Welcome to Haida Gwaii — A Place for Peace, Healing, and New Beginnings
In a world that so often forgets how to love, there is still a place where the wind sings through the cedars, where salmon run free through ancient rivers, and where the ocean greets each new day with possibility.
That place is Haida Gwaii — the edge of the world, and perhaps the very heart of it.
We are calling on Canada, and the world, to open their hearts to the people of Gaza — mothers, fathers, children — who have suffered too long under the weight of war and despair. These are families who deserve not only shelter, but dignity. Not just safety, but a future.
Haida Gwaii offers more than refuge. It offers rebirth.
Imagine this: Fresh air that fills your lungs like it’s the first time you’ve truly breathed. Clean water, fertile soil, wild food, and a community that values peace, art, and human connection above all. The islands have long been a home for those seeking harmony — from the First Peoples of the Haida Nation, to the hippies of the 1960s who came searching for meaning, to modern settlers living close to the Earth.
We believe Haida Gwaii can once again become a beacon — a shining example of what happens when kindness guides policy, when humanity overrules politics.
Let us be the generation that builds, not bombs. That feeds, not fences. That says yes to hope, and no to hate.
Let us return to love.
To the people of Gaza: You are welcome here. We want to plant gardens with you. Share stories with you. Heal beside you. We want your children to grow strong on this sacred land, just as ours have. This is not charity. This is solidarity.
To the people of Canada: Let Haida Gwaii become a symbol of the future we want — sustainable, inclusive, and wildly, beautifully human.
As John Lennon once asked us, "Imagine all the people sharing all the world..."
Let’s stop imagining. Let’s start doing.
Peace, love, and welcome,
From the People of Haida Gwaii and Friends of the Earth |
