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A wide shot shows two large back hoe machines and a small trailer in between them. The ground has been stripped to mud, and behind the machines there is dense green forest, and some changing yellow leaves on the left.

Prayers for Peacemakers 10 November 2021 Turtle Island Solidarity Network

CPT Turtle Island Solidarity Network November 10, 2021

Pray for Mother Earth as she is pillaged and plundered for resource extraction.

A school bus is parked on a gravel road, surrounded by forest. There is a wooden structure that comes out from the bus window and hangs over the ditch. A sign hangs from it that says No trespassing.

Ecumenical Letter of Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders

CPT Turtle Island Solidarity Network November 5, 2021

We urge the government to move forward on its commitment to reconciliation with Indigenous Nations.

Statement upon arrival to Wet’suwet’en

CPT Turtle Island Solidarity Network November 1, 2021

Today as we arrive in Wet’suwet’en Territory, we join the Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders and demand an end to the CGL Pipeline and the state violence that accompanies it.

An image of a large dark river flowing off into the horizon. The sky is blue with big white clouds and there are thick pine tree forests on either side of the river.

Thanksgiving at Gidimt’en

CPT Turtle Island Solidarity Network October 14, 2021

“This is Gidimt’en territory! Get off our land!”

A digital image of a person with long hair blowing in the wind, looking towards the left. There are several different shapes and colours surrounding the image. Above the person's head is written "PROTECT OAK FLAT!" and on the bottom of the image is written "APACHE STRONGHOLD"

Prayers for Peacemakers 13 October 2021 Turtle Island Solidarity Network

CPT Turtle Island Solidarity Network October 13, 2021

We pray for the sacred land of Oak Flat.

On the gate outside a Catholic cathedral is a yellow sign that reads Every Child Matters, and small orange ribbons are tied to the fence rods. On the ground are a dozen candles.

Reconciliation requires

Jim Loney October 1, 2021

We call upon the bishops to make this apology real through heartfelt, persistent, long-term collaborative action.

Hundreds of orange flags are placed on a lawn in front of the steps of a government building. There is a larger sign in the middle that reads "Every child matters forever."

Prayers for Peacemakers 22 September 2021 Turtle Island Solidarity Network

CPT Turtle Island Solidarity Network September 22, 2021

We pray for those who survived residential school.

A collage of many people in a 6x6 grid, holding up signs that read "We are Watching" and "Uphold treaty #1752"

We are Watching: Human Rights Report on Violence Experienced By Mi’kmaw Fishers

CPT Turtle Island Solidarity Network August 5, 2021

We demand that the Mi’kmaq are able to enact their treaty rights unimpeded by settler violence or state bureaucracy.

Four people walk towards the camera on a road, the yellow line divides the third and fourth person. They carry a black banner with bold white lettering that reads LANDBACK

Reconciliation is Dead

CPT Turtle Island Solidarity Network July 18, 2021

Reconciliation is currently dead in this country, so no toppled statue can create a setback.

Several people sit in three canoes in the river, some are dangling their feet into the river, there are two people standing in the river beside the canoes. The canoes are painted with slogans like STOP LINE 3. Behind the row of canoes is a yellow boom across the river and beyond you can see the river banks and the green vegetation.

Accompanying the Struggle at Enbridge Line 3 in Minnesota, Anishinaabe Land

CPT Turtle Island Solidarity Network July 15, 2021

The protection of the earth is being waged in the face of a massive corporate counterinsurgency campaign that uses the police, state government, and manipulated public opinion to repress dissent and target the Indigenous population.

Turtle Island Solidarity Network

Building Partnerships to Transform Violence and Oppression