Land, Decolonization & Self-Determination
Montréal, occupied
Kanien'keha:ka territory
May 13-15 2005
UQAM, 400 Ste Catherine East
Updates
About the Conference
- films, workshops & presentations;
- strategy and organizing sessions;
- Land, Decolonization and Self-Determination March
Land, Decolonization and Self-Determination aims to demystify the process of decolonization in the 'Canadian' state. The conference will bring together those at the forefront of self-determination struggles, and organizers and activists participating in solidarity work across Turtle Island (ie. occupied North America).
This conference will strategize ways to dismantle the colonial 'Canadian' state, break down the walls of Fortress North America, and forge links of resistance. Let us share information, advance dialogue and fight together.
Organized by the Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement (IPSM) and No One Is Illegal-Montreal (NOII).
Childcare on-site. Translation available. Free.
For more information:
- » decolonization@riseup.net
» 514-398-7432
» IPSM web site
About Decolonization
The 'Canadian' government, in its propaganda and legislation, has perpetuated the idea that decolonization means taking Indigenous Peoples out from under the yolk of the Indian Act by making them Canadians and allowing delegated governance.
This conference will expose the 'Canadian' government's current legislative drive as nothing more than an attempt to complete the colonial project, and acquire legal access to remaining Indigenous lands and resources in order to successfully compete in the global economy. Participants will learn what decolonization means from the perspective of Indigenous and other self-determining communities. We will learn of the many strategies employed past and present - legal, political, social and cultural - by Indigenous and other oppressed peoples in their fight against 'Canadian' colonialism.
Our vision of decolonization at this conference includes deepening our analysis of the various ways in which colonization manifests itself. We encourage the participation of people active in diverse social justice movements so that we can collectively strategize; we include movements that address occupations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Haiti and elsewhere; the attacks on the rights of immigrants and refugees; the Prison Industrial Complex; the 'war on drugs,' the 'war on terrorism,' reparations campaigns; anti-racist, anti-patriarchy and queer liberation movements; capitalist globalization, police harassment and brutality, attacks on the poor; and more.