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Since the sinking of the Nathan E. Stewart, this incredible Heiltsuk community has raised $137K for their Heiltsuk coast protectors. Now, we’re asking to you to put your weight behind the Heiltsuk and reach out to your network for support by setting up online fundraisers, organizing events and involving your workplace, your school, or your business in crowdfunding for justice.
If it hadn’t been for First Nations leadership, there’s no doubt that pipelines from the tar sands and tankers loaded with diluted bitumen would be transforming the Pacific Coast. The Heiltsuk have played a leadership role from the very outset in mobilizing a unique and beautiful coalescence of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, united over our common love for the land, for the water, and for one another.
The Heiltsuk have stood strong for all of us. Now it’s time for us to stand strong, for them.
Get started: we’ve got three ways to play:
- Make a donation right now.
- Sign up to host a film screening in your school, community or living room!
- Become an online fundraiser. Takes 5 minutes, and the average person raises $800. Online fundraising is the secret sauce that has helped us beat Enbridge and fight back hard to stop Kinder Morgan.
Working with Heiltsuk leaders, elders and youth over the past years has rubbed off: we have seen first-hand, again and again, how a small group of dedicated people can band together to defeat Big Oil. Though the impending consequences of climate change can feel overwhelming, we take courage in the unceasing faith of the Heiltsuk that the work they are doing today — in the courts, and in their community — will restore their marine livelihoods and assert their stewardship responsibilities over precious resources. It’s an honour to be invited to stand with them.
Ps Ready to organize? Join a webinar with fellow protectors of the coast on April 23rd and learn how you can use cutting-edge tools to champion Indigenous rights and environmental protection.