NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE FOR RED HILL

CITIZENS PREPARING TO DEFEND HAMILTON'S RED HILL VALLEY
NONVIOLENT CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

A civil disobedience workshop takes place 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 26,
McMaster University Student Centre room 319
Hamilton Ontario As the city of Hamilton prepares to push forward with plans to begin construction of the controversial and hugely expensive Red Hill Creek Expressway, citizens are preparing to mount a non-violent defense of the valley.
This full day workshop will enable citizens to prepare for the many tasks necessary to protect the industrial east-end's only major greenspace, including risking arrest and jail.
The afternoon features a workshop on nonviolent civil disobedience with one of North America's foremost practitioners, Matthew Behrens of Toronto Action for Social Change.
Construction of the Greenhill extension and an expressway on-ramp are scheduled to begin as early as Tuesday, August 5, and Valley-lovers intend to be there to prevent the paving of this green space. Dufferin Construction has the contract to begin the work which will lead to the destruction of the valley.
A group of citizens calling themselves "The Showstoppers" have already held a weekend camp-out at the site, and received support from the neighbours whose homes are threatened by the paving of the valley.