Aaron Pettman
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Scene in downtown Vancouver BC now, action for Lebanon and Palestine
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"Rafah! Rafah! Rafah!" Now on Burrard Bridge Vancouver
#VancouverBC
#yvr
#HandsOffRafah
#RafahUnderAttack
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Massive turnout for Palestine in
#VancouverBC
#yvr
. Happening now at Vancouver Art Gallery.
#CeasefireNOW
#FromTheRiverToTheSea
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Rafah Palestine demonstration takes Burrard Bridge now in Vancouver
#vancouverbc
#yvr
#RafahUnderAttack
#HandsOffRafah
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Good Morning from the most heavily policed community in Canada! (Altho, some First Nations land defenders, ie
#wetsuweten
and
#1492LandbackLane
, may be policed more right now)
Day 6 of Vancouver Police displacement of unhoused people in
#dtes
.
#stopTheSweeps
#vanpoli
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Access to Vancouver Transfer Station (dump) nr Marine Dr Stn. disrupted by Vancouver solidarity with Brady Landfill Winnipeg blockade, asking for search for remains of missing and murdered Indigenous women
#mmiw
#SearchTheLandfill
#yvr
#vancouverBC
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BREAKING: Palestine Solidarity encampment now at University of British Columbia! A vibrant, lively place accepting all forms of support, see Instagram
@peoplesuniversityubc
.
"You are now entering Liberated Zone", seen at UBC now.
#vanpoli
#vancouverbc
#yvr
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If
@bcndp
is going to make statements like this, what was the point in getting rid of Selina Robinson? You might as well have kept her around.
Kids should feel safe and be able to watch a sports game. Instead of bringing people together, a group targeted Jewish kids and their parents last night because of who they are. This is unacceptable. Hate has no place in our province.
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"Is your name Aaron Pettman?"
I have never posted my face or identifying info on social media, and this morning at CRAB park police and park rangers displacing campers tried to intimidate me by saying they know who I am.
#vanpoli
#yvr
#vancouverBC
#stopTheSweeps
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Very sizeable march for Rafah happening now Burrard St. downtown Vancouver
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It's incredible, eagles have been circling
#Vancouver
's Women's Memorial March. When the eagles swoop down, the crowd erupts in cheers.
#MMIWG2S
#dtes
#YVR
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Counter-demonstration blocking Georgia Viaduct entry of
#FreedomConvoy2022
#FreedomConvoy
in
#Vancouver
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Now that Vancouver Police are displacing unhoused people in the
#dtes
, Real Estate developers are voicing their plans for the area. Is this just a coincidence? No, the Police, Municipality and Real Estate developers work together.
#stopTheSweeps
#vanpoli
#vancouverBC
#vanre
Now that rational thinking is in effect in the DTES it's time for the City / Prov to establish a moratorium on any net new social housing units, and social service agencies. Over time reduce concentration and regionalize supports. It's time to heal this broken part of our City.
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Happening Now: images from Vancouver solidarity with Winnipeg Brady Landfill blockade seeking search for remains of missing and murdered Indigenous women
#mmiw
#campMorgan
#BradyLandfill
#searchTheLandfill
#vancouverBC
#yvr
*north side of Marine Dr. Station
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Day 4 Vancouver Police displacement of unhoused people in
#dtes
: as of approx 11am, groups of police attended decampment on Columbia north of Hastings, concentrated specifically near Overdose Prevention Society (OPS) tent.
#stopTheSweeps
#vanpoli
#VancouverBC
#yvr
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Spontaneous mutual aid on Carrall north of Hastings while police displace unhoused people just a few meters away in
#dtes
#vancouverBC
#yvr
#vanpoli
#stopTheSweeps
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Vancouver solidarity with Brady landfill Winnipeg blockade taking streets around Vancouver transfer station (dump) nr Marine Dr Station
#searchTheLandfill
#yvr
#campMorgan
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Chaotic violent mass arrest earlier this afternoon at Vancouver BC Renfrew crossing rail blockade for Gaza. All 14 arrestees (including myself) have reportedly been accounted for.
#vanpoli
#yvr
#vancouverbc
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Scene at Pacific Centre Mall, downtown Vancouver now, Palestine solidarity fills the streets.
