A quick call to action

[sabotabby]

Five Land Defenders have been arrested in an RCMP raid on Wet'suwet'en territory. Here is a quick action that anyone can do: Call either a police station or a member of the BC NDP* to demand their release immediately.

Now, you may be a young GenX/old Millennial like me and absolutely detest using the phone. That is okay! These bastards have been getting phone calls all day and it's now after hours, so it's almost guaranteed that if you call them, it will go straight to voicemail and you won't have to talk to a person. There's a convenient script that you can follow, even if you're not good at saying things on the phone. It's easy.

Remember, Wet'suwet'en Land Defenders are fighting not just to defend their territory, but for all of our futures.

Call now. Let's free the Land Defenders and stop the RCMP raid on Gidimt’en Checkpoint.



* Yes, the so-called progressive party is trying to run a pipeline through unceded Indigenous land. You're not really that surprised, are you?

Comments

[redbird]

Do I have to pretend to be Canadian for this? (I'm willing to do that, and can even give them a street address in Montreal.)

[lynnenne]

Thank you for this!

[greylock]

They are militarized, have no budget limit, and officers are paid huge sums to force pipelines, mines, dams, and logging through

Whilst I am sure they do actually have a budget cap (extended as required), a "Community Industry Response Group" is very much a WTF name.

I guess at least Shell hasn't hired "US contractors".

The National Observer, Canada's most trusted source for climate and indigenous news, apparently, says this is an “awesome, good projects” and can "help Canada reach its zero-emissions".

And it's VERY COOL they have secured a break on the British Columbia carbon tax, as well as the provincial sales tax. Because a struggling company like Shell, or Petronas, or Mitsui NEED help.

I don't have a dog in the fight but (a) I had no idea LNG Canada was going ahead, (b) the wiki page is strangely pro-corporate, and (c) the CoastLink pipeline page is far more balanced.

Needless to say, the best time to blow up a pipeline is yesterday and today, not tomorrow when it's filled and under pressure. Just saying.

[redbird]

I got an email today, saying that the calls had worked and the Land Defenders have been released from jail.