Hello friends!
Thank you for reading, we are grateful to have you with us. Another summer season is upon us and the wildflowers are winking, the butterflies are hovering, and the bears are bringing their cubs to forage for the first time.
The Unist’ot’en Healing Centre continues to provide low-barrier care to Wet’suwet’en people seeking to reconnect with their territories and embrace land and culturally based healing practices. Clients and guests have continued to return to the Healing Centre to work on themselves and heal the effects of colonization on their bodies and hearts, and the Unist’ot’en clan continue to fight against industrial development on their sovereign Yintah.
We are heading into summer up here in the North, and instead of our usual two work parties, we are doing one extra long one, August 1st until September 7th, and we could use your help!
All skills are welcome but especially: skilled tradespeople (plumbing, electrical, carpenters, etc.), dishwashers, mechanics, herbalists, cooks, chainsaw operators, and people familiar with off-grid systems. If you aren’t sure if you are ready for a trip like this, we encourage you to fill out the registration form and have a chat with our volunteers. They can give you an idea of what things are like day to day, and help you see how you fit in.
If you can’t join this year but wish to help, Camp is especially needing:
- Donations of flights for supporters (Etransfer, PayPal, or Aeroplan points via the Air Canada gift card system) or gas money
- Places to stay on the way to and from camp, anywhere from Cache Creek to Prince George
- Reliable vehicles to borrow for the drive to and from Camp from Vancouver
- People to drive (especially with their own vehicles) to and from Camp from Vancouver
- Donations to the grocery fund for the Work Party
For registration, please read https://unistoten.camp/come-to-camp/preparing-for-your-visit/ and then register through https://unistoten.camp/registration/. To arrange to sponsor a flight, donate to the supply fund, or volunteer as a driver, please write to unistoten.village@gmail.com and a volunteer will get back to you as soon as possible.
In news down south, allies in Vancouver are part of the campaign to recall MLA Dallas Brodie. Dallas was removed from the BC Conservative Party last year over her racist statements about residential school survivors and is now using her office as an MLA to forward a white nationalist agenda. The grassroots campaign was accepted by Elections BC and has until July 20 to deliver 13,000 signatures to Victoria. Find them at “recallbrodie” on Facebook and Instagram and at www.recallbrodie.com.
May your summer be bright and rebellious,
Unist’ot’en Camp