Broken body, transformational action and healing spirits
CPT Turtle Island Solidarity Network
May 1, 2024
Stories from Merwyn DeMello and a prayer for peacemakers during his last days on-team at Oak Flat
Stories from Merwyn DeMello and a prayer for peacemakers during his last days on-team at Oak Flat
The clear targeting by the state to criminalize Indigenous Land Defenders at a pro-Palestine action shows that the state is afraid of what happens when Indigenous communities around the world unite.
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Canada has proposed a storage site in the Wabigoon River watershed threatening the land, water, and communities in the area.
The ruling illustrates that the U.S. government is willing to sacrifice the religious liberty of its citizens for the profits of foreign mining corporations
Chief Jeffrey Copenace of the Ojibways of Onigaming becomes the 6th Indigenous Nation to join the Land Alliance, a coalition working towards protecting land and water from encroaching mining companies in Canada
As we wait during Advent, may we let go and listen to what’s to come. …“Waiting on the fringes for the world to end” Love
On 4 November, people of faith gathered in prayer at Oak Flat (Chi’chil Biłdagoteel), a sacred site of the Apache people, to pray to save the land from destruction by Resolution Copper and commit to reweaving the sacred hoop of life.
Reflections by Wendsler Nosie Sr., spiritual leader and founder of Apache Stronghold
The November 4 “Prayer Rising” will bring together the prayers of Apache leaders and people of various faiths and spiritualities to protect the air, water, land, and spirit of this sacred place.
Members of the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery are training to accompany Apache Stronghold in prayer and action to protect Oak Flat (Chi’chil Biłdagoteel), a sacred site, from destruction by Resolution Copper.