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On May 25 of this year, we entered TransMountain property, chained ourselves to a century-old Douglas fir, and prayed.
For this action, the Supreme Court of BC has sentenced us to 7 days in prison and payment of $2000 to partially cover TransMountain's legal fees. It is entirely clear that, in seeking financial restitution, TransMountain wants to intimidate the protector community, and prevent people from taking direct, nonviolent action against their ill-conceived expansion. The court has sided with a corporation against the people. But we know that our community has the power to completely eliminate the power of this threat.
Our goal is to completely cover the fees imposed on us AND support indigenous land protectors, whose work on the front lines we support. As members of Salal + Cedar, a forest church on Coast Salish territory which seeks to heal relationship with the land and grow practical skills for reconciliation, we can't do this just for ourselves. Our indigenous friends are shouldering heavy burdens for all of us all the time. Together, we can strengthen our bonds and our capacity to keep on resisting.
You can participate in this victory.
The most important part of this crowdfunding campaign is that no individual should feel burdened by their contribution. That is why we are asking that no one contribute more than $20, to be split evenly between our costs and grassroots indigenous action. If $20 is too much, please give less. Every contribution matters.
For this campaign to work, its reach must be radically extended. Please give, and then ask your twenty best friends, the ones who would like to be involved but don't know how, to participate in this one small way. By the time we get out of jail, we hope to find our community even stronger.
So there, TransMountain.
Laurel Dykstra
Lini Hutchings
Hello Friends--Laurel here, Lini and I are out of jail and we have surpassed our fundraising goal...BUT...some folks who wanted to give have only just got the message. So, we will leave the campaign up for a couple of days, continue our plan of sharing with Unist'ot'en Camp and Tiny House Warriors and half of the funds over $4000 will support Salal + Cedar, the faith community that supports us to do this work. Thank you all so much!
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