Official SEA EVENT
MAy 8th, 2018
7pm - 9pm
1923 Fernwood Rd
Fernwood Community Association
Workshop: Online Anonymity and
Security for Activists
Hosted by Indigenous Solidarity Working Group and Social Environmental Alliance - SEA
In light of recent high-profile data breach scandals worldwide, join the activist community for this unique and timely workshop dedicated to digital security issues!
Throughout the evening, we will be considering the current situation within the larger frameworks of neoliberalism, corporatocracy, state surveillance vs private surveillance, power/knowledge, plus "Know your Rights."
- Part 1: An introduction to protecting yourself, your information, and your privacy online.
- Part 2: Build on the way we have looked at our browsing and internet security by focusing on the smart phone as a weak point for anonymity, especially as an activist.
- Part 3: Suggest tactics and angles that activists can use/employ to increase their anonymity, and to posting anonymously to boards and sharing information with friends/allies.
- Part 4: Tie in the idea of net security into why we are doing what we are doing in the first place, and why it is important to factor net security into what we do.
For all the details visit:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1517859821646541/
the irony of these links is not lost on us ;)
SEA Political Endorsement Policy
Municipal Elections are right around the corner and we need SEA members to help craft a policy and processes around how and who we endorse. You can read and download the current Policy Draft on our website. To engage in the deliberation for the final draft to have the membership vote on please request an invite to the discussion group.
Wild Salmon Tool Drive
April 13 – April 27
Swanson occupation is in for the long haul and requesting help to support improving the infrastructure to better accommodate long term occupation.
Tools and building materials have been requested as well as garden tools and materials for raised beds and terracing. Your support is so very appreciated.
***Please only donate items requested***
We do not want to burden the salmon protectors with anything that doesn’t serve them well.
***please donate only heavy duty high quality new tools or used tools in excellent condition.
// PLEASE SHARE // - WILD SALMON PROTECTOR PACKS - Support the Frontlines! ~ $100 donation each. Only 30 available! Order by April 30. ~
Hey friends! We are doing a fundraiser for the brave and inspiring frontline resistance by #SwansonOccupation and
#MusgamagwDzawadaenuxwCleansingOurWaters against open-net fish farms placed without consent in their territories, amidst key wild salmon migration routes, for over 30 years. All proceeds go directly to the frontlines.
Protector pack includes:
- Wild Salmon Protector cloth bag and sticker by www.leyatess.com
- Smoked Wild Salmon by Tlinget www.takuwild.com
- New CD "Us" by www.lukewallacemusic.com
- Wild Salmon Poster and card by wildernesscommittee.com
- Educational materials
ORDER YOURS HERE BY APRIL 30: www.gofundme.com/wild-salmon-protector-bags
Non-violent Direct Action Training Against Kinder Morgan
April 22nd, 2018
1 - 5pm
1415 Broad St, Victoria
Victoria Event Center
Want to learn more about nonviolent moral action this spring to challenge indigenous racism, the dirty carbon economy and Trudeau’s deceptive climate narrative?
Thinking of participating in local civil disobedience actions being organized by Rise & Resist in Victoria or the international mass mobilization against the Kinder Morgan pipeline in Burnaby?
In the spirit and tradition of everyday people of conscience engaging in nonviolent direct action/risking arrest to expose and engage in moral witness against injustice, we will conduct a training at 1-5pm on April 22 in Victoria, B.C. followed by a potluck dinner, climate emergency speakers (6:30-9), and dancing and song until midnight.
Experienced trainers from the Rise & Resist collective and Greenpeace Victoria will facilitate the training.
It's important that participants plan to attend the full training. Format will include small and large group discussion, role-plays and other interactive exercises. Please dress comfortably.
There is no fee to attend the training, but we will collect donations at the event to help cover costs.
Defending Indigenous, Climate & Ocean Land Defenders
April 22nd, 2018
6:30pm - 9pm - 12am
1415 Broad St, Victoria
Victoria Event Center
A Celebration for the Indigenous, Climate & Ocean Defenders Protecting Our Planet & Communities on the Resistance Frontlines!
