MEDIA ADVISORY: RBC 2024 AGM Indigenous Delegation Host Water Walk ahead of Annual General Meeting
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