The Beaver Lake tar sands solidarity exchange
Tar sands youth exchange
A group of 8 student activists accompanied by two People & Planet staff and a film crew have spent 2 weeks in Canada visiting the Beaver Lake Cree Nation in support of their efforts to stop further tar sands oil extraction on their traditional lands.
Check out their video updates and blogs on their experiences as they witnessed first-hand the most destructive industrial project on the planet and learnt about the resistance of First Nation communities.
Members of the Beaver Lake Cree Nation protest tar sands at the Canadian Embassy in London
Image © The Co-operative
From 28 June - 12 July, a group of People & Planet college and university students from across the UK are visiting Northern Alberta, Canada. We are here to learn about and experience firsthand the impacts of the tar sands on our host community, the Beaver Lake Cree First Nation.
Check out the Grassroots Blog and our Facebook page for all the latest updates, blogs, videos and photos from the tar sands youth exchange students.
In November 2011, Cree young people and Canadian student activists will come back to the UK for People & Planet’s Shared Planet conference, to share their experience and help launch a new campaign to shut down the tar sands!
Taking on Tarmageddon: The Movie
People & Planet have teamed up with Campbell Road Productions to tell the story of the 2 groups of young people involved in the Beaver Lake tar sands solidarity exchange. Stay tuned for clips & video blogs from participants, to be posted throughout the production.
_Supported by The Co-operative as part of its Toxic Fuels campaign to stop tar sands expansion_
