DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForestProtectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForestProtectors</span></a> Arrested at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FairyCreek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FairyCreek</span></a> </p><p>By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, August 16, 2023</p><p>"Three forest protectors were arrested on Tuesday protecting the old-growth forests west of Victoria, as Canada continues to target <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativePeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativePeople</span></a> with police operatives protecting the interest of destructive industries. The police ops are <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a>'s C-IRG, the Community <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Industry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Industry</span></a> Response Group.</p><p>"Mourning the invasion of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MilitarizedPolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilitarizedPolice</span></a> squad who arrested the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForestDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForestDefenders</span></a>, who were his guests, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pacheedaht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pacheedaht</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNation</span></a> Elder Bill Jones said, 'We are at the end times of our great forests.'</p><p>"Abolish C-IRG said, 'Due to the increasing amount of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indigenous</span></a>-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 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pipelines</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mines</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dams</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/logging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>logging</span></a> through unceded <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousTerritories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousTerritories</span></a>, without consent. This is just another extension of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RCMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RCMP</span></a>’s original task- to remove and separate people from the land and enforce <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ColonialRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColonialRule</span></a>. They do not keep us safe, they protect <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/capital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capital</span></a>."</p><p>Background: Back to Fairy Creek</p><p>"The last time the world was watching Fairy Creek, we witnessed the largest act of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilDisobedience</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanadianHistory</span></a>. Well over 1,000 Indigenous and non-Indigenous forest defenders were arrested by the RCMP over months of tense standoffs in 2021 as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activists</span></a> sought to halt the logging of rare <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncientTrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncientTrees</span></a>. </p><p>"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.</p><p>"Until now.</p><p>"A new blockade, led by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousYouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousYouth</span></a> 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 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> 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."</p><p>Full article and more information:<br><a href="https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/08/forest-protectors-raided-at-fairy-creek.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/08</span><span class="invisible">/forest-protectors-raided-at-fairy-creek.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CIRG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CIRG</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a></p>