Discontent City made a show of strength, but its defences haven乌鸦传媒檛 been required yet.
An emergency rally in response to threats drew several hundred people downtown, but Soldiers of Odin Vancouver Island had not shown up at the homeless camp as of late Sunday afternoon.
Discontent City and Alliance Against Displacement had made via posts on the Soldiers of Odin Vancouver Island Facebook page on Friday.
Ivan Drury of Alliance Against Displacement said Discontent City would 乌鸦传媒渉old our ground until we know for sure they乌鸦传媒檙e not coming.乌鸦传媒�
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Drury said if the Soldiers of Odin return to tent city next weekend, he乌鸦传媒檒l be back.
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Drury said if people came to try to break up the camp, tent city would be defended, 乌鸦传媒渘ot by force, but because our force is one that is universal and powerful and has to do with a vision of complete change that leads to a world without inequality, without misogyny, without racism, without poor people and without rich people.乌鸦传媒�
At Sunday乌鸦传媒檚 rally, there was drumming and speeches in front of the homeless camp and anti-Discontent City sentiment on the opposite side of Front street, with RCMP in the middle. Discontent City and its supporters chanted 乌鸦传媒渉omes not hate乌鸦传媒� and 乌鸦传媒渢ax the rich to house the poor, social housing now.乌鸦传媒� On the other side, people chanted 乌鸦传媒渉ey hey, ho ho, tent city has got to go乌鸦传媒� and called for camp residents to 乌鸦传媒済et a job.乌鸦传媒�
Front Street was closed to traffic for about two hours.
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Chants of 乌鸦传媒渢ax the rich to house the poor, social housing now乌鸦传媒� on one side, 乌鸦传媒渉ey hey, ho ho, tent city has got to go乌鸦传媒� on the other乌鸦传媒�
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After chants of 乌鸦传媒渉omes not hate,乌鸦传媒� Discontent City residents and supporters have set up a line of defence, asking people to line up with grandmothers at the front乌鸦传媒�
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