Just so y’all Canadians know, the March Against Racism in Vancouver was yesterday, and was violently disrupted by the S*ons of O*din, a local neo-n*azi group.
They got into fist fights, dropped smoke bombs (confirmed by protesters, not by police), harassed, and physically harmed protestors, many of whom are QTIPOC, including elders in the community.
The VPD did nothing. 3 men were arrested and released 15 minutes after the march ended. They were not there to protect protesters.
Some of my good friends were there and witnessed the mess of violence, many were scared that they were not going to be able to get out of the march safely.
This particular neo-n*azi group has shown up at multiple protests as of late, including the protest against the Tr*ump Tower being built here. They are growing in numbers and in presence.
Check in on your POC friends, check in on your immigrant friends, your muslim friends, your queer friends, trans friends, disabled friends, jewish friends. The police wont protect us, the government wont protect us. Show up for us, we are not safe.
Sources: x x x (cw for violence in all of these)
