September 17, 2019 Newsletter
Stay tuned to this newsletter and our website, www.learningrightrelations.org, for announcements on upcoming Gatherings and excursions.
Read further for upcoming events and related news:
Mark Your Calendars!
Sunday September 29th
Tour at Ralph Monroe's
*Continue to watch future LRR newsletters for details on time and carpooling info!
Tommy Orange
LIVE @ The Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Sunday, September 22nd 6:30 - 8:30pm
Tommy Orange is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, and was born and raised in Oakland, California. His novel, There There, follows twelve characters from Native communities, all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow. Together, this chorus of voices tells of the plight of the urban Native American - grappling with a complex and painful history, with an inheritance of beauty and spirituality, with communion and sacrifice and heroism. Hailed as an instant classic, There There is at once poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, utterly contemporary and unforgettable.
Click here for event website.
Walk to Protect & Restore the Salish Sea 2019
and
Climate Emergency Gathering at Olympia State Capital
Organized by NoLNG253, Red Line Salish Sea, Native Daily Network Protectors of the Salish Sea and other organizations, The Walk to Protect & Restore the Salish Sea will start September 20th at 9am at Tacoma LNG and end at the Olympia State Capital where the Climate Emergency Gathering will be held on Tuesday, September 24th from 9am - 6pm.
Click here for Facebook event for Walk to Protect & Restore the Salish Sea 2019
Click here fore Facebook event for Climate Emergency Gathering at Olympia State Capital
Northwest Justice Summit
"Navigating Intersectionality"
of race, gender, class, ability and ethnicity
Saturday October 12th 7:30am - 5:15pm
Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation
2315 Division St NW, Olympia
When different people come together to work for justice, they each bring their unique perspectives, history of oppression, privilege and cultural values. By working together, we lay a more holistic and equitable foundation from which to build solutions to the challenges we all face. This will be a day of exploration with speakers, discussion, inspiration and planning. There will be a session on Indigenous Peoples issues.
Click here to register online, deadline for registration is October 5th. $35 includes snacks & lunch, scholarships available and contributions towards scholarships for others greatly appreciated!
Click here for more details: https://juustwa.org/program-areas/conferences/summit19/
LRR Action Group Meeting
*Changed to 3rd Wednesdays of the month!*
Wednesday October 16th 6 - 8pm
We'd love to see you there! Please feel free to drop in if you are just curious, are wanting to grow your engagement and participation. All are welcome.
Meaningful Movies
"Ancestral Waters"
with filmmaker guests Benita and Darren Moore
Thursday October 17th 6:30pm
Ancestral Waters is a film about the Tacoma liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant and the Puyallup Tribe's fight for their treaty rights, their water and their way of life.
IN THE NEWS: Indigenous leadership in the face of injustice and disaster
"The Seminole Tribe has a long and important history with the people of the Bahamas, and we are committed to helping them in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian." -Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman Marcellus Osceola Jr.
The Seminole Tribe has been making three roundtrip flights a day with two helicopters to the Bahamas to deliver aid supplies, and is adapting their relief strategy in response to rapidly changing weather conditions as a new storm forms.
Click here to read article published on Indian Country Today on September 14th: First by air, now by sea; Seminole Tribe boosts relief effort as new storm forms
"Respect our existence or expect resistance." On August 13th, nearly 3,000 Indigenous women leaders from across Brazil came together for the country's first Indigenous Women's March with the theme "Territory: our body, our spirit" in protest of escalating violations of Indigenous rights under the Bolsonaro government.
The march was organized by Brazil's National Indigenous Movement and its convening organization APIB (the Articulation of Brazil's Indigenous Peoples). Sonia Guajajara, Executive Coordinator of APIB stated: "We are staging our first women's march counting on the presence, visibility, strength, and spirituality of indigenous women. We are all warriors on the front lines of this struggle against today's political situation, which is so adverse to our peoples. We also aim to raise awareness among the international community to build support for Brazil's indigenous peoples. This is a global movement, a planetary movement."
Click here to read Final Statement of Brazil's First Indigenous Women's March: "Territory: our body, our spirit"
Click here to read article published by Amazon Watch on August 14th, 2019: Indigenous Women Mobilize to Resist Bolsonaro
For those who supported the Paddle to Lummi Blanket Project, if you have not already picked up your blanket, please do so at your earliest convenience:
Olympia area pick-up:
New Traditions (store side)
300 5th Ave SW
Olympia, WA 98501
Pick up between 11am and 6pm, and be sure to have your name marked off of our master list.
Bellingham area pick-up:
Please email Jean LaValley at Ajeanlavalley@yahoo.com to coordinate a time for you to pick up your blanket.
If these pick-up locations are not convenient for you, we will be arranging for blankets to be mailed or delivered to those out of the area. Email your mailing address to us at learningrightrelations@gmail.com
You can also watch for updates on our website, https://learningrightrelations.org/canoe-journey-support for more details on this project.
Feel free to email learningrightrelations@gmail.com with any questions!