Distinguished Speakers:
6:30pm - Territorial Acknowledgment
Sierra Robinson, Elizabeth Woodworth, Dr. Peter Carter, & Howard Breen
Sierra Robinson - A Youth Activist Perspective on Earth Day
Elizabeth will introduce her & Peter's new book:
"Unprecedented Crime: Climate Science Denial and Game Changers for Survival."
Peter, a climate expert will present his
"Science for the Defence of the Planet" *
Peter is offering his expert testimony for upcoming Indigenous, Climate, & Ocean Defender trials in making an evidence-based Necessity Defence.
Howard will give his firsthand account from years in direct action resistance and the current need for defence of the Salish Sea, as a long time marine campaigner for several BC ngos.
9pm - Open Mic for Resistance Speakers & Performers
(expect a few appropriate surprises!)
We will Sing and Dance for Mother Earth & her Defenders
VEC cash bar. There is no fee to attend, but we will collect donations at the event to help cover costs.
Hosted by Surfrider
Earth Day Cleanup
1 to 3pm - April 22nd, 2018Clover Point, Victoria, BC
Come celebrate Earth Day with us at Clover Point for a beach cleanup and social gathering from 1-3pm!
*ATTENTION KEENERS*! If you are keen to start earlier, we encourage folks to start with a small cleanup of your neighbourhood or local beach and then bring your debris to Clover Point! The group with the largest amount of debris will win some prizes! We will have sorting stations setup up and Atlas Junk Removal Victoria will help dispose of the debris responsible!
Because it's 2018: No Public Funds for Pipeline Genocide
8am - 9am on April 23rd, 2018
1415 Vancouver St, Victoria, BC
Join us at 8 AM sharp on Monday, April. 23, at the Federal Tax Services Building at 1415 Vancouver Street, Victoria, Coast Salish Territories.
Kinder Morgan has blinked. The world watches. For 150 years, Canada has built its "National Interest" on the backs of Indigenous people through the destruction of the means by which Indigenous Nations have lived since time immemorial. The announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to use public financial resources to further subsidize a land-destroying multinational corporation marks a potent escalation and flash point in this long colonial history. Now is the time to turn the genocidal tide towards justice.
For more details visit:
CANCELLED
Wild Salmon Street Party!
April 21st, 201811am
1040 Marwood Ave, Luxton Fairgrounds
*****UPDATE: Event Cancelled*****
We are writing to let everyone know that we have chosen to cancel this event. Since committing to it, we have learned that the permission granted by Esquimalt and Songhees to host fish farm eviction solidarity events lapsed with Tsastilqualus' departure for her home territory.
Given that Esquimalt First Nation is mourning the unexpected passing of hereditary Chief Andy Thomas, we want to allow for some time to pass before we approach the Nation to renew our request to organize public actions on this very important issue.
At the same time, we want to indicate that Rose Henry has affirmed she and some salmon warriors will be at the Luxton Fairgrounds on the 21st for those who feel that they want to observe their commitment to remove fish farms from Kwakwaka'wakw waters and hold the government accountable for Site C and other empty promises. Thank you!
*****UPDATE: Event Cancelled*****
To keep updated on the resistance, follow along on Facebook:
Swanson Occupation: https://www.facebook.com/GETTHEFISHFARMSOUT/
Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw Cleansing Our Waters: https://www.facebook.com/fishfarmsgetout/
Matriarch Camp:
https://www.facebook.com/Matriarch-Camp-Food-and-Supplies-142454759833463/?fref=ts
For more info visit the
Trans & Two Spirit Folk against TransMountain: Day of Action!
Meeting date/time: April 26, 5:45am.
Location: Meet in Fernwood Square.
ALL ARE WELCOME – please join the Rise and Resist crew as we stand up to Kinder Morgan in a Trans-led day of action on Thursday April 26th.
