Call Out: Creating an Unsettler Network?

Hey Everyone,

So I've been floating this idea in my head for a bit..... I would like
allies, partners, companions in it, or alternatively good critiques of the
idea.

I am very curious to know how many people would be interested in starting
an (un)settler network, that can share and learn collectively, but also
meets up for workshops.

I can see it being something to strive for. At least I can see it working
in territory claimed by the Canadian state.

I was thinking do outreach with a plan for a conference in Vancouver in
2010 one week before the Olympics are converged on. With lead up regional
get togethers in 2009 in places like Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal before
then.

One of the aims being producing a 1-3 time magazine on (un)settling
modeled in between Redwire magazine and upping the anti, and maintaining a
web resource for people doing ally work with Indigenous peoples. I really
like the art aspect of Redwire and its uncensored nature, while i also
think adding larger theory component like upping the Anti would be called
for in the case of unsettling.

What I was thinking was one issue on why unsettle?
Another on how to unsettle?
and the last one on what becomes of the settler and the Identities changed
in the process?

what ya all think?

I've got a forum on my website to continue this conversation, it requires
making an account to post.....

http://www.indigenous.roadnetwork.org/node/16

For those on facebook, I also started this group to deal with the same
basic issue:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7260767003

I don't really want to clog listserves up with the large amount of
discussion this would require.

sly wink,
Alex.