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By James Peters

Planned Rally

UBCIC calls for peace ahead of Blue River rally

Jul 24, 2020 | 4:44 PM

BLUE RIVER, B.C. — In light of a planned rally in Blue River this weekend, the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) is calling for peace and non-violence.

A rally is planned for Saturday (July 25), with organizer Darren Bowser saying the community has had enough of bad behaviour being demonstrated by the Tiny House Warriors.

The group is comprised of Indigenous land defenders protesting against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

UBCIC says the Tiny House Warriors have been subject to “repeated incidences of misogyny, racism, harassment, and violence for their opposition to the pipeline and the associated work camps that imperil the safety and welfare of Indigenous women and girls.”

In a news release, UBCIC says it is concerned the event planned for Blue River Saturday will lead to greater violence and further division among Indigenous people and residents of the community.

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The organization says “(s)ensitivity, understanding, and a willingness to have meaningful dialogue” are needed if tensions are to be resolved.

Bowser, on a Facebook page created for the event, has said he intends for it to be peaceful.