Update: the Wild Coast raffle is going strong. The prize is an
epic six-day kayak expedition through
the home of the killer whales with Spirit of the West Adventures
($1495 value). The draw is March 21 (spring equinox). Get your name in
for $10 a chance, three for $20. Benefit for Salmon Are Sacred and Wild
Coast. Paypal gladly accepted.
Wildcoast.ca/salmon
Action alert: Island Timberlands is preparing to log big sections of
Cortes Island,
near Campbell River. Island residents have repelled these invaders
before, but this time it looks serious. For decades, corporations have
labeled the forests on Cortes Island "socially inoperable" because of
local opposition. Now the pressure is on.
The whole story is
here, and it's worth reading every word.
Residents just launched a
petition to protect the island's
wetlands and old growth forests, and ban clearcuts. Over 4500 people
have added their names. (Not bad for an island of 1000 people.)
Sign the petition!
Island Stance, a local environmental group, has scheduled legal
observer training for Saturday, January 14. Legal observers bear witness
at protests to document how people's rights are respected by police.
Sign up for legal training.
Wildstands, another local group, is asking people to come and bear witness. Cortes Island is gorgeous and very friendly. Visit
Wildstands for info. And stay tuned! More announcements are expected.
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Event:
Surfriders Beach Cleanup – this Sunday, January 8, 11 am to 2 pm.
China Beach Day Use Area, Hwy 14 just past Jordan River. Next month's beach cleanup is Sunday, February 12 in Port Renfrew.
http://www.coastalbc.com/surf/surfrider.htm
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Event: Dismantling empire with
Derrick Jensen
Questions and answers about deep green environmentalism
Two locations -- UVic and Vancouver.
Thursday Jan. 26, 7-10 pm.
Derrick Jensen, award-winning author of
Endgame, A Language Older Than Words, and
Songs of the Dead,
answers your questions about deep green environmentalism, fighting to
win, and dismantling empire. Live via Skype. Admission by donation.
Jensen's latest collaboration is a call to revolt.
Deep Green Resistance
began as a workshop and developed into a movement that challenges
mainstream environmentalists to drop their stunts and take up
decisive tactics.
"This book is about fighting back. And this book is about
winning." – Derrick Jensen, in the preface to
Deep Green Resistance.
What would you like to ask Derrick?
Send your questions
about deep green resistance and dismantling the system. Derrick will
read and answer the best letters on January 26. Submit yours to
http://wildcoast.ca/volunteer or email
zoe@wildcoast.ca.
Victoria: David Lam Auditorium, MacLaurin Hall, University of Victoria
Vancouver: W2 Media Café, 111 W. Hastings Street (doors at 6:30)
7-10 pm, Thursday January 26
Benefit for Salmon Are Sacred and Wild Coast Action Team.
RSVP on Facebook.
More information
More about Derrick
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You may already know that Forest Action Network and Wild Coast get
no corporate or government funding. That's OK, because we have no paid
staff or offices either. 100% of our donations go to project expenses.
And we kick more ass (metaphorically speaking) than groups with big
budgets. For that, we thank our awesome supporters.
Let's go hard in 2012.
Thank you!
