River Run 2026: Walk with Grassy Narrows for Mercury Justice!
Date: Wednesday,September 23rd, 2026
Time: 12pm
Location: Downtown Toronto, exact location TBD
This is a family-friendly event. Rain or shine!
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Turtle Protectors / Mishiikenh Gizhaasowin is walking with Grassy Narrows youth and community members to show that we are with them on their path to achieve mercury justice and freedom!
Grassy Narrows people are powerful leaders in the movement for Indigenous sovereignty and environmental justice. They have shown that together we can fight for justice against all odds and make real gains.
Grassy Narrows secured a historic ban on logging on their territory for the next 10 years and important promises to clean their river and build a Mercury Care Home. They have the longest-running blockade in Canadian history, which has helped foster Indigenous resistance across Turtle Island and saved 15 million trees from being cut.
But so much is still needed to right the wrong of mercury poisoning in Grassy Narrows.
On Wednesday September 23rd, 2026, community members and leaders will travel 1,700km from Grassy Narrows to Toronto to demand that Ontario and Canada:
Compensate everyone in Grassy Narrows fairly for the mercury crisis
End the pollution by stopping the Dryden mill and ending mining and nuclear waste plans that threaten Grassy Narrows
Support Grassy Narrows in restoring their community and way of life from the damage that mercury has done.
RSVP HERE to say that you will show up in solidarity and walk with them in their fight for justice.
Show Grassy Narrows that you are with them in this important fight by:
Showing up to River Run 2026 and letting Grassy Narrows you stand with them in their fight for justice!
Share the RSVP link with friends and community asking them to attend with you
Asking your organization to endorse the march, sending a large delegation to it, and sharing it to your email lists and social media platforms.
Fill out this form to endorse Grassy Narrows demands and confirm your organizations attendance.