Entries by INM
Nazareth, Palestine – Idle No More
“We have on this earth what makes life worth living.” In solidarity with First Nations Peoples of Turtle Island #IdleNoMore
United Nations of Aboriginal Australia – Idle No More
“The United Nations of Aboriginal Australia proudly supports Idle No More and the right to treaty and sovereignty of all indigenous peoples.”
Immigrants in Support of Idle No More – Idle No More
As racialized migrants, immigrants, and refugees, we express our support for the Idle No More movement, a movement of Indigenous surgence/resurgence across these lands. We are allies of Indigenous peoples’ asserting their rights and sovereignty and protecting the lands and waters. The history and current reality of Canada is a racist and genocidal one, marked […]
Campesino Committee of the Highlands (Guatemala) – Idle No More
“We feel very deeply about what is happening in Canada to our brother native people. We condemn the pillaging of which they continue to be victims. We urge you to continue your acts of just resistance to defend Nature, our Mother Earth and Humanity, despite the ambition of governments and corporations to place their interests […]
Battered Women’s Support Services supports ‘Idle No More’ – Idle No More
by Brandy Kane, Manager of BWSS Aboriginal Women’s Program Colonization and colonial relationship has a tremendous impact on Indigenous people, which perpetuate the injustice through legislation and policies aimed at ‘civilizing’ Indigenous people. Our rights, our lands and our spirits have been attacked by the colonization. This colonial structure has also maintained the patriarchal ideologies […]
Three Days of Solidarity with the Hupacasath for Canada and Freedom! – Idle No More
For Immediate Release Calgary, Alberta – June 5th, 6th & 7th, 2013, at Olympic Plaza, 228 – 8 Avenue SE, Idle No More and Concerned Canadians in solidarity with the Hupacasath will be holding Rallies and Round Dances. In September of 2012, Prime Minister Harper and China’s President Wu signed a treaty entitled the Foreign […]
Idle No More wins Samara’s Best Democratic Moment of 2012 – Idle No More
When Samara started the “Best Moment in Canadian Democracy” contest in 2011, the Arab Spring had just begun. Reflecting on these uprisings in the Middle East, an American in Samara’s community emailed to thank us for this contest, noting it was important to remember to be vigilant and celebrate democracy at home. “Given what is […]
Despite heavy RCMP presence Mi’kmaq, Maliseet continue anti-fracking protests in New Brunswick – Idle No More
It was another day of protest in New Brunswick as Mi’kmaq, Maliseet and their supporters voiced their opposition to shale gas exploration in Kent County. About 100 people have gathered near the town of Birch Ridge, NB, where SWN Resources Canada and their subcontractors have equipment and vehicles used for shale gas exploration stored. SWN […]