Friends of Grassy Narrows

in the early morning of tuesday july 22nd 2008 a truck belonging to peter kiewit and sons parked off of victoria drive was lit on fire. kiewit is making a(nd) killing off of the development of the sea to sky highway. this highway development, along with the new high speed train line linking the airport to downtown, and the construction of new powerlines through tsawwassen communities, is paving the way for an intensification of development, resource extraction, tourism, ecological devastation and repression. progress is a weapon used by the rich to impose the resulting misery of their projects upon our lives. this action was done in solidarity with people attacking capitalist projects everywhere, from six nations and their battles in ontario to the people who made "deep cuts" in the new powerline poles and threatened developers with crowbars in tsawwassen. we are at war and our promise to developers and the pigs that protect them, their projects, and world is simple: as long as you build alienation and exploitation into our lives and territory we will not hesitate to consume your nightmares with our fire!

Indigenous Resistance on Film:
Fundraiser for No Olympics on Stolen Native Land West Cost Tour

Saturday, July 26th. First film at 6:30pm
Spartacus Books (684 Hasting Street- phone 604-688-6138)
Coast Salish Territory

On July 21st, A Royal Bank Of Canada on Broadway, in Vancouver, was attacked. It had its four ATMS smashed out.

On the night of Monday, July 14th, east of the Abbotsford-Mission Bridge (near Vancouver) thick copper wire was placed across the train tracks, connecting two rails to mimic a blockage and hopefully disrupting train traffic for hours. This is a strategic place because it is a bottle neck of three major train lines.

Michael Oliveira, The Canadian Press

TORONTO - There was no reason to "bring down the hammer" on seven aboriginals who were incarcerated and fined after protesting against mining projects in their communities, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled Monday in calling the six-month sentences "too harsh."

On Canada Day morning bombs made with gas cans and timed incendiaries were left along with a warning painted on the wall at the office of Frontenac Ventures Corporation in Oakville. This is a mining company one of whose projects is uranium mining in the area of Sharbot Lake. Despite local opposition by native and non-native peoples they continue to destroy territory and lives that they have no claim to.

A variety of peaceful methods have been utilized in the attempt at stopping this company's project resulting in ongoing court cases and continued uranium exploration.
This company is one of many whose projects and profit demand the destruction of land and displacement of its people.
We see in all situation of resistance such as this that neither government nor company care to listen to these peaceful methods and so we hope they'll hear this one.

Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/article/448848

Jun 25, 2008 11:51 AM
Sunny Freeman
staff reporter

Police are investigating an explosion and fire that damaged at least 13 vehicles at a west-end car dealership early this morning.

Just before 3 a.m., firefighters and police responded to reports of an explosion at West York Chev-Olds, on St. Clair Ave. W. at Old Weston Rd.

Firefighters quickly doused flames from nine vehicles parked in the dealership’s front lot and four vehicles in the back lot, said Toronto fire spokesperson Stephan Powell.

All of the vehicles were burning in the engine compartment except for one van, which had flames coming from the rear, Powell said.

On June 26, 2008, the one year anniversary of indigenous warrior John Graham's imprisonment in Vancouver and the 33 year anniversary of the Incident at Oglala, about 20 people, Native and non-Native, picketed and gave out leaflets in solidarity outside of the Ocean Plaza office tower in downtown Vancouver where, at least until recently, the Cash Minerals uranium mining company had its operations office.

Auspeeschoseewagong (Grassy Narrows), Ontario

Gathering - June 24,25-26, - Keys Lake
Pow-wow - June 27,28,29, - Slant Lake

Gathering Wokshops will include topics on:
Global Warming, Environmentally friendly alternatives, Treaties vs. Indian Act,
and Guest Speakers from Grassy Narrows, Six Nations, and KI

Pow-wow - M.C. - TBA
Host Drum - Grassy Narrows
Arena Director - Clifford Coyne, Saageeng, MB
Honorariums, Specials, Spot Dances, and Hoop Dance
Demonstration by Jackson Beardy the 3rd.
Concessions welcome! $150.00 fee

sponsored by niipwitung

Please bring your own camping gear, eating utensils, biodegradable shampoo and soap!!

In Vancouver, Canada, on the night of June 16th, 2008 two surveillance cameras on Commercial Drive were visibly obscured by paint and the roof top and front doors of the "Ministry of Public Safety" (probation) building, also on Commercial Drive, were tagged with "Fuck Probation," "Break the Prisons Now!" and "Solidarity Across Borders - Freedom is Our Crime!"