Those joining from the mainland can join us at Burnaby 200 Soccer Field, 8505 Forest Grove Drive, time TBA.
Transport
The Community Action Bus will leave Fernwood Square at 5:45am on Thursday April 26th, heading for Kinder Morgan’s facilities on Burnaby Mountain. On Thursday night the bus will catch the 5:00 PM ferry and return to Fernwood square by 7:30pm Thursday night.
Cost
Seats on the Community Action Bus will cost $50, including ferry fees both ways. To confirm your seat please e-transfer $50 to
MAYDAY
MAY 1ST, 2018
Fort & Douglas 4pm
MORE TBA
Xwaaqw’um Big Canoe Carving: Family Activity Day & Fundraiser
May 5th, 20189:30am -2:30pm
Fulford Hall, Salt Spring Island
Hosted by Xwaaqw'um
Help us FUN-d-raise and participate in the Xwaaqw’um Big Canoe Carving project led by Master Carver Joe Martin. Donations welcome at the door and for workshops.
Join us for our first community gathering of the year at Fulford Hall!
*9:30am Doors open, tea, coffee
*Elder speaker and songs
*10:30am-1:30pm Cedar Weaving
*12 Salmon Pi’kwun Lunch (Sliding scale $10-25)
*1pm Draw for raffle
*2:15pm Silent Auction Ends
*2pm Closing Words
*2:30pm Xwaaqw’um New Volunteers Circle
ALL DAY Activities:
*Carve some pieces out of the Big Canoe
*Colouring pages – Hul’q’umi’num designed art
For more info visit the
Paid Dinner Break [for Retail & Restaurant Workers]
May 8th, 20185pm - 7pm
1415 Broad St, Victoria Event Center
Hosted by Retail Action Network
Join the Retail Action Network for our summer installment of "Paid Breaks" for Retail & Restaurant workers.
We want to hear from you. What are the challenges you face working in this industry? How do low wages and part-time work effect your health, your family, and your life? What sort of improvements would you like to see at your workplace?
This will be a roundtable discussion where you will have an opportunity to voice your opinions, and to help us push for improvements in the retail and restaurant industry.
Snacks and refreshments will be served. As a thank you for your time, we are offering $20 to participants who currently work in a retail or restaurant location on Vancouver Island. Please feel free to invite your friends and co-workers. Seating is limited, please RSVP.
We will be hosting these events regularly as a part of our Grade My Boss campaign, and our ongoing work to create a Retail & Restaurant Worker's Contract.
For more info visit the
Kinder Morgan Film Screening: Directly Affected
May 9th, 20185:45pm - 9pm
808 Douglas St, The Vic Theatre
Hosted by Directly Affected and Sierra Club BC
Directly Affected: Pipeline Under Pressure is a new film about everything you need to know about the Kinder Morgan pipeline battle, written and directed by Vancouver local photographer and filmmaker Zack Embree.
For more info visit the
Film Premiere of Blue Heart
May 10th, 20187pm - 9pm
616 Yates St, Patagonia Victoria
Hosted by Patagonia
Join us for the premiere of our new film Blue Heart.
More than 3,000 hydropower dams and diversions are either proposed or in the process of being built on Europe's last wild rivers in the Balkans and will cause irreversible damage to rivers, wildlife and local communities.
For more info visit the
T'Sou-ke Solar Community Tour
May 12th, 201811:30am - 4:30pm
Join the Wilderness Committee - Victoria Office for another tour of one of the world's most innovative and important solar communities! Just down the road from Victoria, the T'Souke First Nation has launched it's own solar revolution, and now draws much of its energy from entirely renewable sources.
For more info visit the
Indigenous Foods Gathering
June 1st & 2nd, 2018Hosted by SȾÁUTW & Indigenous Foods Vancouver Island
ÁLI SDÁLṈEW̱ "ALL THE GOOD MEDICINE"
"Our Foods, Our Waters, Our Power"
EVENT TIME & WORKSHOPS TBD
Please RSVP to receive updates leading up to the gathering
For more info visit the
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