PDAC Halloween Parade

Peaceful Direct Action Coalition Joint Statement
Comox Valley, British Columbia, Canada

The purpose of Oct 31, 2011 Halloween Parade was to deliver hundreds of Posted Note comments to both MLA Don McRae and MP John Duncan s office with the intent of establishing a future appointment with each and discuss in greater detail concerns of the Comox Valley residents.




Comox Valley coalition focus is on education for peaceful direct action as a democratic responsibility. We perceive our Comox Valley community, the communities of British Columbia and the communities of the nation of Canada to be in grave danger. The danger threatens our long term economic, social and environmental health, the three pillars of sustainability:

The danger comes in the form of eroding economic equality, devastated social programs, attacks on working peoples' rights and unfettered environmental damage. It comes in the form of privatization of public resources, diminished civil rights, a lack of accountability to the citizenry and an ever-deepening corporate /government partnership that is moving our elected officials farther and farther away from serving community interests.

Three coal mines in our beautiful community make no sense. A new gas station in the heart of our estuary makes no sense. The gutting of social programs for our most vulnerable citizens makes no sense. Turning our provincial park system over to private corporations makes no sense. Yet, despite every effort by our community to work within "the system" to prevent these things, they are all proceeding anyway.

We know that we are far from alone. We are well aware that many others in our community and across British Columbia are also at the end of their patience. We invite other Comox Valley groups, organizations and individual citizens to join us and encourage other communities across the province to organize similar coalitions of their own.

It is time for us to stand up, and stand up together.


Current signatories:

Friends of Strathcona Park
GE Free Comox Valley
Comox Valley WaterWatch
Comox Valley Kairos
Sierra Club Comox Valley
Comox Valley Unitarian Fellowship
Council of Canadians
Denman Opposes Coal
nocoalmine.net
Comox Valley Coal Watch Society
World Community Development Education Society
Comox Valley Peace Group
Cumberland Forest Society

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[gragor11]

Ooo, very scary. Especially at Don McRae's office.

Sorry I missed the parade..