{"id":568,"date":"2007-08-13T07:10:12","date_gmt":"2007-08-13T11:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mohawknationnews.com\/blog\/?p=568"},"modified":"2012-07-23T18:36:21","modified_gmt":"2012-07-23T22:36:21","slug":"oppose-cns-racism-and-colonialism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mohawknationnews.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/13\/oppose-cns-racism-and-colonialism\/","title":{"rendered":"Oppose CN’s racism and colonialism;"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Re: !! Tuesday\/mardi (12h): Oppose CN’s racism and colonialism; Liberez le prisonnier politique Mohawk Shawn Brant! (Montreal)<\/strong>[fran\u00e7ais ci-dessous]<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>At the August 12, 2007<\/strong> People’s Global Action (PGA) Consulta to plan actions against the upcoming meeting of Bush\/Harper\/Calderon and the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), the following resolution was passed unanimously:<\/p>\n

“We call for the immediate release of Mohawk political prisoner Shawn Brant, without condition; we also re-iterate our support for the self-determination and sovereignty of the Mohawks of Tyendinaga.”<\/p>\n

Tangibly, in Montreal, a picket will be held against CN RAIL this Tuesday, August 14 at NOON, at the Central Train Station (more details below). The picket will be denounce CN’s racist lawsuits against Mohawk protesters, including Shawn Brant. We will publicly stand for Shawn Brant’s immediate release from prison.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com\/2007\/08\/august-14-picket-and-demo-against-cn.html<\/a>
\n—<\/p>\n

— Support indigenous struggles for sovereignty, dignity and self-determination on Turtle Island …<\/p>\n

— Oppose CN Rail’s racism and colonialism …<\/p>\n

— Protest Bush, Harper, Calderon and the “Security and Prosperity Partnership” (SPP)<\/p>\n

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\nTUESDAY, AUGUST 14th, NOON
\nPicket and Demonstration
\nMontreal Central Train Station
\nmetro Bonaventure
\n(enter via the metro,
\nor via the street at 895 de la Gaucheti\u00e8re West,
\nbetween University and Mansfield)
\n::::::::::::::::::::<\/p>\n

** Meet at the large departures\/arrivals sign in the main lobby of the train station. Bring your banners, placards, flags and other symbols of dissent. **<\/p>\n

— We demand that CN Rail drop their racist lawsuits against Mohawk activists at Tyendinaga;
\n— We stand in support and solidarity with indigenous struggles for sovereignty and self-determination all over Turtle Island;
\n— We denounce CN Rail’s role in the corporate North American
\nCompetitiveness Council and the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP).<\/p>\n

“When justice fails, block the rails!”<\/p>\n

CN Rail is a multi-billion dollar company, headquartered in Montreal, whose tracks and installations occupy native lands from ocean-to-ocean.<\/p>\n

CN Rail is currently pursuing multi-million dollar lawsuits against Mohawk activists from the community of Tyendinaga who are actively involved in the defense of their land.<\/p>\n

The Mohawks of Tyendinaga are demanding the return of the Culberston Tract, which was stolen from them in 1832. Recently a portion of the land was reclaimed, with the Tyendinaga community demanding that the Ontario government revoke the license legitimizing a private quarry operation that is literally removing land from the Culberston Tract. For more info, consult:http:\/\/ocap.ca\/firstnations\/tyendinaga\/culbertson<\/a><\/p>\n

CN is threatening more lawsuits against other indigenous communities and activists who block CN rail lines.<\/p>\n

CN Rail and their executives are targeting indigenous community organizers who have effectively brought the issue of native sovereignty to the forefront. In the context of unsettled land claims, and the fact that their tracks sit on appropriated native territory, CN Rail’s actions are colonial and racist.<\/p>\n

While CN uses the courts to attack native activists, their CEO — E. Hunter Harrison \u2013 is a member of the North American Competitiveness Council, a key promoter of the recently formed “Security and Prosperity Partnership” (SPP) between Canada, the United States and Mexico. The SPP continues the imposition of the neo-liberal North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), combined with paranoid “Homeland Security” policies.<\/p>\n

The SPP is an attack on all working and oppressed peoples, especially the indigenous peoples of “North America”. The SPP leaders \u2013 George Bush, Stephen Harper and Felipe Calderon — will be meeting later this summer, from August 20-21, in Montebello, Quebec (just 90 minutes from Montreal).<\/p>\n

