Canada’s toxic Tour 2015! On Saturday September 5th about 400-500 activists gathered to walk through Aamjiwnaang first nation and Sarnia, Ontario home to Canada’s Chemical valley.
Ten years ago, a report surfaced that showed two girls were being born for every boy in Aamjiwnaang First Nation due to toxic chemicals emanating from industry in Chemical Valley. The news made international headlines and shamed the Canadian government. Since that time, more refineries have been built, more pipelines have spilled, and the community continues to be poisoned day after day, week after week, year after year.
But Aamjiwnaang has fought back. Grassroots members have done speaking tours, petitions, lawsuits, rallies, blockades, scientific testing, and built networks of supporters to help share the story of what is happening to the land, First nation peoples and residence of the Sarnia area.
Chemical Valley is the climate and pollution crisis of Southern Ontario. It is where fracked gas is processed. It is the place of all of the environmental crises of our times. It is a place of environmental racism: the Valley exists on stolen land, and its people are being slowly killed by pollution.
Join us in our fight against environmental racism, climate chaos, and extreme pollution.
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