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<p class="MsoNormal">This message is sent on behalf of Dr. Heather Smyth:</p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Dear colleagues,</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">I’m working with a coalition of social justice organizations to help organize a large demonstration
for Indigenous rights and sovereignty on September 27</span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><sup><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">th</span></sup></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> in
Toronto. We’re trying to get academics from all over the province involved, and to encourage them to organize buses and bring their students out.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">The background is this: in January, five Anishinaabek nations in Ontario came together
to form a historic Land Defence Alliance. They’re calling on Premier Ford to end all unwanted mining activity on their Territories. They have called for a massive demonstration in Toronto on September 27</span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><sup><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">th</span></sup></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">.
This is going to be one of the most important demonstrations of the year, and so we really want to bring out everyone who cares about the environment, deforestation, mining, Indigenous rights, colonialism, etc. (More info is available here: </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://freegrassy.net/march-for-the-land-walk-with-land-alliance/" target="_blank" title="https://freegrassy.net/march-for-the-land-walk-with-land-alliance/"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1155CC;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">https://freegrassy.net/march-for-the-land-walk-with-land-alliance/</span></a></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">)<br>
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">Sept 27 </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">12 noon </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">Grange Park, Toronto </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">I’m one of the academic members of this organization helping to build a network of other
supportive academics.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Can you help out?</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Specifically, we’re asking for these things:</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Could you mention the Sept 27 demonstration in your classes and in online announcements? I’ve attached a poster you can use. </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6">
<span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Would you consider incorporating voluntary participation in the march into your course assignments? It could be an excellent learning experience
for students as well as an opportunity for in-class analysis of political participation, environmental defense, and Indigenous sovereignty.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6">
<span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">If you decide to take one or more classes to the demonstration itself, would you be able to organize a bus?</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6">
<span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Are there other professors you know that you could reach out to?</span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Please
feel free to share this message.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6">
<span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Would you like to join a thread of professors and academics to coordinate on this and share resources?</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> </span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">I’d be grateful if you could let me know if any of the above are options for you.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Warmly,</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"><br>
</span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Heather Smyth </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Dr. Heather Smyth<br>
Associate Professor</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Department of English Language and Literature</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">University of Waterloo</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">519-888-4567 x 36027 </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">I acknowledge that I work and teach on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron (Neutral), Anishnaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. The
University of Waterloo is situated on the Haldimand Tract, land promised and given to Six Nations, which includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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