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Even after nearly a dozen speaking engagements with Maria, Gloria, and Warren from Grassy Narrows, I still enjoy hearing what they have to say. They never use prepared statements or even notes, they speak from the heart and every time they say something new and meaningful. After the meeting, Gloria wrote down some of what [...]
Continue reading...By Brant Olson, March 12 2007
Fresh from our meeting with Sr. Executives at Weyerhaeuser, Gloria, Maria and Warren are all smiles. We’re in the van that’s taken the group more than 3500 miles from their home to the sprawling corporate campus of the world’s biggest lumber company. We were greeted on our arrival by Cassie Phillips, VP for Sustainability. She [...]
Continue reading...By Brant Olson, March 11 2007
I arrived in Seattle yesterday, excited to greet Gloria, Warren, Maria and their entourage from Grassy Narrows. They’re in town for a week of meetings and publicity intended to confront Weyerhaeuser about their supportt for clear cut logging of their ancestral homeland. Tonight, they’ll address a room full of supporters at the University Friends Meeting [...]
Continue reading...By Brant Olson, March 10 2007
A report on the Road to Seattle from Caitlin in Victoria: Last night in Victoria Warren, Maria, Gloria and their entourage shared their stories with us in Victoria. The crowd was saddened by their stories of devastation, encouraged by their stand against Weyerhaeuser, inspired by their strength and empowered to lend a hand. Gloria spoke [...]
Continue reading...By Japhet, March 10 2007
The Gulf Restoration Network has launched a rapid responder campaign to help save the remaining endangered cypress groves along the Gulf Coast. Mega lumber retailers like Lowes, Wal-Mart and Home Depot are apparently selling mulch that is coming directly from cypress groves that are holding together the eroding coastlines. With hurricane season around the corner [...]
Continue reading...By Brant Olson, March 9 2007
Here’s the last Canadian dispatch from David and the Grassy Narrows crew. They show up in Seattle on Sunday. Having safely crossed the continental divide and the powerful presence of the snow covered Rocky Mountains we began making our way through British Columbia. Unlike most tourists, we know fully well that virtually all of ‘B.C.’ [...]
Continue reading...By Brant Olson, March 8 2007
Here’s the latest from David Sone, on the road with Maria, Gloria and Warren from Grassy Narrows First Nation. More on their tour at FreeGrassy.org. After spending a week in the prairie provinces we are now making our way through the mountains, headed for the coast. The prairie winds certainly do blow cold in February, [...]
Continue reading...By Brant Olson, March 7 2007
Here’s the latest dispatch from David, traveling with the group from Grassy Narrows across Canada. They arrive in Seattle on Sunday. On our last speaking tour Judy Da Silva, a clan mother from Grassy Narrows remarked that our whirlwind schedule made it seem like we were touring rock stars. This time, on our trip across [...]
Continue reading...By Brant Olson, March 6 2007
Looks like our friends over at Greenpeace are making some headway in their campaign against Kimberly-Clark. Today’s Summit Daily reports that Aspen Skiing Company, owner of the renowned Snomass chain of ski resorts, booted KC’s Kleenex and tissues off the mountain in favor of Georgia Pacific. We hope that Georgia Pacific will be able to [...]
Continue reading...By Scott Parkin, March 5 2007
Everyone always associates my homestate of Texas with nefarious individuals and institutions like George Bush, Exxonmobil and Halliburton. While there is an undeniable conservative element which dominates much of the states political system and culture, there are also many environmentally and socially conscious communities which work and struggle to “be the change you want to [...]
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