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13/04/2018

Why I Got Arrested on Burnaby Mountain to Stop Kinder Morgan

 

Violet Williams, 18, 

"On Thursday April 12 I was arrested at Kinder Morgan's gates. I participated in this protest and sat with two amazing women who also were arrested. As I sat at the gates, the supporting group sang the women's warrior song for us, it was at this moment when the police were in a line in front of us I knew that I was going to fully be arrested I had felt the pride and pain of my ancestors on my shoulders leading me through the world.

I listened to that song thinking of my mom and thinking for my children and their children and theirs. I live my life knowing that everything we do has an impact on this world. I hope to leave this world leaving a big foot print of activism and social justice.

I want this pipeline to never go through.

We talked after and said even the small wins are wins. We were able to stop Kinder Morgan from working for 3 hours today.

I am doing this work so my grandchildrens' grandchildren can walk on this earth. I want them to know what fresh fish tastes like and how to live off the land.

This world is dying and this pipeline will do no help to BC. Not BCs economy, nor BCs coast. Once there is a spill there will be no coming back, it's already poisonous to swim in the inlet. And there will be absolutely no room for 150+ tankers in the area.

Please help take action against this pipeline if not for you, for your children, nieces and nephews, aunties and uncles, cousins and friends. Please look at the larger picture and help save mother earth. Thank you for reading this."

 

 

 

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  • Margaret Green
    commented 2018-10-11 18:53:11 -0700
    And fined $1000 for this action. For shame BC and Canada.
  • Patty Lewis
    followed this page 2018-04-17 16:16:04 -0700
  • Trevor Markham
    commented 2018-04-15 12:13:47 -0700
    We can all agree that for the time being we are completely dependent on petroleum, natural gas and all their by products like plastic but I believe their is better version of plastic that we should switch too, a naturally sourced biodegradable one. I think the same for the petroleum and natural gas. We could switch to naturally sourced forms of energy that are “free”, will never deplete and are not toxic to us and our environment. Like what you ask?? How about solar? Our sun has millions of years of sunshine left in it. What about wind? As long as the sun is shining the wind is right there with it. Rivers and Tides? The water cycle is here to stay. Geothermal? The molten core at the center of the planet isnt going to expire anytime soon. There are most likely an abundance of undiscovered sources of sustainable energy out there. Why don’t we put resources to discovering and developing those industries? What about the jobs you say?? If you used to build pipelines, could you not install Solar panels instead? Are the trade and engineering skill sets not transferable? Would it not be beneficial to the Canadian economy to tap into limitless resources? To quote a Cree prophecy “When the last tree is cut down, the last fish eaten and the last stream poisoned, you will realize that you cannot eat money”.