resolve.
- We recognize a nonviolent movement as the most effective means of creating a just and healthy world.
- We respect the inherent worth and dignity of every person*.
- Protecting Peaceful Uprising as an institution will never take precedent over our commitment to the fight for a healthy and just world.
Explore Peaceful Uprising –>>> http://www.peacefuluprising.org/
Moccasins on the Ground via Peaceful Uprising
August 14, 2013 at 3:03 pm (culture, education, environment, ethics, exploring interconnectedness, history, Indigenous People, Lakota, life, Native Americans, nature, Pine Ridge Indian reservation, random, Uncategorized)
Tags: 2013, 23-25, action, August, Butte, culture, exploring interconnectedness, Lakota, life, Moccasins on the Ground, Montana, non-violent, Peaceful Uprising, people, random, solidarity, South Dakota, Tar Sands, training, Women's Day of Peace
News from Peaceful Uprising:
Note: the following content is entirely from Peaceful Uprising’s newsletter and site. All written content ought to be in blocked quotes-but “add new post” is not co-operating and insists on doing its own thing. Well, we work with what we’ve got. Solidarity.
MOCCASINS on the GROUND:
What Solidarity Looks Like!
Peaceful Uprising, among dozens of other grassroots groups, has been invited to the first Moccasins on the Ground to be held in Butte, Montana: another frontline non-violent direct action training camp. From there, we will be travelling back to South Dakota, to support our allies from the Oglala Lakota Nation for a Women’s Day of Peace action in White KKKLay – a march to “save (their) nation from the mental diseases of Alcoholism.”
Do not confuse this with a plea for charity. Landless peasants from all over the world benefited from the genocide of indigenous people across these occupied territories called the United States and Canada. When American Indian tribes sometimes signed treaties with the US government which sometimes allowed new white settlers to stay on tribal lands-that was charitable. So working today to mend damage and stop the genocide of indigenous people is not charity; it’s justice and solidarity.
Click here to read more:
http://www.peacefuluprising.org/MoreMoccasins
‘White Water, Black Gold’ shows there is more energy in our world than dirty oil. What are we waiting for when clean energy already exists?
February 11, 2013 at 9:50 pm (art, culture, environment, ethics, exploring interconnectedness, Independent film, Indigenous People, life, movies, nature, photography, politics, Uncategorized)
Tags: "Water", alternative energy, Canada, climate change, David, documentary, ducks, Eco Watch, Energy, environment, ethics, exploring interconnectedness, film, First Nations, fish, Glaciers, health, independent, Independent film, Lavallee, mining, movie, natural law, nature, Oil, ponds, random, rivers, safety, tailings, Tar Sands, values, video, White Water Black Gold, Wind turbines, wolves
View entire film on Eco Watch http://ecowatch.org/2013/white-water-black-gold/
Eco Watch featured David Lavallee’s very accessible film White Water, Black Gold and I could not resist sharing after viewing it online. It does more than bring the toxic waste of Canada’s Tar Sands into view because it also presents some clean green alternatives that are already being successfully utilized not just in Germany, but ironically in Canada as well. What are the rest of us waiting for? For the Big Oil Companies to milk out all the profits possible while creating waste toxic waste dumps that destroy fresh water all living things depend upon for life? We cannot drink oil. Oil cannot make food crops grow. Plants need water. No wheat crop means no bread.
Make no mistake that Big Oil and corporations like Monsanto do not comprehend the situation despite their public relations denial spins. They do indeed and they want to use it to serve their own ends. There are reasons that Monsanto wants to patent all seeds for their own profit. There are reasons some Americans are NOT allowed to “catch” rainwater in barrels for gardening. The reasons are profits for those who want to control all the natural resources that are basic to all forms of life. If ducks could pay taxes then they’d be taxed for swimming in ponds. Deer would be taxed for eating plants. Wolves would be taxed just for being alive. I suspect the predatory human population feels an innate threat from wolves who don’t care for domestication by humans as dogs do. Wolves don’t need or want us humans. I don’t wonder why not. Perhaps it’s their independence which has set off the curent war on their very existence in the states. Could be. Wolves don’t give a damn about the corporate human economy. They’re bound only by the laws of nature. Oh, come to think of it, so are humans. Because in the end–it will be natural law which decides the survival of our species. It’s about time we all came to terms with that reality. Denial will not change outcome.
