Idle No More and Respecting Mother Earth in Hollister, California

It's encouraging that Idle No More continues to inspire care for the earth.  Here's an example of how there are communities beyond Canada in solidarity with INM.  This article is from the Santa Cruz Indymedia:

On April 27 community members in Hollister, California (SE of San Francisco), gathered in solidarity with the Idle No More movement and First Nations people. Organizers of the gathering asked supporters to, "join the Communities of Hollister as we gather with songs and prayers in solidarity with our Northern Brothers and Sisters and all Indigenous People."

Photo Source: Santa Cruz Indymedia

"When we are coming out here today it is very important to make an awareness about respecting Mother Earth and protecting her, you know, she's getting raped everyday," one of the women who organized the gathering said.

"People think that she's going to be there forever, but she's not, if we don't protect her today and tomorrow and in the future we won't have a future. Our future generations won't have Earth, or water, or air, or land to grow anything...if we look everyday we see how polluted the air is...we cant even drink water in the rivers."

She emphasized that, "all nations are in this battle together."

The gathering was held at the busy corner of 4th and San Benito Streets in downtown Hollister, which at a population of just over 35,000, is the largest city in the very rural San Benito County.

Individuals held signs with statements such as "No XL Pipeline," "Earth is Everyone," "Ohlone Territory," "Honk for Indians," "Desocupada No Mas," and "Idle No Mas."

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- Submitted by Gareth