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Tue Aug 12 13:12:39 EDT 2014

Hi Canadians - the CSO delegation in
Rome negotiating the Responsible
Agricultural Investment principles at the Committee on World Food Security,
needs our help in generating social media coverage in Canada. Canada is
blocking text related to FPIC (Free Prior and Informed Consent) for
indigenous peoples in several paragraphs, according to our colleagues
there.

What’s the specific ask? Doug Hertzler from Action Aid USA, who is there
suggests a simple tweet from Canadians asking our government to include the
"rights of indigenous peoples" and FPIC in the RAI text in Rome. There are
several places where Canada is blocking the inclusion of "indigenous
peoples" in paragraphs.

If Food Secure Canada, National Farmers Union, BC Food Systems Network,
Indigenous Food Systems Network & ETC Group and others could Tweet/retweet
this, that would be a great help. Also, follow developments at#cfsrai
<https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/cfsrai>.

Please distribute far and wide!

Dawn Morrison, Chair
Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty

Indigenous Food Systems Network
C/O 555 East 55th Avenue
Vancouver, B.C, V5X 1N6
Mobile: 778.879.5106
Email: dmo6842 at gmail.com
Website: www.indigenousfoodsystems.org

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Amanda Sheedy <programs at foodsecurecanada.org>
Date: Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 8:42 AM
Subject: Fwd: URGENT ALERT: Canada blocking inclusion of 'Indigenous
Peoples'
To: Katie-Sue Derejko <KDerejko at afn.ca>, Lauren Goodman <Goodman at itk.ca>,
Anna Clair Ryan <ryan at itk.ca>, Melissa Hotain <mhotain at manitobachiefs.com>,
Sheila North Wilson <snorthwilson at manitobachiefs.com>, Bernadette
deGonzague <bernadette at coo.org>, Jordan Nikoloyuk <
Jordan.Nikoloyuk at apcfnc.ca>, Dawn Morrison <dmo6842 at gmail.com>, Larry
McDermott <larryplentycanada at gmail.com>, Henry Lickers <
henry.lickers at akwesasne.ca>, Dawn Marsden <dawn.marsden at yahoo.com>
Cc: Faris Ahmed <fahmed at usc-canada.org>, Julie Croizille <
communications at foodsecurecanada.org>, Cathleen Kneen <cathleen at ramshorn.ca>

Hello -

We’ve just received this alert from our colleague at USC Canada asking us
to help create a twitter storm about  Canada blocking the use of the
inclusion of Indigenous Peoples from an important negotiation - see details
below.

If you tweet, you can tune into *#cfsrai *and retweet what you find there.
 FSC has also just tweeted about it.

In solidarity,
Amanda

Amanda Sheedy
Program manager / Gestionnaire de programmes
Food Secure Canada / Réseau pour une alimentation durable
(514) 271-7352
cell: (514) 248-0010
www.foodsecurecanada.org
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<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Food-Secure-Canada/316790952902>
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Begin forwarded message:

*From: *Faris Ahmed <fahmed at usc-canada.org>
*Subject: **URGENT ALERT: Canada blocking RAI negotiations in Rome*
*Date: *August 6, 2014 at 10:54:51 AM GMT-4
*To: *"'Diana Bronson'" <dianabronson at gmail.com>, Amanda Sheedy <
programs at foodsecurecanada.org>, Abra Brynne <abra at foodsecurecanada.org>,
Hilary Moore <teamworkcsa at hotmail.com>, Cathy Holtslander <
holtslander at nfu.ca>, Pat Mooney <mooney at etcgroup.org>, Cynthia Morinville <
cmorinville at usc-canada.org>, Cathleen Kneen <cathleen at ramshorn.ca>, Susan
Walsh <swalsh at usc-canada.org>, "kjregier at gmail.com" <kjregier at gmail.com>, "
sophia.iatp at gmail.com" <sophia.iatp at gmail.com>, "bmuller at msh-paris.fr" <
bmuller at msh-paris.fr>, "'centaur2 at sasktel.net'" <centaur2 at sasktel.net>, jim
thomas <jim at etcgroup.org>
*Cc: *"'Doug Hertzler'" <Doug.Hertzler at actionaid.org>

Hi Canadians - the CSO delegation in Rome negotiating the Responsible
Agricultural Investment principles at the CFS, needs our help in generating
social media coverage in Canada. Canada is blocking text related to FPIC
(Free Prior and Informed Consent) for indigenous peoples in several
paragraphs, according to our colleagues there.

*What**’**s **the** specific ask?  **Doug** Hertzler from Action Aid USA,
who is there* *suggests **a s**imple tweet from Canadians asking
**our** government
to include the "rights of indigenous peoples" and FPIC **in the** RAI text
in Rome. **There are several places where Canada is blocking the inclusion
of "indigenous peoples" in paragraphs.*

If FSC, NFU, ETC Group and others could Tweet/retweet this, that would be a
great help.  Also, follow developments at *#cfsrai*.

I have written to the Globe & Mail correspondent in Rome who I know.
Faris

-----Original Message-----
From: Doreen Stabinsky [mailto:doreenstabinsky at gmail.com
<doreenstabinsky at gmail.com>]
Sent: August 6, 2014 10:14 AM
To: Faris Ahmed
Cc: 'Doug Hertzler'; kjregier at gmail.com; sophia.iatp at gmail.com;
csmnorthamerica at lists.riseup.net; Kristin Sundell
Subject: Re: [csmnorthamerica] Urgent help needed from Canadian Civil
Society in rai negotiations on FPIC

I wonder if some of he Canadians on this list might start a bit of a
Twitter storm?

On Aug 6, 2014, at 9:36 AM, Faris Ahmed <fahmed at usc-canada.org> wrote:

> HI Doug, I can imagine how difficult this is at the moment. If Canada is
acting on instructions from capital, it has the effect of tying everyone's
hands.
> Can you tell me a bit more, if possible: the specific text, where are we
at the moment, and the timeline? I will try to contact some people here,
and talk to you individually.  Keep it up!
> Any others who have ideas or are interested in helping please get in
touch with me. -Faris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Hertzler [mailto:Doug.Hertzler at actionaid.org
<Doug.Hertzler at actionaid.org>]
> Sent: August 6, 2014 8:00 AM
> To: csmnorthamerica at lists.riseup.net; Faris Ahmed; kjregier at gmail.com;
sophia.iatp at gmail.com
> Cc: Kristin Sundell
> Subject: Urgent help needed from Canadian Civil Society in rai
negotiations on FPIC
>
> Civil Society has been forced to the very edge of our red line by the
United States over FPIC.  We are being forced to accept an exact copy of
the Tenure Guidelines (VGGTs) language on FPIC, but Canada is standing
alone in not even accepting that, they are trying to roll back FPIC for
indigenous people all together. The Canadian delegation here is clearly
uncomfortable, *they are putting the entire rai process in danger*, but
they have instructions from the capital not to move.  If any of you can
organize to reach the decisionmakers in Ottawa and let them know this will
be a huge international embarrassment for Canada, it would be great :-)
>
>
> Douglas Hertzler, Ph.D. | Senior Policy Analyst | ActionAid USA
>
> Tel: +1 (202) 370-9922 | Mob: +1 (202) 421-1023
>
> Email: doug.hertzler at actionaid.org | Skype: dhertzler ActionAid is a
global movement of people working together to further human rights for all
and defeat poverty.
>
> http://www.actionaidusa.org/ | https://twitter.com/ActionAidUSA  |
https://www.facebook.com/actionaidusa
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>

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