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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Paddle for the Peace- Vanier Park July 8th

Repost from here. Paddle for the Peace- Vancouver
On July 8th, our friends up north will be hosting the 12th Annual Paddle for the Peace to celebrate and defend the beautiful Peace River (https://paddleforthepeace.ca/). Why here?

Here in the Lower Mainland, we want to give people who cannot make it to the Paddle an opportunity to show their solidarity with the Treaty 8 First Nations and the farmers who are losing their land to Site C - as well as their opposition to a project that will affect all of us for years to come!

You're invited! Please join us on July 8th at 1 pm at Vanier Park in Vancouver to stand in opposition to this ridiculous dam and to enjoy a fun, family-friendly carnival themed afternoon of entertainment.

Want to paddle? The BC Sea Wolves will lead a symbolic paddle from Granville Island to Vanier Park. If you would like to join the paddle, please be prepared to launch from Granville Island at 12 pm sharp. You can rent kayaks from Ecomarine Paddlesports. Sign up to paddle here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FFBRFYN

Hivemind: We are also issuing a call for acrobats, street performers, puppeteers, and entertainers of all kinds, especially those related to carnivals! If you would like to perform at this event, please email sitecevents@gmail.com.

More details to come - stay tuned, and invite your friends and family to help STOP SITE C!

To help with the organizing, or if your organization would like to endorse or support this event, please email sitecevents@gmail.com.

We acknowledge that this event takes place on unceded and occupied Coast Salish territory, specifically that of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), and mi ce:p kʷətxʷiləm (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

First Nations ask Premier why alternative route that wld avoid destruction of grave & cultural sites is ignored. https://t.co/F5XUjygogG
— PVEA (@SavePeaceValley) June 8, 2017

Friday, April 15, 2016

Elizabeth May on Site C Dam

Thank you for trying Elizabeth!! You were great! They have their heads stuck somewhere!!!!

They COULD STOP IT!! But they are hiding behind the courts and delaying everything.

JUSTIN- DO SOMETHING!!!

"The joint federal-provincial review found that this project would probably cause economic losses to British Columbians. It found that the proponent had not adequately considered alternatives. It found that the proponent fell short of proving any need for the project. It also found that this project would cause permanent damage to the environment, including:

…probable extirpation of three species and would further unbalance the species diversity in the River through the ascendancy of [various]…introduced species, into the reservoir…would act cumulatively to affect fish throughout the remaining, previously undammed sections of the…River…

In other words, it would result in “…significant adverse cumulative effects on fish”.

The panel review also found that this project would cause a net loss of habitat, profound change in the type of character of remaining habitat during construction and operations that would be “…probable, negative, large, irreversible and permanent so long as the Site C Dam remains”.

In relation to first nations rights, which was the main point of my question, the panel review found that the first nations peoples of this area, namely a number of communities within the Treaty 8 First Nations, specifically the Halfway River, Doig River, Prophet River, and West Moberly First Nations, jointly within Treaty 8 protections would suffer permanent losses of cultural rights and treaty rights."

http://elizabethmaymp.ca/late-show-site-c-dam/

Children are committing suicide because of what this government is doing to their land, their parents, the families, their ancestors.

WHEN WILL IT STOP? When will corporate greed stop and "life on earth" take a precedent?

When will the government which was ELECTED by the PEOPLE actually look after the PEOPLE'S NEEDS, the INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S NEEDS AND THE ENVIRONMENT'S NEEDS!!

JUSTIN, That is what you promised, right?

http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2016/04/protestors-demand-help-for-attawapiskat.html

Sunday, April 24, 2011

How Stunningly Beautiful

Blog post by Tina Winterlik © 2011

http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.com

How Stunningly Beautiful this is. This is being One with Nature. Absolutely Gorgeous.These peoples future is being threatened by a hydro electric dam. Share this, tell people, let`s STOP this!!

For 6 years, Hans Sylvester photographed the people of the Omo River in Ethiopia. Their bodies are their canvases...

http://hubpages.com/hub/The-amazing-body-art-of-the-Ethiopian-Omo-tribes
Quoting from this website
"A way of life threatened

The tribal people of the Omo Valley keep cattle, sheep and goats but their unique pastoral way of life is sadly threatened by the modern world and the march of development.

A hydroelectric dam, known as Gibe III, is planned to be constructed across the Omo River Valley and according to Survival International this will cause the threatened end to the way of life of some 200,000 Ethiopian tribal people."

http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Fashion-Tribal-Decoration-Africa/dp/0500543585

Quoting Amazon:

In this ambitious work, Hans Silvester turns his photographic eye toward ancient Africa, the birthplace of humanity. Silvester was essentially adopted by his subjects during his travels, and his stunning color photographs present a rare, intimate view of their world.

The first volume of this deluxe two-volume set presents the everyday lives of the Omo people, their rituals, parades, children’s games, and even their battles. In the second volume, each photograph becomes a masterpiece of abstract art, revealing close-ups of the tribes’ traditional body paintings. Silvester’s accompanying text traces his journey to the Horn of Africa, revealing the fascinating beauty of a world now in danger of extinction.

About the Author

Hans Silvester was born in Germany in 1938 and took his first photographs at the age of twelve. He became a master photographer and world traveler. His many books include Cats in the Sun and Lavender: Fragrance of Provence (Abrams).

http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Fashion-Tribal-Decoration-Africa/dp/0500288054/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1303696594&sr=1-1

Quoting Amazon :

From Publishers Weekly

Starred Review. In this stunning collection of photographs, Silvester (Ethiopia: Peoples of the Omo Valley) celebrates the unique art of the Surma and Mursi tribes of the Omo Valley, on the borders of Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan. These nomadic people have no architecture or crafts with which to express their innate artistic sense. Instead, they use their bodies as canvases, painting their skin with pigments made from powdered volcanic rock and adorning themselves with materials obtained from the world around them—such as flowers, leaves, grasses, shells and animal horns. The adolescents of the tribes are especially adept at this art, and Silvester's superb photographs show many youths who, imbued with an exquisite sense of color and form, have painted their beautiful bodies with colorful dots, stripes and circles, and encased themselves in elaborate arrangements of vegetation and found objects. This art is endlessly inventive, magical and, above all, fun. In his brief text, Sylvester worries that as civilization encroaches on this largely unexplored region, these people will lose their delightful tradition. 160 color photographs. (Apr.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description

The scene of tribal conflicts and guerrilla incursions, Ethiopia’s Omo Valley is also home to fascinating rites and traditions that have survived for thousands of years. The nomadic people who inhabit the valley share a gift for body painting and elaborate adornments borrowed from nature, and Hans Silvester has captured the results in a series of photographs made over the course of numerous trips. 160 color photographs