[BCFSN] posting to the listserv, Free Public Lecture on Bees and Free Intro to Permaculture Day at Langara College - this week

Tue Apr 19 20:08:44 EDT 2016

Hi All,
I encourage you all to attend one or more of the upcoming Site C Forums to
learn more about why food sovereignty and Indigenous and agricultural food
lands are more important than the proposed site C dam which must be
stopped. Please share this message far and wide within your circles of
friends, families and colleagues.

Let's show up in numbers to show how Indigenous and Settler communities can
work together to conserve biodiversity and create alternative economic
strategies for the benefit of all.

Dawn
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From: "Stop Site C" <info at stopsitec.emailnb.com>
Date: Apr 12, 2016 10:53 AM
Subject: Site C Campaign Update and Okanagan events
To: "Dawn Morrison" <dmo6842 at gmail.com>
Cc:

> Dear Dawn,
>
> So many positive initiatives have been taking place with our campaign to
> protect the Peace River Valley from Site C dam since we sent our last
> action alert to you:
>
>    - Several rallies were held in Vancouver and Fort St. John
>    - A very well attended presentation on Site C and the potential losses
>    to First Nations and agricultural land was held at UBC
>    - Eagles in the Peace River valley contravened BC Hydro’s work permits
>    and built a new nest right in the area that BC Hydro hoped to clear!
>    - Site C hunger striker Kristen Henry went without food for 20 days in
>    an effort to bring attention to the campaign.  She has suffered heart and
>    kidney damage but is now eating.
>    - The Peace Valley Landowner Association (PVLA) was heard in BC’s
>    Court of Appeal on April 4th and 5th.   They argued that the BC
>    Minister of the Environment had a duty to consider recommendations from the
>    Joint Review Panel on the need for, cost and alternatives to Site C.
>
> *You’re invited - Upcoming Events coming to the Okanagan and Kootenays:*
>
> Please join us for an evening of inspiration, solidarity and action for
> the Peace Valley with Treaty 8 First Nations and Sierra Club BC!
>
> The Peace Valley is an amazing food oasis that can provide fruits and
> vegetables for *one million people*, as well as abundant traditional
> harvests of bull trout, moose, berries and medicinal plants for the
> region's First Nations. This is the land the B.C. government is rushing to
> flood for Site C dam – the biggest project in Canada that is being rammed
> through in the face of First Nations' opposition and multiple court
> challenges.
>
> Come and learn about Treaty 8 First Nations' and Peace valley farmers’
> strong stand for the Peace, and how we can support them and stop Site C.
>
> Speakers include *Julian Napoleon of Saulteau First Nation*, who is doing
> some amazing work with the Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty on
> connecting farmland issues and indigenous food systems.  In Kelowna, we
> will be joined by *Richard Bullock*, former chair of the Agricultural
> Land Reserve. And Ana Simeon of Sierra Club will bring everyone up to speed
> with new opportunities to leverage *international scrutiny of Site C* to
> put pressure on the federal government.
>
> *Vernon - April 18, 7 pm *The Schubert Centre, 3505 30th Avenue
>
> *Kelowna - April 19, 7 pm  *Okanagan Mission Community Hall,  4409
> Lakeshore Rd
>
> *Kamloops - April 20, 7 pm *Thompson Rivers University – Room IB 1015*, *900
> McGill Rd
>
> *Golden - April 21, 7 pm *St. Andrew’s United Church & Centre for Peace,
> #901- 11th Ave S.
>
> Hope many of you can make these informative sessions.  Please share with
> your friends living in these areas and encourage them to attend.
>
> *11th Annual Paddle for the Peace*
>
> Be sure to mark Saturday, July 9th, 2016 on your calendars and plan to
> attend this incredible event!  More details will come soon.  Meantime you
> can check out www.PaddleforthePeace.ca.
>
> As always, keep up-to-date on all of our campaign activities and
> opportunities on Facebook
> <http://www.stopsitec.org/r?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPeaceValleyEnvironmentAssociation%2F%3Ffref%3Dts&e=156f3dae54372d0a9189b7dc51960767&utm_source=stopsitec&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=okanagan_events&n=1>,
> Twitter
> <http://www.stopsitec.org/r?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FSavePeaceValley&e=156f3dae54372d0a9189b7dc51960767&utm_source=stopsitec&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=okanagan_events&n=2>
> or on our website
> <http://www.stopsitec.org/?e=156f3dae54372d0a9189b7dc51960767&utm_source=stopsitec&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=okanagan_events&n=3>
> .
>
> If you would like to receive weekly campaign updates, please join our
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>
> For the Peace,
>
>
>
> Andrea Morison                Ana Simeon                   Candace Baytcki
>     The Eagles (rebuilding already)
> Peace Valley Env. Assc.    Sierra Club BC               Yellowstone to
>      Peace River Valley, BC
>
> Yukon Cons. In.
>
>
>
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