Alexandra Morton: Get Out Migration
The walk will start on April 22 and will end in Victoria on Mothers' Day May 9.
Mark those calendars!
- She is calling residents of BC to stand up for the salmon, quite literally, by performing a migration. On Earth Day April 22, people are invited to walk to Victoria from wherever they live, to demand from government an immediate end to the fish farm scandal.
- There is a Gandhi inspiration to that initiative, and I like that. Our family - my wife and myself along with our 7-year old daughter and one-month old son - are planning to walk along with Alex. Obviously, people will not be required to walk hundreds kilometers from their home to downtown Victoria (unless they actually want to), so I'll post specific details about the logistics of the event as I learn about them.
In Morton's own words:
"We cannot match the corporate fish farm PR machine, nor their lobbying power. So I am simply inviting people to make themselves visible by joining us on foot, electronically and by mail. This will be peaceful, colourful, musical, fun, family oriented. Unless we all stand up and become visible, government will continue to degrade the laws of Canada to the benefit of the salmon farming industry, as suggested in the most recent throne speech."
www.salmonaresacred.org org
TODAY: Woss
Description:
A week of action to halt the Gateway megaproject and create a green and just future for our region.
- As the post-Olympic financial crunch sets in, the billions earmarked for freeway and port expansion on BC's coast must be diverted to badly
needed services like transit, housing, and healthcare. By canceling the proposed $2 billion South Fraser Freeway alone, we could reverse
all the cuts in the March budget and set new priorities in motion.
(www.pilgrimage2burnsbog.org)
MONDAY APRIL 26: STREAMS OF JUSTICE FORUM
Eric Doherty of GatewaySucks.org and Council of Canadians regional organizer Harjap Grewal will speak at a public forum on the struggle for environmental justice in BC. Hosted by Streams of Justice. 7 pm @ 1803 E. 1st Ave, Vancouver (www.streamsofjustice.org)
CALL FOR CLIMATE ACTION
Earth Action Week is a great time to step up our involvement in the movement for Green Ways, Not Freeways. If you are interested in
participating in a creative direct action with us during this week, please contact gwsux@riseup.net. Join the wave against the pave!