Join us on August 14 in Montreal, as we build towards the protests against Bush, Harper and Calderon in Montebello on August 20 (info:\u00a0www.psp-spp.com<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p>\n

Organized and endorsed by: Block the Empire-Montreal (BLEM), Liberterre, No One Is Illegal-Montreal, La Rue Brique, Solidarity Across Borders, Tadamon! Montreal, La Pointe Libertaire and others (to add your group endorsement, please contact noii-montreal@resist.ca)<\/p>\n

-> Text of the flyer passed out at the picket against CN on July 1,
\n2007 in Montreal:
\nhttp:\/\/nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/flyer-text-why-we-are-protesting.html<\/a><\/p>\n

-> “About the SPP” Background:\u00a0http:\/\/www.psp-spp.com\/?q=en\/aboutthespp<\/a><\/p>\n

INFO: 514-848-7583, noii-montreal@resist.ca<\/p>\n

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Le 12 ao\u00fbt dernier, lors de la Consulta du r\u00e9seau de l’Action mondiale des peuples (AMP) en vue de planifier les actions contre le Sommet de Bush, Harper, Calderon et du Partenariat pour la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et laprosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 (PSP), nous avons adopt\u00e9 \u00e0 l’unanimit\u00e9 la r\u00e9solution suivante :<\/p>\n

\u00abNous exigeons la lib\u00e9ration imm\u00e9diate et inconditionelle du prisonnier politique Mohawk Shawn Brant; en ce sens, nous voulons \u00e9galement r\u00e9it\u00e9rer notre soutien \u00e0 l’autod\u00e9termination et aux luttes pour la souverainet\u00e9 des Mohawks de Tyendinaga.\u00bb<\/p>\n

\u00c0 Montr\u00e9al, une ligne de piquetage contre la compagnie CN sera organis\u00e9e, et aura lieu ce mardi le 14 ao\u00fbt \u00e0 MIDI, \u00e0 la Gare centrale (plus de d\u00e9tails ci-dessous). Cette action d\u00e9noncera les poursuites racistes du CN \u00e0 l’endroit des militants Mohawks, dont Shawn Brant. Nous appuyons publiquement la lib\u00e9ration imm\u00e9diate de Shawn Brant.
\n—<\/p>\n

http:\/\/nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com\/2007\/08\/14-aot-manifestation-contre-cn-et-le.html<\/a><\/p>\n

— Appuyez les luttes autochtones pour la souverainet\u00e9, la dignit\u00e9 et l’autod\u00e9termination sur l’\u00cele de la Tortue<\/p>\n

— D\u00e9noncez l’attitude raciste et colonialiste du CN<\/p>\n

— Manifestons contre Bush, Harper, Calderon et le \u00ab Partenariat pour la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et la prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 (PSP) \u00bb<\/p>\n

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\nLe MARDI 14 ao\u00fbt, midi
\nManifestation
\nGare centrale de Montr\u00e9al
\nM\u00e9tro Bonaventure
\n(Entrez par le m\u00e9tro, ou par l’entr\u00e9e du 895 de la Gaucheti\u00e8re ouest, entre les rues University et Mansfield)
\n::::::::::::::::::::<\/p>\n

** Point de rendez-vous \u00e0 l’enseigne D\u00e9parts\/Arriv\u00e9es, dans le hall principal de la gare. Apportez vos banni\u00e8res, pancartes, drapeaux et autres symboles de protestation. **<\/p>\n

— Nous demandons que le CN abandonne ses poursuites en justice contre les militants Mohawks de Tyendinaga;
\n— Nous sommes en solidarit\u00e9 et appuyons sans condition les luttes des peuples autochtones pour leur souverainet\u00e9 et leur autod\u00e9termination, partout sur l’\u00cele de la Tortue;
\n— Nous d\u00e9non\u00e7ons le r\u00f4le du CN dans le Conseil nord-am\u00e9ricain pour la prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 et le Partenariat nord-am\u00e9ricain pour la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et la prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

\u00ab Quand le CN attaque, on bloque la track! \u00bb<\/p>\n

Le CN est une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 priv\u00e9e multi milliardaire, dont le si\u00e8ge social se trouve \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al et dont les rails et installations occupent ill\u00e9gitimement les territoires des autochtones, d’un oc\u00e9an \u00e0 l’autre.<\/p>\n

