Tar Sands

June 5 | Two Spirit Pow Wow, Walk 4 Salish Sea, Prison Farms & Homalco First Nation Radio gathering

GroundWire Production — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 21:06:02 +0000

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Why Activists Must Continue to Block Flow of Tar Sands Bitumen Through Line 9B

widge — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 05:00:00 +0000

Recent blockings have had great results and needs to be repeated on a rotating affinity-based

Last Monday, December 7, 2015 three protesters locked themselves to a valve they closed along Enbridge's Line 9B pipeline as it enters Québec from Ontario. The valve controlling flow of tar sands bitumen was turned off by one of the protestors prior to the lockdown, effectively cutting the flow of up to 100,000 barrels of the world's dirtiest oil for 10 hours.

ONE WHEEL, ONE GOAL

The Leveller — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 14:52:59 +0000

Unicycling for climate justice

Tens of thousands converged in New York City in the days leading up to the United Nations Climate Summit on Sept. 23 to demand immediate action on climate change.

Ottawa Residents Protest Tar Sands Pipelines

acrosby — Sat, 24 Aug 2013 15:56:17 +0000

Resistance Heats Up Against Line 9 and Energy East

The world’s largest oil extraction mega-project in Alberta’s tar sands is turning Canada into a pariah state with the worst climate performance in the western world.

Tar sands expansion has brought attempted pipeline expansion, and resistance.

Show Up, Shout Out and Shut Down the Tar Sands! Demonstration and Festivities

acrosby — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 23:03:50 +0000

Sat Aug 24

Address:

Dundonald Park (Lyon and Somerset), Ottawa, unceded Algonquin territory

Link:

https://www.facebook.com/events/193367117498793/?ref=br_tf

Dundonald Park
(Somerset and Lyon)
Saturday, August 24, 4:00pm
Bring your banners, pots, pans, drums and whatever!
DecLine 9 Ottawa
This is not a permitted march

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Free Food and Drinks

It’s Official

The Leveller — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:37:18 +0000

Leaked documents reveal Harper government’s active targeting of anti-oil sands organizations

Documents obtained by the Climate Action Network via access to information legislation reveal that the Harper government

Canadian Youth Delegation Podcast 3

CYD COP16 — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 01:04:41 +0000

Your Daily News Bulletin from the Canadian Youth Delegation to COP16

Welcome to our third podcast, courtesy of the Canadian Youth Delegation to COP16 in Cancun. Today’s podcast features CYD’s very own resident policy expert, Adam Scott, who will provide us with an update on Japan’s plot to kill the Kyoto protocol.

Canadian Youth Delegation - Podcast 2

CYD COP16 — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:59:05 +0000

Daily News Bulletin from the Canadian Youth Delegation to COP16

Learn more about the Canadian Youth Delegation's work at the United Nations climate change negotiations in Cancun, Mexico

GroundWire Podcast: Tar Sands - Midwifery - Equity

GroundWire — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:11:42 +0000

October 23 - November 9

Welcome to the latest edition of GroundWire: October 26 - November 9.

HEADLINES:

Jane Kirby of CKDU speaks with pro-choice advocate Sarah Woolf about the recent shutdown of the event "Echoes of the Holocaust" at McGill, which compares abortion to genocide.

Drug addictions can have a significant effect on children. Jay Peachy of CJSF spoke with one artist in Vancouver who decided to take a bold view on the topic.

Activists for accessibility and disability awareness say many dentists are wary of treating the disabled. For Handilink and for GroundWire, Cameron Wells speaks with Ali Sigal, who wants to change that.

STATION REPORT:

Jacky Tuinstra Harrison of CHRY descends on Kingston, Ontario, to document the Ontario Regional Conference of the NCRA.

FEATURES:

80 years after women gained the right to run for office, Canada is still far away from gender equity in government. Erica Butler of CKDU looks at one initative across the country that is fighting this inequality.

The VanRad Collective presents voices in opposition to the Alberta Tar Sands including Mike Mercredi of Fort Chipewyan and Mike Hudema of GreenPeace, in a special feature for GroundWire.

Gretchen King and Saja Marouf of CKUT collect interviews while attending the 10th anniversary celebration of the legalization of midwifery in Quebec.

This episode was anchored by Melissa Albiani and Matt Rawle, and produced by Melissa Albiani, with editorial support and coordination by David Parker, Jacky Tuinstra Harrison and Courtney Kirkby.

Interested in submitting your own stories? Get in touch by emailing groundwireprod@gmail.com.