Today, people in Ontario and across Canada are observing the third annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
It is so important to recognize those who survived the Indian Residential School system and remember and honour those who did not make it home.
#EveryChildMatters
BREAKING: Activists blocking L3Harris in Montreal demanding an end to the sale of arms to Israel being used to commit genocide against Palestinian civilians.
#FreePalestine
#L3Harris
#L3H
THE PEOPLE’S UNIVERSITY FOR GAZA:
An autonomous encampment has been set up on UBC campus, adding to a growing student movement in solidarity with Palestine. Come to the field in front of the AMS Nest to support!!
🚨 LIBERATED!!
@UofT
students have SUCCESSFULLY set up their ENCAMPMENT of King's College Circle in SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE, despite attempts by police to disrupt our non-violent protest.
Welcome to the People's Circle for Palestine.
Today's
#KillTheDrill
call to action is well under way &coming to a close! Follow this🧵to see the photos!
The call is NOT OVER. We need to keep acting until drilling stops.
There are actions planned for the next week(s)! Add actions to the map:
"It was only after his flight landed in Toronto last year that Wet'suwet'en hereditary chief Na'Moks learned that Royal Bank of Canada had cancelled its in-person annual general meeting with less than a day's notice."
We are hosting a call about Wet'suwet'en culture and the Yintah to reconnect with what we are fighting for.
Join Chief Na'Moks on 19 MARCH 2023 at 7pm ET.
@Gidimten
being raided right now by
#CIRG
. Follow on Instagram for updates. We stand with Chiefs, matriarchs, land defenders and allies on the territory.
Predictably,
@RBC
has responded to
#fossilfoolsday
by saying that it is committed to 2050 net 0 and has set intermediary targets. This is a lie that needs to be relentlessly challenged and exemplifies the bank's broader approach to public relations 🧵
An
@RBC
branch manager shared the testimonial in photo with us.
No one deserves to feel this way, all because of the actions of their employer.
It's time to change,
@RBC
.
RT to share this manager's words.
Canadian Banks like
@RBC
finance ecological destruction and Indigenous Rights violations. They bankroll projects to mine minerals, transport and extract oil and gas, and dig for coal without
#FPIC
of Indigenous Peoples.
#AllEyesOnRBC
#KillTheDrill
The Kanien'keha:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) are leading an archeological investigation at the New Vic site in Tiotia:ke (Montreal), home of the infamous MK-Ultra experiments. Please donate if you have the means:
Colonialism never ended. Support students across
#TurtleIsland
as they fight for a
#FreePalestine
#liberation
Students have the permission of Kanienkehaka nation . They are legally on this land.
✊
@Gidimten
has called allies to action on 5 NOVEMBER.
➡️Sympathetic organizations that could mobilize members, please host an event!
➡️No events near you? Please host an event!
➡️Close to an existing action? Sign up for it!
Here:
#KillTheDrill
#DefundCGL
Gidimt'en Checkpoint Response to Drilling on Wet'suwe'ten land WEBINAR this Wednesday Oct 19 8PM ET/ 5PM PT!
Join us for a call to action from the Hereditary Chiefs with resources, strategy and tactics. 560 signups and counting!
The Mohawk Mothers are an Indigenous-led initiative committed to gathering information about medical experimentation performed in the 50s & 60s at the Allan Memorial Institute on
@mcgillu
Campus, including the infamous CIA-funded brainwashing experiments, MK-ULTRA. 🧵1/10
Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders have been sentenced by a Canadian court for defending their unceded territory against an illegal pipeline.
They’re not the criminals here. Great coverage of the case up to this point ⬇️
Five land defenders arrested by the RCMP in November 2021 have been given $500 fines and 25 hours of community service for upholding the Wet'suwet'en right to refuse consent to the RBC-financed Coastal GasLink fracked gas pipeline. More:
#DefendWedzinKwa
BREAKING
@RBC
top employee and mascot Leo the Lion has stormed off after learning from a DS group that RBC didn't get consent to build CGL from
#Wetsuweten
HereditaryChiefs "It was all a lie! The posters, the reconciliation week sponsorship, the land acknowledgment at their AGM!"
