Campaigns

Organize in your town or city now!

Otherwise, here are some campaigns that could always use more support and actions of solidarity (please tell me if there is something to add!):

Unist’ot’en Camp From their website, in regards to not letting the pipeline being constructed:

The Unist’ot’en homestead is not a protest or demonstration. Our clan is occupying and using our traditional territory as it has for centuries. Our free prior and informed consent protocol is in place at the entrance of our territory as an expression of our jurisdiction and our inherent right to both give and refuse consent. Our homestead is a peaceful expression of our connection to our territory. It is also an example of the continuous use and occupation of our territory of our territory by our clan. Our traditional structures of governance continue to dictate the proper use of and access to our lands and water.

Today all of our Wet´suwet´en territory, including Unist’ot’en territory, is unceded Aboriginal territory. Our traditional indigenous legal systems remain intact and continue to govern our people and our lands. We recognize the authority of these systems.

Click here for a movie created about their struggle.

Be creative about the struggle against the beast known as the energy corporations! They are a snake laid out in our backyards and whispering in the ears of the financially dominating! We often have an opportunity to fight where we stand!

 

Fight for 15

across North America: a coalition effort to raise the minimum wage to $15 in multiple provinces and states. The link goes to the BC chapter.

 

Indigenous Nationhood Movement:

“a peoples’ movement for Indigenous nationhood, resurgence, and decolonization”

 

No One Is Illegal – Coast Salish Territories/Vancouver:

“No One is Illegal-Vancouver Coast Salish Territories is a grassroots anti-colonial migrant justice group with leadership from members of migrant and/or racialized backgrounds”

 

Anti-Austerity

in Quebec: a continuation of the movement opposed to capitalist control, economic deprvation, industrial education, and enforced austerity struggles.

 

Idle No More:

Indigenous resistance and settler solidarity in Canada

 

Occupy

Occupy is a leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders and political persuasions. The one thing we all have in common is that We Are The 99% that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1%. We are using the revolutionary Arab Spring tactic to achieve our ends and encourage the use of nonviolence to maximize the safety of all participants.

 

PowerShift Canada:

education and campaigns against environmental degradation in BC and North America/Turtle Island

 

Starbucks Workers Union

International, 2004-Present (iu640)

 

Jimmy Johns Workers Union

Twin Cities, Minnesota (iu640)

 

United Campaign Workers

Portland 2014-Present (iu650)

 

Whole Foods Market Workers Unite

San Francisco 2014-Present (iu640)