Rolling Back a Coup D’Etat on Algonquin Territory
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4TH, 5:30PM
WATSON ROOM 217 ON QUEEN’S CAMPUS
Marylynn Poucachiche, Barriere Lake community spokesperson, and Suzanne Decoursay, a volunteer teacher from Barriere Lake, will be screening: Blockade on the 117 (12 mins, 2008) [http://blip.tv/file/1391794] and speaking in Kingston in both Algonquin and English.
* Donations encouraged. Food and drinks available
After exhausting all political avenues, on October 6th and recently on November 19th the Algonquians of Barriere Lake blockaded Highway 117 in northern Quebec. They were demanding the Canadian and Quebec governments honour their signed agreements, for co-management of their traditional territory and resource revenue sharing, and that Canada undo the coup d’etat by sending in an observer to oversee their Customary governance selection process. Both times, the community, including Elders, youth and children, were met with a brutal police response — riot cops kicked, pushed, drew a handgun and used tear gas and pain compliance — instead of negotiators. [ http://blip.tv/file/1391794 ]
For more info visit barrierelakesolidarity.blogspot.com, or email barrierelakesolidarity@gmail.com
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