The Land is Ceremony, Erin Marie Konsmo (Metis/Cree)
As we rally for Wet’suwet’en and Tyendinaga today, we are also looking forward to the next Victoria Anarchist Reading Circle where we will continue discussing the writings of Southern Wind Woman. Very recently, Southern Wind Woman published a text on the current moment of Wet’suwet’en solidarity actions. This is very fresh, so enjoy!:
The next Anarchist Reading Circle is scheduled for Tuesday March 3rd – doors 6:50, discussion at 7:00pm. As always, we will meet at Camas Books (2620 Quadra) on unceded, occupied Lekwungen Territory.
The Land is Ceremony, Erin Marie Konsmo (Metis/Cree)
In light of the recent events that have been mobilizing our movement this last week – the arrests of the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs and the Matriarchs, and the resulting uprisings that have responded to this outrage across so-called Canada (including our disruption of the throne speech, etc) VARC organizers have selected a special reading for the next meeting.
When I was forwarded the link, I was thrilled to discover the words of Southern Wind Woman had finally been transcribed. Southern Wind Woman is Michif-Cree from Saskatchewan, and these are some of the most powerful and threatening Indigenous teachings (and dare I say also anarcha-feminist) out there today.
For those of you who learn better by listening, you can hear this text in it original form as a keynote speech here: https://fromembers.libsyn.com/against-reconciliation-decolonize-means-no-state
For anyone who prefers the written word, you can access the text here: https://itsgoingdown.org/autonomously-and-with-conviction-a-metis-refusal-of-state-led-reconciliation/?fbclid=IwAR0opfo2guaKvySv0K0xj26VS3FlzxHKbJIePsVO-y8GAS84Q7bF55LcPYQ
As usual, we will be meeting on Tuesday, Feb 18th at 2620 Quadra Street, unceded, occupied Lekwungen territory. Doors will be open at 6:50pm, and discussion starts at 7pm.
