[All] I'm going to Washington to stop the Keystone Pipeline

[John Jackson]

Lulu

As Ginny and Sandra have so well explained, it is not appropriate to have
GREN¹s name attached to this. Therefore, as chair of GREN, I have to inform
you that you do not have GREN-approval to use our name for this matter.

I admire your passion, but I urge you to make sure of what you are getting
into. The legal implications of your getting arrested as an alien can be
quite different for you from other people demonstrating there. In the time
that I lived in Berkeley, California, during the late Œ60s, I was heavily
involved in anti-war activities and in organizing civil disobedience
activities. But my friends and colleagues were very careful to make sure
that I was never in the frontlines because of the implications for me as a
foreigner.

John



On 11-08-09 12:59 PM, "Ginny Quinn" <ginny at kw.igs.net> wrote:

> LuluŠI agree with Sandra.  GREN  must not  lose any credibility locally ,where
> it seems ,they have had the most recognition.   We are too small and local to
> be effective as a  represented (by you or any one or two of us)Œgroup¹
> participating in this very valid and huge issue.  There are times when
> everybody has to make a decision in the Œbest interests¹ of the situation.  
> You are so committed and passionate for our total environment , and I have
> great admiration for you in this fieldŠ.however  my opinion is to go as your
> own rep. and I will pray that you are safe and can make some good contacts and
> that your group can and will make a differenceŠas ³It should definitely not go
> forward , this Keystone pipeline.²   Others may differ and I will have full
> respect for their thoughts.  Ginny
>  
> 
> From: all-bounces at gren.ca [mailto:all-bounces at gren.ca] On Behalf Of S D
> Lachance
> Sent: August-09-11 6:40 AM
> To: Louisette Lanteigne; all at gren.ca
> Subject: Re: [All] I'm going to Washington to stop the Keystone Pipeline
>  
> 
> Hi Lulu,
> 
>     Unfortunately peaceful demonstrations do not always stay peaceful. The
> well educated, well organized anarchists that travel the world creating
> negative, long lasting mayhem & much structural damage rob these events & the
> well meaning protesters like yourself of the positive attention they & their
> causes deserve. Any high profile event is a likely target.
> 
>      Two of the anarchists involved in the G 20 event in Toronto spoke at a
> conference at Laurier this year which I attended. Besides recruiting new
> members they were explaining their strategies such as the black hood & of
> course handing out pamphlets of what to do if arrested by the police. They
> were young & smart & not interested in making the world a better place. They
> totally enjoyed the celebrity of their mayhem without the hindrance of
> responsibility for those impacted by the fall out their damages. I was able to
> question them directly as part of the audience participation after their
> presentation.
> 
>     Thus I hesitate to  support GREN¹s involvement in this event. If it goes
> sour & their is a good chance that it will,  GREN will lose its positive
> influence in the local community. I joined GREN to help create a positive,
> local, environmental impact through collective action. Thus, I support people
> like Yvonne who stand up for what they believe by running for local office or
> Gord & Daphne who fight for their neighbourhood by gathering petitions &
> showing up at Council meetings to speak to decision makers in the democratic
> fashion. The radicals have greater short term effect but do not guarantee
> long lasting change.
> 
> Sharing my thoughts,
> 
> Sandra Lachance
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> From: Louisette Lanteigne <mailto:butterflybluelu at rogers.com>
> 
> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 8:43 PM
> 
> To: all at gren.ca 
> 
> Subject: [All] I'm going to Washington to stop the Keystone Pipeline
> 
>  
> Hi folks  
> I'm writing this email to notify GREN member that I am going to Washington DC
> at the end of August to participate in a peaceful civil disobedience to help
> stop the tar sands. I've discussed the matter with my family, I've registered
> and it's happening.  I'll be attending a day of training, a day of action with
> one more day to address any possible legal outcomes that may or may not occur
> as a result of this event. I am going into this knowing I may be arrested. In
> good faith I honestly believe there is no other reasonable course of action
> left to take on this matter. This is the last public process option available
> for concerned citizens. In my view Stephen Harper is an oil lobbyiest and I
> have no faith that he will change his course of action but I do have faith in
> the power of President Obama to effect change since he has the power to Veto.
> The decision for the Keystone pipeline may happen as soon as Sept. and if it
> is approved, it will be game over for stopping climate change. That is why I'm
> going.  This event is likely be the biggest act of civil disobedience in the
> climate movement history. For more information on this you can visit
> http://www.tarsandsaction.org
>  
> This event is sponsored by 350.org, David Suzuki, experts from NASA and host
> of other agencies, NGO's and experts.
>  
> I would like to ask GREN if they would like me to go as a representative of
> GREN to this event.  If so I will relay the group's endorsement of my
> participation with the organizers. What say GREN?
>  
> Lulu 
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