#ForestProtectors Arrested at #FairyCreek
By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, August 16, 2023
"Three forest protectors were arrested on Tuesday protecting the old-growth forests west of Victoria, as Canada continues to target #NativePeople with police operatives protecting the interest of destructive industries. The police ops are #BritishColumbia's C-IRG, the Community #Industry Response Group.
"Mourning the invasion of the #MilitarizedPolice squad who arrested the #ForestDefenders, who were his guests, #Pacheedaht #FirstNation Elder Bill Jones said, 'We are at the end times of our great forests.'
"Abolish C-IRG said, 'Due to the increasing amount of #indigenous-led anti-resource extraction movements in British Columbia, the Community-Industry Response Group was born. C-IRG is unique to British Columbia. They are militarized, have no budget limit, and the officers get paid handsomely to force #pipelines, #mines, #dams, and #logging through unceded #IndigenousTerritories, without consent. This is just another extension of the #RCMPβs original task- to remove and separate people from the land and enforce #ColonialRule. They do not keep us safe, they protect #capital."
Background: Back to Fairy Creek
"The last time the world was watching Fairy Creek, we witnessed the largest act of #CivilDisobedience in #CanadianHistory. Well over 1,000 Indigenous and non-Indigenous forest defenders were arrested by the RCMP over months of tense standoffs in 2021 as #activists sought to halt the logging of rare #AncientTrees.
"The courts hammered that movement, with charges and bail conditions keeping many away, and the tussle in the trees went dormant for most of the last two years.
"Until now.
"A new blockade, led by #IndigenousYouth and supported by non-Indigenous allies, has just been erected on a key bridge crossing an arterial logging road. The RCMP's specialized tactical team that responds to land defence actions is present and surveilling the camp. A raid could come any day, and having #media on the ground is of crucial importance to keep tabs on police and document the latest developments as land defenders seek to protect their unceded territories from old-growth logging."
Full article and more information:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/08/forest-protectors-raided-at-fairy-creek.html
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#FlashbackFriday
When I went up to #Nanaimo with some fellow #WorthMoreStanding #SaveOldGrowth #Indigenous #activists to provide court support to our allies/accomplices arrested for protecting #AncientForests from #deforestation βπ²
Ojistoh, me, Grandma Losah, Chiyokten & RavenWolf β€ππ¦
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RT @talkingkoala: ππ¨ππ€ if you can get on down to Taree tomorrow to show the #NSWpol that #NSWvotes and #Votes4Koalas #Votes4Forests and that we are sick of #forestprotectors being arrested for #StandingUp4Forests #StandingUp4Koalas π³π³π³π³π³π³π³π³π³π³π³π³π³ https://t.co/EoZckracTM
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Opposition to #CopCity grows as #forestprotectors are charged with #domesticterrorism
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https://invidious.esmailelbob.xyz/watch?v=cYijy2OjgPk
Ipposition to #CopCity grows as #forestprotectors are charged as 'terrorists'
You don't have any plans for next week yet?
You aren't sure if you wanna stay after the building weekend, or come to #HeiboBleibt for the eviction?
There's one good reason to stay on Monday evening: Paul GeigerzΓ€hler is coming into the forest, and will play a concert at 5pm!
So come into the forest, let some great music empower you, so that next week we can stand against the eviction, together and feisty!
Heibo bleibo stabilo! #kiesistmies #senfinihreaugen #forestprotectors #climatejustice
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#FairyCreekBlockade #HQ #resistanceCamp #memories of #boiling #water over #campfire for cooking & dishwashing. #Indigenous #Elders #tipi is in background.
I was one of a few Clayoquot Sound War in Woods veterans who went to give support.
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