Posts by Susan Smitten
Justice for Black, Brown and Indigenous Lives: A message of solidarity from RAVEN
We stand in solidarity with the hundreds of thousands of peaceful protestors who are in the streets and on their feet to defend the dignity of the lives of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC). The outcry over the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota at the knee of a white police officer has…
Read MoreUne lettre de la directrice administrative de RAVEN, Susan Smitten
La semaine dernière nous avons célébré la victoire finale dans le combat de La Nation Tsilhqot’in, qui s’est étalé sur des décennies, pour empêcher que leur terre soit désacralisée par une mine d’or. Le dernier mot de la Cour suprême est définitif : la mine New Prosperity deTaseko est morte. Finie. Terminée. Il y a des…
Read More4th Annual Young Scholars Essay Prize
Calling all 3rd and 4th year students! Do you have interests or commitments to Indigenous culture, social justice, and environmental rights? Do you have a paper due this term? Then we need to hear from you! The purpose of the RAVEN Young Scholars Essay Prize is to recognize outstanding undergraduate work which intersects with the…
Read MoreWHAT YOU HELPED TO ACHIEVE IN 2014!
What a year!! It’s just remarkable looking back over the past 12 months what you have all helped RAVEN to achieve. Because of you, 2014 hit some incredible new highs. You can be proud of your investment! Appreciating that your time is valuable, we’ll skip right to the RAVEN highlight reel. Thank you for believing…
Read MorePull Together for BC: A night of Live Music & Spoken Word – Nov. 22
Saturday, November 22 – 7 – 10pm at St. Barnabas Church Hall, corner of Begbie and Belmont. Victoria artists are getting together to share their talent with you in an unforgettable night of music, poetry, story-telling, live-auction of original art and dance! Pull-Together for First Nations against Enbridge with spoken word artist Janet Rogers, singer/songwriter…
Read MoreRAVEN’s Annual Core Funding Appeal – Goal: $70,000
We have accomplished so much in five short years! We have expanded – taking on more campaigns, like the current Pull Together initiative, that fit within our niche mandate to provide legal defence funds for First Nations aimed at protecting the environment for the benefit of all Canadians. We continue to support Beaver Lake Cree…
Read MorePull Together Grassroots Campaign Smashes $200K; Haida Nation Joins
First, thanks to some hard work and generous allies, the campaign has now raised more than $200,000 to support the legal efforts to stop Enbridge! Second, a powerful new nation, the Haida, have just joined. This is incredible growth starting from zero only four months ago. The campaign has been so successful we’ve decided to…
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