Gee, it appears I’ve gotten off the Tar Sands water usage and energy alternatives track of White Water, Black Gold. It may appear so. But since everything is connected–and we are all ‘related’–then I haven’t really gone off track. I’ve just followed a stream of thought. Continuing downstream . . . .
What this boils down to is values. Yes, what do we value? Our lives? All living things? Clean air? Clean water? Oil? Gas? Our oil dependent modes of transportation? What matters most to each of us? Why should each of us consider such questions? Because we’re the ones who will either change our ways for the betterment of all living things or we won’t. Whatever the politicians and corporations do amounts to their choices. We are responsible for ours, what we think, what we do, what we say. Does the state of the Earth reflect our values or those of someone else? Positive change is possible. We can make it. We may have to work very hard for it though. What are we waiting for?
I think we need to do more than get the President of the United States to shut down the Keystone Pipeline. The Tar Sands in Canada need to be shut down. Big Oil needs to be shut down everywhere. It’s time for a healthy change.
For more Tar Sands, Keystone and environmental news from Eco Watch http://ecowatch.org/2013/white-water-black-gold/
“Protect the Sacred” ~ Earth is Everywhere and We’re All On It.
January 18, 2013 at 6:03 pm (art, culture, education, environment, ethics, exploring interconnectedness, Indigenous People, life, politics, random, religion, Uncategorized)
Tags: art, Canada, channel, Chief Ruben George, Earth, Elahogiant, environment, First Nations, Ft. Randall, Gathering to Protect the Sacred, Indigenous, Indigenous Environmental Network, Keystone XL, Native Americans, news, people, Protect the Sacred, South Dakota, Tar Sands, video, Yankton, YouTube
Elahogiant’s channel on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/elahogiant?feature=watch
Indigenous Environmental Network info on gathering http://www.ienearth.org/gathering-to-protect-the-sacred-from-the-tar-sands-and-keystone-xl/
Save the Salish Sea Concert, Sept. 2, Vancouver, British Columbia.
August 23, 2012 at 7:07 pm (art, culture, entertainment, environment, exploring interconnectedness, Indigenous People, life, music, nature, politics, random)
Tags: Benjamin West, British Columbia, concert, culture, Enbridge, entertainment, event, Facebook, Indigenous People, Kinder Morgan, life, media, music, news, Salish, Save the Salish Sea, Sea, Sept. 2 2012, Tar Sands, Vancouver, Waterfront Park
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On September 2 join us for a free family-friendly concert featuring live music, DJ’s, special guest speakers, local Indigenous artists, interactive art displays, a kids zone, and much more. This is a chance to show your support for the Coast Salish Nations as they take a stand against Kinder Morgan and Enbridge’s proposed tar sands pipelines and the associated oil tankers in traditional Salish waters! SPEAKERS: …
Chief Ian Campbell Rueben George Melina Laboucan-Massimo Naomi Klein Rex Weyler SALISH SEAS MAINSTAGE: The Boom Booms Wayne Lavallee Phyllis Sinclair Spakwus Slulum Helen Duguay BEATS NOT TANKERS STAGE: Maga Bo Skookum Sound Emotionz No Tank Gyal! Ostwelve Eternal Love Ndidi Cascade Kia Kadiri Discreet da Chosen One Eternal Love MukLuk Take 5 and much more…! For those who are into volunteering, definitely drop Jolan Bailey a line at: jolan@forestethicsadvocacy.org
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Waterfront Park, North Vancouver, British Columbia
Save the Salish Sea Concert event is on Facebook for directions and map.
