Just came back from a walkthrough with a friend from the #Ottawa truck convoy. About ten minutes into our walk, we were yelled at and physically threatened just for wearing our masks.
The streets are bare and trucks are parked everywhere even in the middle of the road. 1/5
The streets are bare and trucks are parked everywhere even in the middle of the road. 1/5
They've overtaken our city and have made life difficult for people who actually live here.
Let's be clear on what this is: this is a right-wing occupation of our city. They have millions of dollars and have said again and again that they're not leaving any time soon. 2/5
Let's be clear on what this is: this is a right-wing occupation of our city. They have millions of dollars and have said again and again that they're not leaving any time soon. 2/5
And @OttawaPolice are not going to speed up their time of departure either - if they could they already would have.
This is a "movement" that supports police (as you can see) and as we've seen evidence of this weekend many police in #Ottawa support them too 3/5
This is a "movement" that supports police (as you can see) and as we've seen evidence of this weekend many police in #Ottawa support them too 3/5
The far right extremism of this protest isn't just a "fringe" part of it. It's a significant part and it showed while we were walking and #cdnmedia really needs to start doing their jobs and stop downplaying it. 4/5
Its tough to say but seems like the only thing that will make these folks flinch is organizing and solidarity and those of us who are privileged and have the comfort of being safe need to step up and think of what we can do to make sure that happens.
These ppl cant stay here 5/5
These ppl cant stay here 5/5
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