7th Annual 7th Generation Walk for Mother Earth

Event Details

Time: April 18, 2010 all day
Location: Central Park to the Oodeena Circle at Forks
Phone: winnipeg.ipsm@gmail.com
Event Type: walk
Organized By: Sponsored by Ka Ni Kanichihk, winnipeg indigenous people's solidarity movement / friends of grassy narrows, Boreal Forest Network, Boreal Action Project, Council of Canadians - Winnipeg chapter, U of M Aboriginal Students' Association, Winnipeg Anarchist
Latest Activity: Apr 15, 2010

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Event Description

Gathering in Central Park at 12:30 PM

Short opening speech and ceremony following by a walk to the Forks

Gathering all afternoon in Oodeena Circle at the Forks, including traditional water ceremony, children's activities, further speeches, food etc. A fun event for the whole family, the walk will have a permit. A chance for Indigenous activists, their supporters, and environmentally-concerned people of all ages and backgrounds to mingle in a celebration of life and against the further devastation of Earth, the mother of all living beings, and the earthbeings' chances of thriving on Earth.

This year's walk is in honour of Dave Brophy and celebrates the work of the women of Grassy Narrows: blockader and grassroots organizers.

Volunteers and donations needed, please email winnipeg.ipsm@gmail.com