Wet’suwet’en land defenders are heading to the colonial courts for multiple trials starting this summer for civil and criminal cases — please support through the link and see for more info! Misiyh!
🧵
We're up against the massive, corporate machine that is
@RBC
, working with Land Defenders and allies to force the bank to divest from
#genocide
,
#colonialism
, and
#ClimateCrisis
.
But what's OUR plan to contribute to this massive effort? 🤨
Read on!
1/8
It's that time of year again!
@RBC
is gathering its shareholders and we're gathering
#allies
to support
#Indigenous
delegates from across Turtle Island as they confront RBC at its annual AGM. Follow along in this thread!
Breaking: Today is the annual shareholder meeting of one of the largest fossil financing banks in the world -
@RBC
.
Our inspiring, hope filled group of leaders will speak our truth to the bank's power as we embrace our own.
Follow along today with us.
#ClimateCrisis
About an hour ago, tents started to go up at
#UOttawa
Gaza sit-in (now encampment).
You can e-transfer insafuottawa
@gmail
.com to get students more support! ✊️✊️
Sarah from Palestinian Youth movement speaking on the connection between the Indigenous struggle on turtle Island and the Palestinian struggle.
#LandBack
#FreePalestine
@EllenGabriel1
“this is about capitalism and the free market society that is destroying biodiversity. And Indigenous Peoples who are trying to protect biodiversity are not being heard at
#COP15
. We have a right to be distinct and to protect our sovereignty.”
🎤 Calling all Swifties! 🎤We are super excited to announce the
#UniteTheSwifties
contest, which gives
#Swifties
the opportunity to speak now on
@RBC
’s funding of fossil fuels… and to WIN ERAS TICKETS 👉 🤩
The Mohawk Mothers were back in court today to stop drilling and excavation at the site of a former Montreal hospital where unmarked graves are likely to be located.
🧵 with of media reports
#WATCH
: “Once they find something, they’re in charge of the information,” said Kwetiio, a member of the Mohawk Mothers, demanding McGill halts the drilling at the former Royal Victoria Hospital, as they search for potential unmarked graves.
READ:
🧵
Planning to join the
#ClimateStrike
on SEPT 23?
✊Join Decolonial Solidarity in cities across Turtle Island. Contingents in Ottawa, Winnipeg, Montreal, and Vancouver!
We march for climate and for Wedzin Kwa.
Read on for details.
TOMORROW!
We are hosting a call about Wet'suwet'en culture and the Yintah to reconnect with what we are fighting for.
Join Chief Na'Moks on 19 MARCH 2023 at 7pm ET.
Register:
The Crown and
@CoastalGasLink
pursuing charges against some
@Gidimten
Land Defenders, including
#Sleydo
.
"They are using these courts and using these laws as tools of genocide".
These charges CANNOT GO THROUGH. Take action now.
March For The Land! September 27th 12pm! RSVP here -
Join members of the Land Alliance as they march to show their strength, present their demands, and fight for control over their lives and their lands.
#GrassyNarrows
#FreeGrassy
#LandAlliance
🚨McMaster University students have launched their encampment!
Their demands are simple:
1. Disclose investments
2. Divest from BDS-listed companies, as well as weapons and defence contractors
3. Academic boycott
4. Declaration condemning the genocide, suppression of
@RBC
Chief Na'Moks delivers a statement to the
@RBC
executives and shareholders: "How dare you dismiss this, dismiss me, a Chief of the Wet'suwet'en nation ... We are the title holders, Coastal GasLink requires OUR free, prior, and informed consent..."
We’re inside and outside the
@RBC
AGM as Chiefs, land defenders and their allies delivery scathing condemnations and resolution comments. Treaty 6 is loud in the street with songs and drums. Chief Na’moks of Wet’suwet’en speaks
#ShareholderShowdown
#LandBack
#wetsuwetenstrong
Gathering
@RBC
place ville marie in Montreal for
#FossilFoolsDay
join us to hear speakers from Wetsuweten, the Mohawk mothers and Palestinian Youth Movement.
Inspiring crowd here outside the
@RBC
AGM ready to hold Canada’s biggest fossil funder to account for continuing to fund the violation of Indigenous rights
#ShareholderShowdown
Dearest allies thank you for 500 followers! The goal of this page is to amplify affinity groups' incredible work at their local branches, amplify
@Gidimten
's voice and content, & keep holding
@RBC
&
@CoastalGasLink
publicly accountable.
