{"id":2436,"date":"2022-10-25T11:45:07","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T15:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/?page_id=2436"},"modified":"2023-02-03T16:45:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T21:45:33","slug":"noons-for-now-decolonization-and-climate-action-with-decolonial-solidarity-ottawa-gatineau-oct-20-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/noonsfornow\/noons-for-now-decolonization-and-climate-action-with-decolonial-solidarity-ottawa-gatineau-oct-20-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Noons for Now: Decolonization and Climate Action with Decolonial Solidarity Ottawa-Gatineau (Oct. 20 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Decolonial Solidarity affinity groups came into existence in December 2021. During an online call to action with Indigenous land defenders, we heard firsthand about ongoing struggles of the Wet\u2019suwet\u2019en hereditary chiefs who have been opposing construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline on their lands.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0In today\u2019s teach-in, we will be talking about our participation in the campaign, launched by Wet\u2019suwet\u2019en land defenders and under their leadership, to pressure RBC to defund Coastal GasLink. We would like to stress the importance of including Indigenous perspectives and leadership in climate action, because their communities are disproportionately affected by extractive industries, and because their traditional way of life is rooted in their relationship to the land.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Speakers:<\/h4>\n

David Beddoe<\/strong> joined Decolonial Solidarity late in 2021, and has contributed as a volunteer in environmental, human rights, and climate justice activist organizations over many years.<\/p>\n

Chantal Pelletier<\/strong> responded to a call for action in December 2021 and has been part of the Decolonial Solidarity campaign since then. She had no previous experience with activism.<\/p>\n

Pat Taylor<\/strong> joined Decolonial Solidarity in June 2022.\u00a0 She has been active in organizing the group at RBC at Bank and First in the Glebe, publishing our weekly leafleting on social media and creating protest art that encourages people to ask questions and engage in conversation.\u00a0 She has been involved in Wet’suwet’en Solidarity since 2019.<\/p>\n

Resource List<\/h2>\n

Decolonial Solidarity Webinar with Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs and Call to Action<\/a><\/p>\n

Click here to access David Beddoe’s remarks on Decolonial Solidarity<\/a><\/p>\n

Click here to access the slide show prepared for the Teach-In, featuring some of the work done by Decolonial Solidarity Ottawa-Gatineau<\/a><\/p>\n

Further Reading:<\/h3>\n

Memorandum of Understanding Between Canada, British Columbia and Wet’suwet’en as agreed on February 29, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n

Amanda Follett Hosgood, “A Pipeline, a River and an Indigenous Nation,<\/a>” The Tyee<\/em>, 21 Sept. 2022<\/p>\n

Matt Simmons, “The complicated truth about pipelines crossing Wet\u2019suwet\u2019en territory<\/a>,” The Narwhal<\/em>, 5 Oct. 2022<\/p>\n

Ethical Banking:<\/h3>\n

Banking on Climate Chaos: Fossil Fuel Finance Report 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

Banking on a Better Future Campaign<\/a><\/p>\n

Bankswitch Campaign<\/a><\/p>\n

To-Dos:<\/h3>\n