THE REAL COSTS OF OIL

The Case for Justice at the Ends of the Pipeline

Crystal Lameman
Intergovernmental Affairs Spokeswoman for the
indigenous Beaver Lake Cree Nation, Alberta, Canada

Thursday, April 21, 2016 / 4 – 5 pm
Aquinas College Performing Arts Center
Followed by a reception

Throughout the Great Lakes region, oil flows via pipelines and railroads from Canada to destinations throughout the American Midwest. This April, Crystal Lameman is coming to Grand Rapids to shed light on the devastating environmental and human impacts of tar sands mining at one source in Alberta, Canada. Lameman, a member of the Beaver Lake Cree Nation, will speak about her Nation’s legal fight to defend their homelands against the over-development of thousands of fossil fuel extraction sites. Join us and learn about how our demand for these resources is destroying the ecosystems that have sustained indigenous families for thousands of years and threatening our collective future.

Lameman is the Intergovernmental Affairs and Industry Relations Treaty Coordinator and Communications Manager for the Nation.

RSVP by April 11, 2016 to aquinas.edu/wegespeaker

Click here to view the full press release

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See below for a video of the Aquinas College lecture. This video of the entire lecture is also close captioned.

Click below for a video of the interview for West Michigan Week (WGVU public television) with Crystal Lameman and Rachel Hood, Executive Director of West Michigan Environmental Action Council.