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This is a 24 hour, PEACEFUL, pop up occupation of Brookfield Properties in

solidarity with the Occupy Powell River "Occupy the Forest" Action (also on #F25), Cortes Island, and OWS Liberty Park.

We will meet at the Vancouver Art Gallery at 11:30am on February 25th, and MARCH MARCH MARCH!!! to the Brookfield office, where we will then set up a pop up occupation, to speak out against Brookfield Properties, Island Timberlands, and the upcoming logging planned for Powell River and Cortes Island.

Occupy as you are comfortable, bring what you think you will need. If you would like to set up a tent as a form of your free expression, that is your choice, but this is not going to be a "tent-city". Please keep in mind that if you do set up a tent, you are within your rights as long as it does not block pedestrian traffic, or vehicle traffic. Food Not Bombs will be in attendance, as well as the Lovely People's Library.

Tentative event schedule:

11:30- meet at VAG and march to Brookfield

Noon- set up pop up occupation and "campsite" (think of this as a family camping trip :)

1pm-4pm- speakers (including Zoe Miles) and open mic

4-6 pm Live Music and Open Jam (bring instruments)

7-9pm Dance Party (bring music)

9pm-midnight- "Campfire" and storytelling session

Midnight-8am- quiet contemplations, cuddles ( bring your cuddle buddy), and sleep.

Feb 26th

8am-11am- breakfast/conversation, etc

Noon- march back to VAG

About Island Timberlands and Brookfield Asset Management* BAM has $110 billion in assets under management and delivered an annual return of 23% from 2000 to 2010.[i]

* Brascan, now BAM, purchased Cortes Island land as part of a purchase of 635,000 acres of BC forest lands from Weyerhaeuser. BAM divided the private and public forest land assets, closed the mills, and restructured the management of private forest lands for faster harvest and more export of raw logs.

* BAM created Brookfield Infrastructure Partners to hold IT and other global assets. BIP is headquartered in the Bahamas where it avoids certain Canadian taxes and civil liabilities.

* Under BAM/IT management, BC raw log exports have skyrocketed. More than 62% of raw logs exports come from privately managed forest lands. Raw log exports increased by more than 50% in 2010, with more logs shipped to China than during the previous 20 years combined. In the first three months of 2011 alone, BC’s coast exported 40% or 1.3 million cubic metres of logs, a 300% from the same period in 2009.[ii]About the Province of BC

* IT and other huge timber companies are major contributors to the Liberal Party of BC which, under Gordon Campbell, removed protection from privately managed forest lands and replaced it with a highly flexible, industry friendly Act which does not prohibit activity on forest land but provides voluntary guidelines with oversight by a council that is closely connected with logging industry owners.[iii]

* According to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, forest liquidation rates have resulted in: Logging at double the sustainable rate with one company’s stock of Douglas fir slated for depletion within 25 years; waste of usable wood; and job loss because trees are no longer delivered to coastal mills.

For more info on Occupy Powell River action go here : https://www.facebook.com/events/377861138897719/

For more info on Cortes Island and ongoing action and planning: https://www.facebook.com/events/293326714056583/

additional information:

http://wildstands.wordpress.com/

http://www.cortesecoforestry.org/newsletters/snapshot-5.php

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http://www.demotix.com/news/1001117/brookfield-asset-targeted-occupy-camp-over-forest-destruction-plan

http://wildstands.wordpress.com/ (link to solidarity slideshow)

Twitter:

#F25

#brookfield

#occupytheforests

#stillwaterbluffs

@OccupyVancouver, @benjaminhowells, @CourtneyOccupy, @OccupyPowellRiv



YOU CAN ALSO:

write a letter to Island Timberlands Logging Company

http://www.islandtimberlands.com/contact.aspxWrite or call Brookfield Properties

Three World Financial Center

200 Vesey St., 11th Floor

New York, New York 10281

Tel: 212-417-7000

Fax: 212-417-7214



Brookfield Place

181 Bay Street, Suite 300

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3

Tel: 416-369-2300

Fax: 416-369-2301



Level 22, 135 King Street

Sydney NSW 2000

Tel: +61 2 9322 2000

Fax: +61 2 9322 2001

219-1055 Georgia St W, Vancouver, BC V6E 3P3

604-689-1711