October 14, 2009
Indy class
Present: Cleve, Andrea, Dave, Nadia, Joel, Lili
Facilitator: Dave
Minute taker: Lili
Agenda:
Today’s topic: Elizabeth Penashue/damming of the Churchill River
Overview of wordpress blog
5 topics remaining:
Oct. 21st: Youth Organizing
Shayla, Dave, Cleve sending out readings
Oct. 28th: Zapatistas/Sarita
Andrea, Cleve, Lili for readings
Nov. 4th: Akwesasne/prisons
Joel-history of state oppression
Akwesasne- chad, Tom Deer?
Nov. 11th: Barriere lake solidarity/Martin
We’ll ask Martin to prepare
Dave will talk to Jaggi
Nov. 18th: Oka/ward Churchill/Jaggi contacts?
Cleve will follow up w/ Jaggi
Joel will contact Martin
Nov. 25th: planning for November
Brief overview of damming situation/who is Elizabeth Penashue
Cleve: never a neutral position of solidarity, always divisions within the community
Ex. Barriere Lake-how do you decide which faction to support?
Dave: important to conduct yourself in your activism the same way that you do in settler society
Cleve: If you don’t agree with any faction’s politics, why are you trying to force it?
Lili: If you decide to give your support, the next question is how?
Cleve If Elizabeth Penashue wasn’t opposing the dam, would we be opposing the dam?
Dave- ex. Tar sands
Have to look at all the reason behind opposition—ex. No olympics on stolen land, no olympics anyway.
