[All] Details on protests outside of Canada

[Norah & Richard]

Hi Louisette,

I appreciate your situation and totally support your activism. Our local 
chapter of CoC, being your closest chapter , would like to encourage you 
to attend the parallel event in Ottawa at the same time as the 
Washington event, regarding the Keystone pipeline decision. Many of the 
Canadian CoC groups will be there plus others . It is being organized 
now as a safer way for us to make our voices heard, than crossing the 
border.

I think it would be great for GREN to be in Ottawa along with our 
chapter reps and other groups.  You could take a GREN banner and bring 
attention to our watershed issues while I will be carrying the CoC banner.

And folks, Peter Victor is speaking at the GRCA Water Forum this year. 
He spoke at Our Environmental Future last November on Degrowth. It 
should be good!

Norah



On 09/08/2011 10:15 PM, Louisette Lanteigne wrote:
> Hi folks
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> I've been in discussion with law officials and found out that 
> a conviction in the United States for protest activities can include 
> deportation or exclusion the next time the person wants to enter the 
> United States. It can also harm your chances of obtaining Lawful 
> Permanent Resident status or citizenship. The US government is 
> extremely hostile to non-citizens, who partake in these activities so 
> rest assured I will NOT be taking part in this event but will continue 
> to lobby within the public processes afforded to me in a lawful manner.
>
> If I were a US citizen the only risk faced is a citation, akin to 
> paying a parking ticket. Pay the fine and walk the same day. For 
> Canadian the stakes are way to high.
>
> Lulu
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