Friday Feb. 13th
Grassroots across Canada are organizing direct actions in unison to show this government what we can do when we work together. 1187 missing and murdered indigenous women that PM Harper says “is not on their radar” due to economic reasons and we continue to see indigenous women assaulted and disappear without any meaningful investigation. Through a diversity of tactics there will be direct actions in cities across Canada. #ShutDownCanada is for the people to stand and exercise the right to protest and take direct action. Shutting down Canada by targeting the Canadian economy is the only way to get this government's attention. This is not to target everyday workers but to make a statement that cannot be ignored by a government that prioritizes corporate profits over people.
- We demand an independent inquiry into the murdered and missing indigenous women #mmiw
to shed light on the systemic racism and structural violence inherent
to government institutions of Canada. Make no mistake that attacks on
indigenous women are attacks on indigenous communities which is directly
connected to the colonial agenda to maintain control of the land and
natural resources. That is why we must call attention to these issues at
the same time - the tars sands, the pipelines, fracking, mining,
mega-dam projects and the #MMIW -- it's all connected.
- We demand that Bill C-51 be dismissed. Now, more than ever we need to take a stand and stop this government from passing legislation that can effectively label anyone a terrorist. We are not terrorists for standing up to protect our mother earth or fellow human beings under systemic attack.
- We demand that Bill C-38 and Bill C-45 be repealed. Namely, we demand that government restore environmental regulations and protect our drinking water from the private sector. We won’t stand for a government that passes omnibus bills without any public consultation. Environmental issues have been a top priority for most Canadians whether you are against pipelines, open pit mining or any other destructive industry. The government is using propaganda to brainwash school children into working for resource extractive industries and also working hard to make the average Canadian believe that a resource based economy is the only way neglecting the multitude of green jobs that could be created.
- We demand that Bill C-51 be dismissed. Now, more than ever we need to take a stand and stop this government from passing legislation that can effectively label anyone a terrorist. We are not terrorists for standing up to protect our mother earth or fellow human beings under systemic attack.
- We demand that Bill C-38 and Bill C-45 be repealed. Namely, we demand that government restore environmental regulations and protect our drinking water from the private sector. We won’t stand for a government that passes omnibus bills without any public consultation. Environmental issues have been a top priority for most Canadians whether you are against pipelines, open pit mining or any other destructive industry. The government is using propaganda to brainwash school children into working for resource extractive industries and also working hard to make the average Canadian believe that a resource based economy is the only way neglecting the multitude of green jobs that could be created.
