Harsha’s decision to donate a third of her salary to the Wet’suwet’en Resistance
I was so impressed by Harsha’s decision to donate a third of her salary to the Wet’suwet’en Resistance. This shows her kindness and concern to support the First Nation in question. This nation formed a resistance camp as a means of blocking resource extract industries as well as pipeline corporations from accessing the territory of the Wet’suwet’ en. This came about since these people feel they have the mandate to guard their land against any harm and keep it preserved for tomorrow’s generation. The preservation of the territory is a process that requires funds for it to be successful — guarding means that some people from that Nation spend their time making sure that the resources herein are not misused or exploited in a wrong way. Therefore, Harsha’s donation will be of help in this preservation initiative, and it is going to see the life of the people from this nation become easier. Her decision also impresses me because the Wet’suwet’eners are going to be bold and confident about their stand because support from an endowed scholar, Walia, will motivate them. This decision is worth recognition because it is a rare one in the world, and once it happens, it makes most people happy.
Harsha Walia has been a human rights activist for long, especially in her active participation in various movements that deal with anti-capitalism, migrant justice, anti-racism, and indigenous solidarity. Her making of this decision is an extension of some other works she has done in that she continues to offer help, support, and give back to the society just like her earlier actions have shown. For example, the migrant justice movement, No One Is Illegal that dealt with anti-capitalism antiracism and anti-colonialism. The campaign supported migrants as well as refugees who faced deportation and detention. The same way, her decision aims at supporting and helping a nation that is targeted for manipulation and exploitation, an evident