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Watch this clip from “This Changes Everything”, a film by Avi Lewis + Naomi Klein:
Featuring Crystal Lameman of the Beaver Lake Cree Nation.
Recent News
Send some love to land + water defenders
This Valentines Day, send a message of support to the Beaver Lake Cree as they face off against Canada and Alberta on February 19th. Your messages will be delivered to elders and leaders on the courthouse steps. #treatystrong #tarsandstrial...
Events in Toronto and Montreal: On the Frontlines of Climate Justice
Generous supporters like you have made a significant contribution to one of the most important legal challenges of our time: the fight to contain the expansion of Canada's tar sands. The winter 2018 campaign for Beaver Lake Cree's Tar Sands Trial has raised almost...
Stand with Indigenous Peoples to stop the Tar Sands!
The Beaver Lake Cree are fighting to defend their treaty rights and force limits on the expansion of Canada’s toxic tar sands. Since the New Year, the Beaver Lake Cree legal team has been working flat-out, devoting every waking hour to preparing for the Feb 19 hearing...
Milestones upon milestones
Donations for Beaver Lake Cree’s historic tar sands trial have exceeded our wildest expectations - not to mention our goal of $575,000 by November 30. As of this writing, December 10, RAVEN has raised $610,908 for Beaver Lake Cree’s strategic Advance Cost Motion. So...
Wenatchee, WA 350.org host fundraising screening for the Tar Sands Trial
Our allies in Washington State are screening "The Human Element" in support of the Beaver Lake Cree Nation. Renowned photographer James Balog (CHASING ICE) uses his camera to reveal how environmental change is affecting the lives of everyday Americans. Following the...
Learn Cutting Edge Online Fundraising + Organizing Strategies: Webinar!
Interested in learning more about organizing + fundraising? Join a webinar with RAVEN's Ana Simeon and Tar Sands Trial organizer Brendan Campbell on November 6th, 4:30 P.S.T. RSVP: ana@raventrust.com. RAVEN (Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs) has...
Double Your Impact with Matching Funds
Starting November 1st, every donation will be DOUBLED thanks to a coalition of matching funds donors! This is a serious boost to this campaign that means every action you take will have twice the impact, from making a donation to fundraising online to organizing an...
Victoria hosts Cole Gladue of Beaver Lake Cree at Tar Sands Trial fundraiser!
Join us for an evening of story-telling and solidarity. All are welcome! NOVEMBER 7th, 2018 Doors open: 6:30pm Featuring: COLE GLADUE, Beaver Lake Cree Nation SUSAN SMITTEN, RAVEN (Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs) Musical Stylings by Lorraine...
Meet Brendan, Tar Sands Trial Campaigner
Brendan is a Cree undergraduate student was born and raised on Treaty 4 territory, but moved in 2014 to Nogojiwanong (Peterborough), which is within the territory of the Mississauga Anishinaabeg. Here, he continued his studies as part of the Indigenous Environmental...