Resisting Fracking in Mi'kmaqi - Conversations with Eliza Knockwood

Past event
Mar 17, 4:30 PM to 7 PM, Mar 20, 2014

Resisting Fracking in Mi'kmaqi:
Native & Non-native Coalitions to Protect the Land and Heal our Communities. Bringing the voices of frontline protectors of the land and water in Canada to meet with communities affected by the VT Gas Pipeline here in Vermont.

Eliza Star Child Knockwood is an Independent documentary-maker, frontline activist, mother, and protector of the land. She describes herself as a Youth Bundle-Keeper, with the responsibility of passing on traditional and contemporary knowledge for this generation and the ones yet to come. For the past ten months, she has been directly involved in coalition building between natives and non-natives to protect the land and water of Mi'kmaqi"New Brunswick"from SWN's campaign to frack for natural gas in the area. Eliza and her daughter Jade Knockwood are coming to Vermont to tell the story of community resistance in Mi'kmaq territory, and connect the dots between fracking there, and Vermont Gas' attempt to construct the fracked gas pipeline here in Vermont. Eliza will also be debuting her film Kesalul in Burlington on Wednesday the 19th at the Roxy Cinema at 7 PM. The trailer is available online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQmmt001_1M

Schedule of Events:

Tuesday, March 18th - 4:30 PM @ Middlebury College
Presentation & Discussion - Warner Hemicycle

Wednesday, March 19th - 4:30 PM @ UVM
Presentation & Discussion - UVM Marsh Life Science 105

Wednesday March 19th - 7 PM Screening of Kesalul @ Merrill's Roxy Cinema Followed by Q & A - 222 College Street, Burlington

Thursday March 20th - 5:30 PM @ All Together Now Montpelier
Presentation & Discussion - 170 Cherry Tree Hill Road, East Montpelier

I encourage you to watch the trailer for Eliza's new film as it brings home the message of how inter-racial healing is vital to healing our communities, ourselves, and our planet. All events are FREE & Open to the public - any donations go to frontline activists in Mi'kmaqi. We look forward to seeing you there!

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