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VIDEO: Ancient Forest Movement of BC

Mar 5 2014/in Video

BC’s ancient forest movement is a diverse coalition of First Nations, community activists, youth and elders, unions and businesses, conservationists, recreationists and everyday British Columbians who are united against the industrial-scale logging of BC’s endangered old-growth forests. This short video is part of the series Heartwood: A West Coast Forest Documentree by Daniel Pierce of Ramshackle Pictures and features many of these groups coming together in solidarity in Cathedral Grove in October 2013 to fight Island Timberlands’ old-growth logging near Port Alberni.

Watch other videos in the Heartwood series.

Watch this film on Vimeo.

Sat. March 1st – 4th Annual Tree Huggers Ball Dance Party Fundraiser for AFA!

Feb 25 2014/in Announcements

It's that time of year again! The UVic Ancient Forest Committee is holding its 4th annual Tree Huggers Ball dance party fundraiser! This event, with live bands and DJ's, has provided incredible support for the Ancient ForestAlliance, raising thousands of dollars over the past three years – all by having FUN!!

Where: Felicita's Pub at UVic
When: Saturday, March 1st
Time: 8pm-1am
Tickets: $10 at the door and all proceeds will go directly to the Ancient Forest Alliance! 19+ age.
Facebook event page (please invite your friends!!): https://www.facebook.com/events/1445145632369486/

Musical line-up includes:

● Compassion Gorilla: https://soundcloud.com/compassion-gorilla

● The Roper Show (solo act): www.theropershow.com

● DJ Benny the Jett: www.soundcloud.com/Bennythejett

● DJ Taquito Jalapeño: https://soundcloud.com/taquitojalapeno

As always we've got some awesome door prizes, a limbo contest, face-painting booth, and more, so come on down and boogie for the forest and AFA! Feel free to dress like a tree! 🙂

PHOTO GALLERY: Kwakiutl First Nation Protest Island Timberlands Logging

Feb 24 2014/in Photo Gallery

A week ago, Ancient Forest Alliance campaigners Ken Wu, TJ Watt, and Hannah Carpendale were in Port Hardy on northern Vancouver Island, where the Kwakiutl First Nation Band is currently protesting Island Timberlands' logging operations near their reserve. They invited us to meet community members, document the logging and protest, and support their efforts. Here are some photos of the old-growth redcedars, some of them 700 years old, that Island Timberlands recently cut which the Kwakiutl are preventing them from hauling off, and of the protest. Currently the Kwakiutl leadership are in discussions with the company while the protest continues. • Photos by TJ Watt.

Link to gallery: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.722284207804436.1073741849.100000685892458&type=1&l=08ba57d909