Thank you for your help!
#solidarity
So RBC is hiring a Head of Climate Transition, and one of the responsibilities in the job description is “develop and implement effective and lasting responses to Climate Activism” Hmm, could this possibly have anything to do w/ the kick-ass work done by
@bank4future
&
@cjuoft
🤔
Another moment of celebration. Allies threw down outside of the building today. Everyone inside could hear drumming and chanting.
@RBC
couldn't silence Indigenous Land Defenders and their allies for long! 🤣
$RY
#RBCRevealed
#AbolishCIRG
#ShareholderShowdown
Meanwhile, snipers are spotted outside the AGM. What a surprise,
@RBC
continues to use police violence against peaceful Indigenous Land Defenders standing up to protect clean water for future generations.
#AbolishCIRG
#RBCRevealed
$RY
RBC is literally enforcing colonial violence. Indigenous and Black land defenders were prevented from attending the
@RBC
AGM, and while Indigenous people and their allies gather outside, there are snipers pointed at them.
RBC literally funds colonial violence.
$RY
#RBCRevealed
⚠️ MONTRÉAL! ⚠️
Les des terres Wetsuweten sont ici pour
#COP15
cette semaine.
Join Sleydo' on Dec 16 at Place Ville Marie
@RBC
. This is Montreal's chance to support
@Gidimten
in person.
Time TBD.
Partagez et RSVP! ➡️
Come out to the Montreal premiere of THE KLABONA KEEPERS! With director Tamo Campos and the land defenders within the film for a post-screening Q&A moderated by educator, writer and researcher Kasim Ali Tirmizey!
✨Monday, Nov. 28th at 7PM at the Concordia Hall Building✨
Out east,
#Moncton
rallied and educated passersby! People often ask us what they can do to help, and Moncton brought an awesome sign with lots of ideas! Check out the photos 👇👇
#KillTheDrill
#allyship
#education
On
#CGL
@RBC
will repeat until the cows come home that 20 First Nations have approved the pipeline. Ok. It does not, however, tell you that none of those are actually on the pipeline route.
March For The Land! September 27th 12pm!
RSVP here -
Join members of the Land Alliance as they march to show their strength, present their demands, and fight for control over their lives and their lands.
#GrassyNarrows
#FreeGrassy
#LandAlliance
@rbc
CEO scored a big media hit with
@TorontoStar
today to ask us to stop being mean on social media cos he's doing his best ok? It didn't go quite as planned since the article is a laundry list of all the things he needs to stop doing.
Article:
The fight to hold banks accountable is everywhere and it's being heard!
@RBCo2lonization
was out at their branch adding its voice to this movement once again. It's looking good for us and bad for
@RBC
.
Want to join us? Follow link in our description
We were out leafleting today in front of RBC. Customers and passersby were talking about the Competition Bureau's inquiry into the allegations against RBC of green washing by promoting their efforts to fight climate change while being the top funder of the genocidal CGL pipeline
The Massai people of
#Tanzania
are facing eviction from their ancestral lands by government and
#UNESCO
. This is disturbing similar to
@rcmpgrcpolice
eviction of
#Wetsuweten
people.
This pattern of violating Indigenous peoples' rights is unacceptable.
Yesterday, the RCMP arrested 5 land defenders in Wet’suwet’en territory. They’re being forcibly removed from their lands in the name of fossil fuel extraction—and
@RBC
is profiting from this violence.
Stand in solidarity. Join a
#FossilFoolsDay
action:
Happening now! Decolonial Solidarity is projecting video - on an
@RBC
branch in Ottawa - of RCMP violence against Wet'suwet'en land defenders resisting the RBC financed Coastal GasLink fracked gas pipeline now being drilled under Wedzin Kwa without consent.
#RCMPofftheYintah
BREAKING Another
@RBC
branch on Treaty 1 has been occupied for their financing of fossil fuels and the CGL pipeline, and chose to shut their doors rather than take responsibility for their dirty fossil funds
#KillTheDrill
@QuitRbc
@Gidimten
@bank4future