Thread by @laurby

A protest supporting the fight against TC Energy’s Coastal Gaslink pipeline on Wet’suwet’en land is marching along Jasper Ave right now from Beaver Hills House Park. #yeg @edmontonjournal

A few of the signs #yeg

I counted about 175 people. The crowd has turned down 109 Street and is heading toward the legislature. #ableg #yeg

So I thought the group was going to the legislature but they walked past and are crossing High Level Bridge. A bit of tension on the west side of the fork as they blocked traffic. #yeg #yegtraffic

Drivers are laying on their horns all the way across the bridge.#Yeg #yegtraffic

They just lit a fire pit in the middle of High Level Bridge. I think the Bridge may be blocked for a while. #yeg This is for the #WetsuwetenStrong solidarity rally.

Moving again. Just stopped for one song. #yeg #yegtraffic

The crowd has reached the other side of the bridge. #yeg #yegtraffic

Spoke to this woman, Lyndsay Breadner Quewezance-Leclaire. She's a sacred fire keeper. She told me she joined the Wet’suwet’en support rally to advocate for the next generation of Indigenous Youth, like those who marched. (also fyi she was fine with me sharing her photo) #yeg

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Even @LeoDiCaprio has weighed in on the pipeline and land conflict

https://twitter.com/LeoDiCaprio/status/1462911794620420097?s=20

Yes, folks, I am aware that is a propane tank.

https://twitter.com/laurby/status/1463311037260722177

Yes I am aware that’s a propane tank, obviously.

https://twitter.com/laurby/status/1463311037260722177

Also re: Leo’s tweet — it just happened to show up on my timeline as I was doing the thread. Posted it because it shows how this pipeline and land dispute has garnered international attention, so much so that celebrities are weighing in.