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Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Wednesday March 26, 2008
- Free John Graham! -
In honour of Anna Mae’s birthday (March 27, 1945) and part of a series of
events to commemorate March 21 International Day for the Elimination of
Racism...
(PDF, 693 KB)
FREE JOHN GRAHAM
A public forum on the extradition of John Graham and the struggle for
indigenous self determination against colonization, corporate control, and
state repression...
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Wednesday March 26 @ 7 pm
Room 7000, SFU Harbour Centre
515 West Hastings (Waterfront Skytrain Station)
BY DONATION. Suggested Donation $5-20 (no one turned away)
All proceeds go to John Graham Legal Defence Fund as there are significant
upcoming legal costs.
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* Hosted and Opening talk by Rex Wyler: Rex Weyler is a highly acclaimed
journalist, writer, and ecologist. He cofounded Greenpeace International
and co-founded Hollyhock Educational Centre. His 1997 book "Blood of the
Land: Government and Corporate War Against First Nations" chronicles
Indigenous history and received a Pulitzer-prize nomination. He also
authored “Greenpeace: The Inside Story” and “Song of the Whale”. His
photographs and essays have appeared in numerous publications including
the New York Times.
* Chusia and Naneek Graham: John Graham’s daughters who are leading the
campaign for truth and justice for their father. They will be speaking
about how this struggle has personally affected their lives and their
commitment to follow in their father’s footsteps for political, economic,
and social justice.
* Mike Gifford (supporter of John Graham and independent researcher) on
uranium mining and resource extraction and its impact on indigenous
peoples. John Graham was involved in struggles against uranium mining both
in the US and Canada. These struggles continue today, most recently with
imprisonment of retired Chief Robert Lovelace of the Ardoch Algonqui
