Today, the Prayer Circle and allies held off TMX work for an entire day at Brunette Interchange!
Thanks to everyone who came out to support. We arrived at 6:15am to find no workers or security around, and were able to easily access the site. Some security and/or workers were spotted throughout the day, but it was fairly uneventful until 4pm when 7 RCMP cruisers pulled up. We were read the injunction, and chose to leave and not be arrested.
Starting today ( 1030 to 1130 am ) and every Weekday in June 2021 many concerned citizens will be protesting outside MLA Minister George Heyman Office at 642 W. Broadway
Over the last few months, Asian women have been sharing stories with me about being subjected to racial slurs on public transportation.
One told me that what hurt her more than the verbal abuse was the studied disinterest of other passengers. Also, during this past year I’ve heard from people who may have potentially exposed themselves to COVID-19 because they could not bring themselves to make a scene in a restaurant and grocery store. We’ve been deeply socialized not to meddle in other people’s business, particularly strangers.
21 arrests have been made in three days, as RCMP continues to limit press access
Thursday was another day of confrontation on a remote logging road in southwest Vancouver Island, including the violent arrest of a young Indigenous woman by the RCMP. Police are enforcing a court injunction granted to forestry company Teal-Jones.
I'm attaching Earle Peach's statement to the court. Yesterday he was given a two-week sentence (plus a one-year period of probation following his release!) for contempt of court in violating the TMX injunction.
Please send letters of support to Earle Peach, Bravo North, North Fraser Pretrial Centre, 1451 Kingsway, Coquitlam, B.C., V3C 1S2.
I'm attaching Earle Peach's statement to the court. Yesterday he was given a two-week sentence (plus a one-year period of probation following his release!) for contempt of court in violating the TMX injunction.
Please send letters of support to Earle Peach, Bravo North, North Fraser Pretrial Centre, 1451 Kingsway, Coquitlam, B.C., V3C 1S2.
Documentary filmmaker Avi Lewis will run in the next federal election as an NDP candidate, he announced Monday.
Lewis is expected to be acclaimed as the NDP candidate for the riding of West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country during a campaign launch scheduled for Saturday. Liberal MP Patrick Weiler currently holds the seat.
Fairy Creek old-growth activists are worried the RCMP will move into protest camps and make arrests with impunity while denying media and other legal observers the ability to scrutinize their enforcement of an injunction order on southwestern Vancouver Island.
