Please help in our last 11-hour push by sharing. indiegogo/projects/biimadasahwin-gathering-place/x/3163352 Biimadasahwin: Reclaiming Land. Rebuilding home. Biimadasahwin means "life" in Ojibway. It is a place and project lead by Darlene Necan, with the vision of building homes, a gathering place, and returning to traditional territory. In building homes and communal spaces, the project addresses homelessness and the need to protect the land. ONLY 11 HOURS LEFT! indiegogo/projects/biimadasahwin-gathering-place/x/3163352 On Aboriginal Day June 2013, after decades of homelessness, Darlene Necan moved into her new home and base for organizing for housing and treaty rights, on her trapline. This powerful act of reclaiming land and rebuilding home was made possible because Darlene Necan stepped out to trust the International League of People’s Struggles Indigenous Commission (ILPS-IC), and because the CAW, CUPE 3903 and 80 grassroots donors saw this project as necessary to support. The cabin was only the beginning. Please watch and share our video and campaign for the next phase of work! indiegogo/projects/biimadasahwin-gathering-place/x/3163352 While the cabin finally gives Darlene a home from which to further her organizing for housing and treaty rights, it is only the beginning. She will be creating a gathering and teaching place for youth, community members and supporters on her land to further the vision of the Northern Starlights Citizens of Saugeen. It will function as a summer camp for Indigenous youth, a meeting place, and a school for treaty teachings, crafts, music, and more. In August 2013, the ILPS-Canda Indigenous Commission will bring a delegation of union members and ILPS member groups to build relationships and infrastructure on Darlene’s trapline. The timing of support for this community building movement is crucial given the current commercial interest in the region’s natural resources, especially because of its proximity to the Ring of Fire. Check out our website for videos, local and national media coverage on the project:ilpsindigenouscommission.wordpress/ Check out our facebook for photos:https://facebook/IlpsIndigenousCommissionCabinBuild/photos_stream
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