Dream Catcher? Where the Industrial Nightmares Fall
Thursday, February 16, 2012 4:10:00 PM - Thursday, February 16, 2012 6:00:00 PM
Rm. 1170, Bahen Centre, 40 St. George Street
Environment & Health Seminar
RON PLAIN, Member, Aamjiwaang First Nation
ABSTRACT: Legend has it that the Dream Catcher, when hung over a bed, catches ones dreams and nightmares. The dreams flow through the webbing and the nightmares get caught up and end at the center of the ornament. The companies of Sarnia’s Chemical Valley have woven a Dream Catcher the size of Turtle Island and the center, where the industrial nightmares fall is in the Heart of Aamjiwnaang. Aamjiwnaang has been called “The Most Polluted Spot in North America” by National Geographic staff and “The Most Polluted Spot in Canada” by the World Health Organization. This presentation will guide you through the Dream Catcher, from Fracking to the Oil Sands, and how all of the energy/petro-chemical extraction ends up in one of the sixty-three Petro-chemical refineries that surround Aamjiwnaang in Sarnia’s Chemical Valley. Thousands of pipelines weave in and out of Chemical Valley in all directions, connecting places far into the remote corners of Turtle Island. Stories of Activism, sacrifice, courage and victory will intertwine to demonstrate the blatant Racial and Environmental Discrimination that is condoned, encouraged and regulated by the many governments of Canada. The time proven strategy of “How To Steal Human Rights” will be spelled out with a clarity that will motivate the most moderate of social activist and leave the participants asking themselves, “What Do I Stand For”.
BRIEF BIO: “I am not an Environmentalist, I am Aanishinaabe. My reverence for Mother Earth is not a conscious decision, rather it is a genetic predetermination.” Ron Plain. Understanding Ron Plain is to gain an understanding of activism. His campaigns began with human rights and discrimination protests in the late 70’s early 80’s spanning Turtle Island from Burnt Church to Portland, Oregon. Ron has established himself as a leader in the Social Justice Movement with a slant to Aboriginal inherent and treaty rights as they pertain to the holistic views of our environment. Ron has been featured in 11 documentaries, numerous print media, Men’s Health, National Geographic and Chatelaine and network television, CNN, MSNBC, APTN to name a few for his work and his community, Aamjiwnaang.
Thursday, February 16, 2012 4:10:00 PM - Thursday, February 16, 2012 6:00:00 PM
Rm. 1170, Bahen Centre, 40 St. George Street
Environment & Health Seminar
RON PLAIN, Member, Aamjiwaang First Nation
ABSTRACT: Legend has it that the Dream Catcher, when hung over a bed, catches ones dreams and nightmares. The dreams flow through the webbing and the nightmares get caught up and end at the center of the ornament. The companies of Sarnia’s Chemical Valley have woven a Dream Catcher the size of Turtle Island and the center, where the industrial nightmares fall is in the Heart of Aamjiwnaang. Aamjiwnaang has been called “The Most Polluted Spot in North America” by National Geographic staff and “The Most Polluted Spot in Canada” by the World Health Organization. This presentation will guide you through the Dream Catcher, from Fracking to the Oil Sands, and how all of the energy/petro-chemical extraction ends up in one of the sixty-three Petro-chemical refineries that surround Aamjiwnaang in Sarnia’s Chemical Valley. Thousands of pipelines weave in and out of Chemical Valley in all directions, connecting places far into the remote corners of Turtle Island. Stories of Activism, sacrifice, courage and victory will intertwine to demonstrate the blatant Racial and Environmental Discrimination that is condoned, encouraged and regulated by the many governments of Canada. The time proven strategy of “How To Steal Human Rights” will be spelled out with a clarity that will motivate the most moderate of social activist and leave the participants asking themselves, “What Do I Stand For”.
BRIEF BIO: “I am not an Environmentalist, I am Aanishinaabe. My reverence for Mother Earth is not a conscious decision, rather it is a genetic predetermination.” Ron Plain. Understanding Ron Plain is to gain an understanding of activism. His campaigns began with human rights and discrimination protests in the late 70’s early 80’s spanning Turtle Island from Burnt Church to Portland, Oregon. Ron has established himself as a leader in the Social Justice Movement with a slant to Aboriginal inherent and treaty rights as they pertain to the holistic views of our environment. Ron has been featured in 11 documentaries, numerous print media, Men’s Health, National Geographic and Chatelaine and network television, CNN, MSNBC, APTN to name a few for his work and his community, Aamjiwnaang.
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