I absolutely had to post this video. Susan and Eriel Deranger two women from Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation speak their stories of Tar Sands destruction and speak out against one of the largest industrial projects the world has ever seen. This video speaks for itself, there is only one option we must SHUT DOWN THE [...]

On Tuesday Nov 10th, RAN activists disrupted a speech by Gordon Nixon, president of RBC at Ryerson University. Nixon was speaking as part of a business conference on Canadian Manufacturing. RAN activists interrupted the speech four times with banners and comments, as well as once during the question and answer period.
During the event, Nixon admitted [...]

Thursday Oct 29 2009
At 7:30 am this morning a group of activists with RAN Toronto showed up to a sustainable business conference at which Sandra Odendahl Director of Environmental Affairs for RBC was slated to speak about sustainability as a strategic business opportunity.   To their surprise “TarSandra” and her good buddy “Big Oil ” were [...]

Rainforest Action Network Toronto activists took part in a nation-wide campaign against Royal Bank of Canada, and set up a DIY coffee shop in front of RBC at Yonge and Bloor in Toronto to protest the bank’s involvement in the tar sands. Activists served coffee and tea, providing a visual protest against the water contamination [...]