Highlighting the importance and sacredness of Water

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, April 8, 2024

Toronto, Ontario—On Wednesday, April 10, Indigenous delegates and allies attending Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) Annual General Meeting (AGM) will share concerns regarding fossil fuel projects, financed by RBC, that affect their lands and communities.

WHAT:

Black and Indigenous delegation and allies attending Royal Bank of Canada’s AGM will be participating in a Water Walk ending at St Regis Hotel (Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Symposium venue). Speeches from Indigenous delegates, as well as an opportunity for photos and one-on-one media interviews with the delegation in the lead up to RBC’s 2024 Annual General Meeting on Thursday, April 11.

WHERE:

Toronto, ON| Traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples.

The St. Regis Toronto, 325 Bay Street, Toronto, ON

WHEN:

2:30-3:30 PM EDT (GMT-4), Wednesday, April 10, 2024

SPEAKERS: 

• Judy Da Silva: Elder from Grassy Narrows

• Chief Na’Moks: Hereditary Chief of Wet’suwet’en

• Beze Gray: Two-Spirit from Aamjiwnaang First Nation

• Vanessa Gray: Divestment Campaign Coordinator, Indigenous Climate Action, Aamjiwnaang First Nation

• Kolin Sutherland-Wilson: Gitxsan Nation

• Jesse Stoeppler: Skeena Watershed Coalition

• Cedar George-Parker: Tsleil-Waututh Nation

• Tara Houska: Giniw Collective

• Shaylee Holland: Youth delegate, Wet’suwet’en Nation

• Anna-Marie Holland: Wet’suwet’en Nation

• Dr. Crystal Cavalier-Keck: Citizen of the Occaneechi, Band of the Saponi Nation. CEO/CoFounder of 7 Directions of Service

• Jason Crazy Bear Keck: 7 Directions of Service

SPOKESPEOPLE ARE AVAILABLE FOR IN-PERSON AND REMOTE INTERVIEWS UPON REQUEST.

WHY:

Featuring delegates involved in water and land protection from RBC backed fossil fuel projects. RBC continues to finance fossil fuel expansion, dangerous projects that violate Indigenous sovereignty and human rights globally.

Media Contact: 

Katie Wilson, Digital Media Coordinator
katie@indigenousclimateaction.com
+1 306-519-7332