Media Advisory - First Nation's Women Tar Sands Speakers Tour Kicks off in
Toronto

TORONTO, Oct. 26 /CNW/ - On Wednesday, October 27th the Indigenous Environmental Network in collaboration with Environmental Justice Toronto, OPIRG, Rainforest Action Network and Defenders of the Land are sponsoring the first stop of the National First Nations Women Speakers Tour on Tar Sands profiling women from tar sands impacted communities who will speak out about the grave human rights situation playing out in their communities as a result of the worlds largest and most destructive development known as Canada's Tar Sands.

This fall the government of Alberta and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers is responding to a sophisticated assault on its tar sands industry internationally and domestically with the "truth" campaign. As part of this campaign the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers is sponsoring invite only discussions across Canada featuring oil sands experts from industry and government agencies to dispel what it views as unfair attacks using biased information against the tar sands development. The First Nations Women's Speaking Tour is a response to this green-washing agenda of CAPP and will profile the voices of First Nations Women from tar sands impacted communities who's people and way of life are being impacted by the world's most destructive development known as Canada's tar sands.

What: Speak Out against Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers bi-national Tar Sands Greenwashing tour.

Who: First Nation's Women from tar sands impacted communities ranging from ground zero to pipeline communities in BC

Where: University of Toronto-Sidney Smith Hall-room 2118, 100 St. George Street (St. George Street and Willcocks Street) Toronto, ON

When: Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm

For further information:

Eriel Deranger - 780 903 6598

Melina Laboucan-Massimo - 780 504 5567

Clayton Thomas-Muller - 218 760 6632