Le CN poursuit actuellement en justice (pour plusieurs millions de dollars) plusieurs activistes Mohawks de la communaut\u00e9 Tyendinaga (Ontario) qui sont activement impliqu\u00e9s dans la d\u00e9fense de leur territoire. Les Mohawks de Tyendinaga revendiquent le territoire de Culberson Tract, qui leur a \u00e9t\u00e9 vol\u00e9 en 1832. R\u00e9cemment, une partie des terres a \u00e9t\u00e9 reprise et la communaut\u00e9 de Tyendinaga exige que le gouvernement ontarien r\u00e9voque le permis l\u00e9gitimant l’exploitation d’une carri\u00e8re priv\u00e9e qui enl\u00e8ve, litt\u00e9ralement, la terre du Culberson Tract. Pour plus de renseignements, visitez :http:\/\/ocap.ca\/firstnations\/tyendinaga\/culbertson<\/a><\/p>\n

Le CN menace d’engager d’autres poursuites contre des communaut\u00e9s et militant-e-s autochtones qui choisissent de bloquer les chemins de fer.<\/p>\n

Le CN et ses cadres ciblent les organisateurs communautaires autochtones qui ont remis \u00e0 l’ordre du jour l’enjeu des revendications territoriales non r\u00e9solues et la souverainet\u00e9 des peuples autochtones. Dans le contexte des revendications territoriales non r\u00e9solues, et consid\u00e9rant que leurs chemins de fer se trouvent sur des territoires arrach\u00e9s aux peuples autochtones, les actions en justice du CN sont profond\u00e9ment racistes et colonialistes.<\/p>\n

Alors que le CN utilise le syst\u00e8me de justice pour attaquer les activistes autochtones, le PDG de la compagnie, E. Hunter Harrison, est membre du Conseil nord-am\u00e9ricain de la comp\u00e9titivit\u00e9, un acteur cl\u00e9 du nouvellement form\u00e9 Partenariat nord-am\u00e9ricain pour la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et la prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 (PSP), entre le Canada, les Etats-Unis et le Mexique. Le PSP poursuit le programme n\u00e9olib\u00e9ral impos\u00e9 par l’Accord de libre \u00e9change nord am\u00e9ricain (ALENA), mais y rajoute des politiques de \u00ab s\u00e9curit\u00e9 nationale \u00bb.<\/p>\n

Le PSP est une attaque port\u00e9e contre les travailleurs et les travailleuses et toutes les classes opprim\u00e9es de l’Am\u00e9rique du Nord. Les leaders du PSP \u2013 George Bush, Stephen Harper et Felipe Calder\u00f3n \u2013 se rencontreront cet \u00e9t\u00e9, les 20 et 21 ao\u00fbt prochain, au Ch\u00e2teau Montebello (Outaouais, Qc.), \u00e0 90 minutes de Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n

Joignez-vous \u00e0 nous le 14 ao\u00fbt \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al, alors que nous poursuivons nos actions contre Bush, Harper, Calderon et le PSP \u00e0 Montebello, le 20 ao\u00fbt prochain (info:\u00a0www.psp-spp.com<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p>\n

Cette action est organis\u00e9e et endoss\u00e9e par : Bloquez l’Empire! \u2013
\nMontr\u00e9al (BLEM), Solidarit\u00e9 sans fronti\u00e8res, Liberterre, Personne n’est ill\u00e9gal-Montr\u00e9al, Tadamon! Montr\u00e9al, La Pointe Libertaire, La Rue Brique, et autres (pour associer le nom de votre groupe \u00e0 la liste des endossements, veuillez \u00e9crire \u00e0 noii-montreal@resist.ca )<\/p>\n

-> Texte du tract distribu\u00e9 \u00e0 la manifestation du 1er juillet \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al :
\nhttp:\/\/nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/texte-du-tracte-pourquoi-nous.html<\/a><\/p>\n

-> \u00c0 propos du PSP: un autre point de vue:\u00a0http:\/\/www.psp-spp.com\/?q=fr\/node\/35<\/a><\/p>\n

INFO: 514-848-7583, noii-montreal@resist.ca<\/p>\n

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