LEE D’ANGELO

Emailing script 

Let's put pressure on government representatives to stop the development of the Coastal Gaslink Pipeline on Wet'suwet'en territory. 

Here is a template for emailing. You can copy and paste it into emails and add your info. It's great if you have the time to personalize it a bit.

Dear _________________, 

I am writing to voice my support for the Wet'suwet'en people's nonviolent movement opposing the development of oil facilities on their land.  I am writing from _________________. 

I’m demanding that you take immediate action to stop all drilling and pipeline construction on the headwaters of the Wedzin Kwa, and end all pipeline construction on Wet'suwet'en territory.

I call on the provincial government of British Columbia and the federal government of Canada to respect the rights, jurisdiction and laws of the Unist'ot'en/Giltseyu-Dark House on their unceded territories, as upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada.

The TransCanada Coastal GasLink pipeline does not have the collective free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) of the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs. All the Wet'suwet'en Clans have rejected the Coastal GasLink pipeline. 

The provincial and federal government must revoke the permits for this project until standards of FPIC under the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) are met.

In addition, the environmental impacts of this project are huge, and it goes against both the BC Provincial and Federal Government's commitments to address climate change.

Our asks and demands are simple: 

• Call for the withdrawal of the RCMP; stop the harassment and intimidation
• Meet with the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs
• Follow through on your commitments to respect Indigenous autonomy
• Require CGL to cease construction and suspend their permits until free, prior, and informed consent is upheld

Please respond to my email with updates on your actions. I will continue to follow-up on this issue until Indigenous rights have been upheld, the RCMP are off unceded Wet’suwet’en territory, and the permits for the project are revoked. 

Sincerely,

Phone Script 

Let's put pressure on government representatives to stop the development of the Coastal Gaslink Pipeline on Wet'suwet'en territory. 

Here is a template for phone calls. highlighting the key points sometimes helps keep the phone call on track. 

Hello,

My name is __________________ and I’m calling from __________________, Treaty __ Territory. 

I’m calling to voice my support for the Wet'suwet'en people's nonviolent movement opposing the development of oil facilities on their land.

I’m demanding that you immediately stop all drilling and pipeline construction on the headwaters of the Wedzin Kwa (wed-zin-kwa), and end all pipeline construction on Wet'suwet'en territory as coastal gas link does not have the free, prior and informed consent of the Wet'suwet'en nation and hereditary chiefs.

The Wet’suwet’en are on unceded land and only the five clans of the Wet’suwet’en have the authority to make decisions for their territory. The Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs had provided an alternate route for Coastal Gas Link, but it was rejected by CGL because they didn’t want to spend more money or time on the project. Instead, CGL has decided they would rather violate the law of the Hereditary Chiefs, destroy important cultural areas to the Wet’suwet’en, and continue to perpetuate genocide and colonial violence on Indigenous peoples and land. 

Please heed their calls, hear their concerns, and take decisive action against oil development in the struggle to renew Canada's energy sector and address the climate emergency. Future generations of Canadians will be thankful, as will your constituents. 

Please follow up with me to update me on your actions. You can call me back at ___________________. Thank you. Bye. 

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