Gathering of Mother Earth Protectors

Sovereignty Sleepover: Toronto, Queen’s Park May 26th – May 29.

poster: http://www.opseu.org/notices/Rally%20and%20Sleepover_print.pdf 

Respect the right of First Nations to say no to economic exploitation and environmental destruction.
No jail for saying no
Free Bob Lovelace and the KI Six.

On May 26th Indigenous communities will gather at Queen’s Park to
uphold our duty to protect the land, forest, water, and air and to
promote respect for our Indigenous rights to say no to economic
exploitation and environmental destruction. It is time to end the
jailing and harassment of our people for protecting mother earth and
traditional ways. Please come to our large rally on May 26th at the
legislature. We are also inviting supporters to join us in four days of
ceremony, speakers, workshops, music, and a three night sovereignty
sleep-over directly on the front lawn of the legislature.

Right now Indigenous communities across Ontario are taking a stand
to assert our right to protect our traditional territories and the
future of our peoples. Our communities are peacefully protesting
destructive industrial projects that the government is permitting on
our traditional lands without community consent.
Rather than respecting Treaties of co-existence and the UN recognized
Indigenous right to withhold consent over industrial projects on
traditional lands, the Ontario government is harassing Native people
and jailing community activists and leaders including Bob Lovelace,
Donny Morris, Sam McKay, Jack McKay, Cecilia Begg, Darryl Sainnawap,
Bruce Sakakeep, and others. This cannot stand! Please join us in
supporting freedom for First Nations and respect for the land.

NO CONSENT means STOP the DESTRUCTION to MOTHER EARTH!

We Need: volunteers, donations of money, food, tents, blankets, billeting, endorsements, and publicity.
Please let us know if your group wants to organize an event during the Gathering on May 27, or May 28.

To help out, or for information updates contact: sovereigntysleepover@gmail.com

Supporters: come prepared to take care of your own needs and to take direction from the communities.

This is an event of: Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI), Ardoch
Algonquin First Nation, Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek (Grassy
Narrows First Nation) [others may join soon].

Supporters: Christian Peacemaker Teams, Rainforest Action Network,
No One is Illegal Toronto, Canadian Federation of Students, Canadian
Labour Congress, CAW Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice and Democracy,
Ryerson Universi