“Society is rightly concerned with how a special unit of #RCMP (C-IRG) acts with impunity” – Wet’suwet’en land defender Sleydo’. https://pbicanada.org/2023/03/01/society-is-rightly-concerned-with-how-a-special-unit-of-rcmp-c-irg-acts-with-impunity-wetsuweten-land-defender-sleydo/
#rcmp #defundthepolice #ColonialViolence #bcpoli #cdnpoli
"On the day of Stanley’s acquittal in 2018, #IndigenousPeople around the world were angry and defeated and since that day of the not guilty verdict, there has been very little done to improve the #justice system in #Canada.” https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/have-to-keep-talking-about-it-says-boushies-mother-five-years-after-stanley-acquittal/wcm/6e1dc872-64d0-496d-8e66-9f5c40c3ec6d
#indigenouspeople #justice #canada #cdnpoli #canpoli #skpoli #ColonialViolence #systemicracism
"Ultimately, the C-IRG is part of a larger effort by the Canadian state to delay and deny meaningful #climateaction and #Indigenous Land Rights." More in a webinar on February 21: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xsRjEfi5TEKzoQOCKsJ_-w
#AbolishCIRG #DefundthePolice #ColonialViolence #COP15 #Biodiversity #WaterisLife
#climateaction #indigenous #abolishcirg #defundthepolice #ColonialViolence #cop15 #biodiversity #waterislife
The resistance of some #Alberta lawyers to an #Indigenous history course shows exactly why it is needed. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/opinion-daniel-song-law-society-alberta-petition-indigenous-course-1.6735203
#systemicRacism #judiciary #abpoli #cdnpoli #SettlerColonialism #ColonialViolence
#alberta #indigenous #systemicracism #judiciary #abpoli #cdnpoli #settlercolonialism #ColonialViolence
RCMP declines to comment on Minister’s direction on tear gas and rubber bullets; C-IRG violence remains unaddressed https://pbicanada.org/2023/02/05/rcmp-declines-to-comment-on-ministers-direction-on-tear-gas-and-rubber-bullets-c-irg-violence-remains-unaddressed/
#ColonialViolence #PoliceViolence #Cdnpoli #Bcpoli #RCMP #DefundthePolice
#cdnpoli #ColonialViolence #policeviolence #bcpoli #rcmp #defundthepolice
@thetyee What part of #systemicRacism don't the #RCMP understand? #Denialism is a brutal thing for brown and black people in #Canada.
#systemicracism #rcmp #denialism #canada #policeviolence #ColonialViolence #defundthepolice
“More than 100 grievances accepted for investigation contain allegations of excessive force, illegal tactics, unprofessional behaviour, racism, discrimination and charter violations by the force’s Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG).” https://pbicanada.org/2023/01/23/crcc-exploring-options-after-receiving-nearly-500-complaints-about-the-rcmp-c-irg-resource-extraction-protection-unit/
#colonialism #ColonialViolence #policeviolence #canada
This is what nation to nation relationships look like in #Canada! This is what policing to protect #corporate interests and #extractivism looks like. https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/crcc-cirg-complaints-rcmp-1.6719723 #PoliceViolence #ColonialViolence
#canpoli #cdnpoli
#canada #corporate #extractivism #policeviolence #ColonialViolence #canpoli #cdnpoli
"What machine guns are deployed by the #RCMP against #Indigenous land defenders?" https://pbicanada.org/2023/01/18/machine-guns-rcmp-wetsuweten-land-defenders/
#Canada #PoliceViolence #ColonialViolence #HumanRights #LandDefenders #ClimateJustice
#rcmp #indigenous #canada #policeviolence #ColonialViolence #humanrights #landdefenders #climatejustice
The hypocrisy of governments in #Canada! #Biodiversity, #IndigenousRights, #IndigenousLandGuardians, #COP15, #UNDRIP - all a hoax! https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/rcmp-cirg-spending-resource-extraction-1.6705076
#colonialism #colonialViolence #extractivism #ecosystemDestruction
#canada #biodiversity #indigenousrights #indigenouslandguardians #cop15 #undrip #colonialism #ColonialViolence #extractivism #ecosystemdestruction
Federal and provincial governments have spent $50 million on RCMP C-IRG repression of land defence struggles https://pbicanada.org/2023/01/06/federal-provincial-governments-have-spent-50-million-on-rcmp-c-irg-repression-of-land-defence-struggles/
#UNDRIP #canpol #cdnpoli #bcpoli #colonialism #colonialViolence #policebrutality #humanRights #IndigenousRights
#undrip #canpol #cdnpoli #bcpoli #colonialism #ColonialViolence #policebrutality #humanrights #indigenousrights
“The Canadian government and CGL must immediately withdraw security and policing forces from Wet’suwet’en territory. Their presence severely limits the ability of Wet’suwet’en people to exercise their rights over their traditional territories.” https://www.amnesty.ca/news/joint-press-release/canada-indigenous-land-defenders-criminalized/
#UNDRIP #canpol #cdnpoli #bcpoli #colonialism #colonialViolence #policebrutality #humanRights #IndigenousRights
#undrip #canpol #cdnpoli #bcpoli #colonialism #ColonialViolence #policebrutality #humanrights #indigenousrights
"42% of #Canadians believe the #RCMP is not advancing “reconciliation” with #IndigenousPeoples: EKOS poll". https://pbicanada.org/2022/12/27/42-of-canadians-believe-the-rcmp-is-not-advancing-reconciliation-with-indigenous-peoples-ekos-poll/
#ColonialViolence #policebrutality #CorporateCapture #cdnpoli
#canadians #rcmp #indigenouspeoples #ColonialViolence #policebrutality #corporatecapture #cdnpoli
Many thanks for this piece @indigneousphoto. Mahsi cho! #activism #resistance #colonialViolence #Colonization #IndigenousPeoples https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-six-portraits-of-indigenous-resistance-from-the-constitution-express/
#activism #resistance #ColonialViolence #colonization #indigenouspeoples