The People vs. TMX: Meet Erin Hanson

Since 2016, RAVEN has stood together with Indigenous Nations in opposition to the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX). The pipeline would run through salmon-bearing streams, parks and Indigenous communities before loading ships with toxic diluted bitumen. The Pull Together community has raised an amazing $650k to support legal challenges to the project. Through its Sacred…

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Stop TMX Webinar ft. THE WILDS and 20-day tree sit protector, Dr. Takaro

Join a webinar on Thursday August 27th and find out about grassroots efforts to sustain opposition to the Trans Mountain (TMX) pipeline and tankers project.  This one-hour virtual gathering will be hosted by the Sustainabiliteens, and feature music from Holly Arntzen & Kevin Wright – aka The WILDS.  Speakers include professor Dr. Tim Takaro, who will…

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TMX Construction Resumes Amidst Pandemic

On the one year anniversary of the release of the Report on the Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Canada has given the green light for construction to resume on the TMX pipeline. This is a government that is spending $10 billion – or more – of your tax dollars for an…

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Another barrier to TMX, brought to you by Indigenous Nations

In a victory for the Squamish Nation — and a setback to TMX — on September 17, 2019,  B.C.’s Court of Appeal ordered ministers to reconsider the Provincial Environmental Certificate issued to Trans Mountain under the previous provincial government. This means that BC can now impose more stringent conditions on TMX, and could, as Squamish Nation recommends,…

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A nailbiting morning. An astounding victory.

Another trip around the sun. Another amazing year for RAVEN. Writing these ‘retrospective’ emails summons so many powerful emotions. We’re driven by a sense of urgency at RAVEN: with legal challenges, there are no guarantees, and the successes, when they come, are impossible to predict or prepare for. This is why we are peppering you…

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Peaks Not Pipelines: Walker to set out on trek for Pull Together

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We’re excited to share Celia Walker’s awesome fundraising story! This Master’s Graduate in Public Health is taking on the Sunshine Coast Trail to fundraise for Pull Together: read about her reasons for walking, and support her by donating here: https://fundraise.raventrust.com/fundraiser/1167929 Last year the federal government approved the construction of the Kinder Morgan’s trans mountain pipeline project…

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Protect all lifelines from Kinder Morgan

The Protect All Lifelines at UVic brought together Environmental Studies students and community members to raise awareness and funds for Pull Together! The combined perspectives of panelists  Eric Pelkey-hereditary chief of Tsawout nation , Ana Simeon, Bill Carroll, and Emi Belliveau provided attendees with a nuanced understanding of the risk this project poses to people, indigenous communities &…

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Our territory is not a sacrifice zone: Tsleil-Waututh councillor Charlene Aleck

When Prime Minister Trudeau made his announcement that he would approve the Kinder Morgan pipeline, I was struck but his certainty that this pipeline was absolutely safe. He said: “If I thought this project was unsafe for the B.C. coast, I would reject it.”

How could he say that? How can he not know that hundreds of scientists have looked at this project and said that it isn’t safe? Not for the water and certainly not for the climate. The assessment that we had done by experts showed more than a 70 per cent chance of a serious spill in the next 50 years. Officials in Washington State have expressed serious concerns about Canada’s inability to respond to a spill, even with the new commitments made by our Prime Minister. This is a drastic contradiction.

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Drum Making Workshop on Salt Spring Island

An all-day drum making workshop at a beautiful private home on Salt Spring Island for up to 15 participants. Led by Cowichan musician and artist Hweimtun. Each student will make their own drum; presentation includes ceremonial aspects and the opportunity to try many different drums. Ferry pick up and drop-off available. Cost $200 includes 14″…

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Walk for the Salish Sea

Join all or any part of this 4-day, family-friendly, broad-based citizen’s walk (or roll) over the Easter long-weekend, from Songhees to Tsleil-waututh territory, Victoria B.C to Burnaby, in unity and solidarity to protect global climate and marine ecosystems of the Salish Sea and surrounding communities from the threat of expanded tar sands pipelines and tanker…

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