Just caught this upcoming concert event via news feed on fb so I’m sharing (hint, wink, nudge) it here. Facebook does serve some information gathering purposes indeed. Enjoy if you’re able to attend.
Thanks to Benjamin West for info.
What’s your choice–gasoline or waterfalls?
April 23, 2012 at 7:25 pm (culture, education, environment, ethics, exploring interconnectedness, food, history, Indigenous People, journalism, life, nature, politics, random)
Tags: "Water", Alberta, Arctic, Bruce Parry, business, Canada, cancer, culture, Economy, environment, First Nations, fish, Fort, history, industry, Issues, life, money, nature, news, Oil, people, politics, random, sustainable, Tar Sands, values, video
These videos from Bruce Parry’s Arctic series on the Tar Sands offer a certain perspective on the Tar Sands oil issue for everyone. Some folks may not appreciate some of the content. But people do seem to speak for themselves–including the woman who “hasn’t read the script.” Questions are raised about ethics, responsibility and our relationships to the land and water and the lacks thereof. No solutions are presented. But it’s clear that every person who drives a vehicle plays a role in the oil industry’s continuing existence. We need to get our minds out of the boxes of conventional thinking if we’re really going to save Earth and create a sustainable future worth living on the only planet we have. We need to do more than just stop another Keystone Pipeline from being constructed across America. We need to shut down the Tar Sands completely. We need to implement alternative energy sources and create new means of transportation that are not dependent on oil. This needs to happen today–not 5, 25 or 50 years from now. We have the knowledge. Do we have the will?
Patricia Gualinga Montalvo of Sarayaku, Ecuador speaks about The Living Forest, Laws, Oil Companies, International Allies and The Rights of Mother Earth. Translation provided.
April 22, 2012 at 9:51 pm (art, culture, environment, ethics, exploring interconnectedness, Indigenous People, life, nature, photography, politics, random, religion)
Tags: Alliance, Allies, April, Conference, culture, day, Earth, Ecuador, Environmental, forests, Gualinga, Haskell, IEN, Indigenous, interconnectedness, law, Legalizing Rights of Mother Earth, life, Living Forests, Montalvo, Mother, nature, Nature Conservancy, network, Pachamama, Painted Hills, Patricia, people, photography, picnic, politics, random, rights, Sarayaku, spritual, Tar Sands, video
Painted Hills, Grey @ eva wojcik
Earth Day musing: Yes, that little dark streak near the top is a human. We are much like ants on Earth. Unfortunately in many ways we’re lethal ants destroying everything in our path.
For those of you suffering from limited attention spans please do not let the length of this video deter you from hearing Patricia’s speech given at the Indigenous Environmental Network Conference on the Rights of Mother Earth Restoring Indigenous Life Ways of Responsibility and Respect. There are several important things well worth learning in her speech and replies to questions. One very significant element is how a village of 1,200 has developed international alliances for support of all kinds. I think it’s an art many others need to foster in their own communities. We need to make the most of our common ground in order to protect Earth. Respect, support, communication, tolerance for our differences are not easy to acquire. If the only thing we have in common is a love for Mother Earth–then we better make the most of it. Unlike the Nature Conservancy I think we need to do a great deal more than enjoy picnics outside in order to ‘celebrate’ Earth Day. The Tar Sands operation is just one hard harsh reality we need to face head on. Now, when it’s possible to picnic on the Tar Sands site then that would be something to celebrate indeed. We’re a long long way from that picnic. Presently I don’t think we’d be welcome at the Tar Sands site unless our baskets contained a few tons of solid gold currency.
Pachamama Alliance on fb https://www.facebook.com/PachamamaAlliance
Pachamama Alliance website http://pachamama.org/
om mani padme hum jewel in the lotus wahupa qi prana universal life energy
