Posts Tagged ‘Alberta’
Victoria’s Healing Walk – thanks to the RAVEN supporters!!
Victoria’s healing walk raised $1579.35 for RAVEN and close to 300 people participated. We were thrilled at people’s response. Included in this amount is $130.00 which RAVEN supporter/volunteer Terry Dance-Bennink raised at an open forum on Enbridge in Sooke on June 19th. Several RAVEN representatives attended including current directors Jessica Van der Veen and Kathryn Harwood,…
Read MoreNew Crowd Funding Campaign – Challenge to CNRL Kirby Tar Sands Expansion
A new crowd funding campaign is being launched today – because of a sudden and alarming change in practice by the Alberta Government and the Alberta Energy Regulator. It affects everyone. And we can all help support the first two nations to take a legal stand to prevent it from continuing. Below is the media…
Read MoreWOW! You did it!!! Thank you everyone…
This is amazing! In two weeks, the goal of raising $25,000 wasn’t just reached, it was smashed!! Thank you to the 643+ donors who signed on to help the Beaver Lake Cree Nation. Thank you to Crystal and to the team that helped get this campaign up and running! If you missed it, the…
Read MoreA RIVER PILGRIMAGE TO THE TAR SANDS – Part Four
This is the final instalment in a four-part series by RAVEN supporter Terry Dance-Bennink, following her travels to the heart of the Alberta tar sands. We would like to thank Terry for this informative contribution!Part Four: Lessons learnedAfter a disheartening visit to Alberta’s tar sands, Terry Dance-Bennink reflects on what can be done to support…
Read MoreA RIVER PILGRIMAGE TO THE TAR SANDS – Part Two
Part Two: Black gold fever In part two of her river pilgrimage to the tar sands, Terry Dance-Bennink writes about the highway to hell, black gold fever in Fort McMurray, and the toxic tailings lakes. The highway to hell Highway 63 is weird – like nothing I’ve ever seen. We drove north for several hours…
Read MoreA RIVER PILGRIMAGE TO THE TAR SANDS
RAVEN is pleased to introduce a four-part blog series from supporter Terry Dance-Bennink following her recent trip to the Alberta tar sands. We will post the remaining three entries over the course of this week. by Terry Dance-Bennink, M.Ed. Victoria, B.C. October 16, 2013 A RIVER PILGRIMAGE TO THE TAR SANDS Part One: First encounters…
Read MoreCanadian artists ante up on World Environment Day – add their voices in support of Beaver Lake Cree Nation
ARTISTS IN TORONTO LAUNCH SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT FOR BEAVER LAKE CREE ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAYJune 5, 2013: Some of Canada’s most renowned musicians, film makers, and cultural workers are joining forces to contribute to an international movement supporting the Beaver Lake Cree in their legal battle to stop the expansion of the tar sands.“To violate our…
Read MoreThe Most Important Tar Sands Case You’ve Never Heard Of
Written by Carol Linnitt for The Narwhal. See the original piece from 2013 here. The Beaver Lake Cree Judgment: The Most Important Tar Sands Case You’ve Never Heard Of Sure they’re bad for the environment, for human health, and for wildlife, but we rarely stop to wonder if the Alberta tar sands are in fact…
Read MoreBig Win for Beaver Lake Cree Nation!
A huge day of celebration for Beaver Lake Cree Nation! Alberta Court of Appeal tossed Canada and Alberta’s efforts to overturn the decision that lets them proceed to trial to stop the tar sands expansion. So no more delays by the Crown. This trial is moving ahead! BEAVER LAKE CREE NATION’S RIGHT TO TAR SANDS TRIAL…
Read MoreBEAVER LAKE CREE CELEBRATORY ROUND DANCE CEREMONY
I was privileged this week-end to travel to Lac La Biche, Alberta, and Beaver Lake Cree Nation territory to participate, as president of RAVEN, in a celebratory round dance ceremony. I was accompanied by RAVEN executive director, Susan Smitten, and lawyer Leigh Anne Baker of Woodward and Company. Our task was to inform this courageous…
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