Adam Beach reads the Yinke Dene Alliance's "Save the Fraser" Declaration in full, and Naomi Klein speaks on the tar sands, pipelines, the gulf oil spill, and the blessing hidden in the curse – the tar sands are landlocked.
( Sorry for the unsteady footage. It was the best I could do at the time. :)
The Tall Tree festival in 2011 was a big success.
Join Graham Briggs in a conservation on the science an politics of climate change with renowned climatologist Dr. Andrew Weaver from the University of Victoria.
Highlights from day one of the 2011 NCMR in Boston, MA - Friday April 8.
Featuring clips of speakers: Juan Gonzales (Democracy Now!), Gunner Scott (Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition), Amy Goodman (Democracy Now!), Glenn Greenwald (Salon.com), Michael J Copps (FCC Commissioner), Malkia Cyril (Center for Media Justice).
A new coal mine on Vancouver Island?
The Raven Underground Coal Project would be located in the Tsable River watershed between Parksville and Courtenay on Vancouver Island. Many people are concerned for their water supplies and the sustainable shellfish industry in place.
In the summer of 2007, brothers Ryan and Bryson Robertson and good friend Hugh Patterson began their dream and departed La Paz, Mexico embarking on a three-year circumnavigation of the globe.
Martlet Reporter Mark Worthing covers parts of the 3rd annual woman's day memorial march for missing and murdered indigenous women in Victoria and Vancouver Island. Especially those who have not had justice brought to their lives. Interviews with Rose Henry, indigenous community organizer. And UVic student Matt Christie speaking about his involvement as an act of solidarity.
A new webseries coming January 2011, "Between the Lines" is an informative sports show hosted by Martlet editor Max Sussman.
A new webseries coming January 2011, "Between the Lines" is an informative sports show hosted by Martlet editor Max Sussman.
Vancouver Island Hardcore from Martlet on Vimeo.
The Yes Men Visit UVic from Martlet on Vimeo.
Organized by Surfrider Foundation Vancouver Island Chapter, the 2nd annual Paddle out for public acccess happened in Jordan River on October 17, 2010, on a beautiful sunny day.
The O'Neill Cold Water Classic surf competition took place in Tofino from October 9-15, 2010. Josh Kerr from Australia won this year. The finals just took place in Santa Cruz, California last week-end.
The Martlet's Graham Briggs had an exclusive interview with Federal Liberal Party Leader Michael Ignatieff when he stopped by UVic on his Liberal Express bus tour.