#gaza
#CeasefireNOW
#yvr
#vancouverbc
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@Dave_Eby
To take a principled statement against the victimization of Palestinians on a genocidal scale and twist and torture it into a lie about "targeting Jewish kids" is the true monstrosity here, and those who knowingly peddle this dishonesty have no place in our communities.
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Easter Sunday, Day 5 of Vancouver Police displacement of unhoused people in
#dtes
#vancouverBC
#stopTheSweeps
#vanpoli
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It's not just Joe Rogan, I have seen Canadian "journalists" recently demonizing those experiencing
#homelessness
:
@ZivoAdam
published in
@nationalpost
about encampments as "hotbeds of crime" and
@SueAnnLevy
compared homeless in Toronto to "Dante's Inferno".
#Langley
#LangleyBC
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@CrazyNative1492
Ok, but there's no denying Palestine is being colonized and that Palestinians suffer the most in this conflict. There is no "2 sides" here, I would have hoped that you, as an Indigenous person, would have understood that.
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This past week, I have been fortunate to spend time in the Downtown Eastside
#dtes
to document the ongoing decampment of unhoused people by Vancouver Police. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to all the community members and other supporters who have...1/3
#stopTheSweeps
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Hello
@VancouverPD
, I just witnessed a disturbing scene of a large number of police violently arresting a single unarmed woman of colour at Main and Alexander after 6pm. I am unclear what possible situation would warrant this, which bystanders describe as excessive use of force.
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This would be considered antisemitic terrorism in much of Europe and North America, and that says a lot about our societies.
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Thornton park *completely* fenced off to prevent '420' Cannabis celebrations in
#Vancouver
. It's clear that Mayor Sim and his police-supported ABC council absolutely fear mental liberation offered by mind altering plants!
#vanpoli
#yvr
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Happening Now: Palestine solidarity in Vancouver BC commercial drive north of Broadway.
#yvr
#vancouverBC
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@CIJAinfo
@FederationCJA
@ecijaq
Interesting choice of words, "metastasize" refers to the spreading of cancer. Referring to your opponents as a disease sounds like hate speech to me. But of course hate speech laws don't apply to you, do they?
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Developers are setting their sights on the
#dtes
, promoting their product literally at the same time as police displace unhoused people there.
Mayor Ken Sim and Vancouver council use police violence to serve the interests of Real Estate.
#stopTheSweeps
#vanpoli
#vanre
No social planner would ever base the design of a healthy and vibrant community on 80% plus social housing and social services. 20% is the normal ratio for planning and that is what (over time) we need to get the DTES back to. Gradual market housing growth can do this.
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Westbound Georgia St at Thurlow downtown Vancouver, large march for Rafah Palestine, day of Global Action.
#gaza
#vanpoli
#yvr
#VancouverBC
#RafahUnderAttack
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Happening Now: Indigenous speaker in solidarity with Palestine in Vancouver BC
#vancouverBC
#yvr
"we're all here today to say enough is enough, we as Indigenous people are connected to the people of Palestine"
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Vancouver Police displacement of unhoused people in Downtown Eastside, a legal thread:
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms section 7, "life, liberty, security of person", has previously been used to challenge municipal actions targeting homelessness...1/4
#stopTheSweeps
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Happening Now in downtown Vancouver, massive protest for Gaza Palestine
#yvr
#VancouverBC
#CeasefireNOW
#FromTheRiverToTheSea
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Indigenous solidarity with Palestine happening now at Vancouver Art Gallery
#VancouverBC
#yvr
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Random
#Vancouver
Park Rangers *know my name* despite the fact I have never posted my face or identifying info on social media. This encounter just happened at Sunset Beach when a completely random Park Ranger made a point of referring to me by name!
#vanpoli
#yvr
@VancouverPD
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Rafah Palestine Action takes Howe and Robson St downtown Vancouver.
#VancouverBC
#yvr
#handsOffRafah
#RafahUnderAttack
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Objects thrown from towers at Rafah Palestine demonstrators, now on Howe St Vancouver
#vancouverbc
#yvr
#handsOffRafah
#RafahUnderAttack
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Easter Sunday in
#dtes
: Vancouver Police continued decampment on Columbia north of Hastings (day 5 of their operation), while self-organized mutual aid was thriving on the southwest corner of Oppenheimer Park.
#stopTheSweeps
#vanpoli
#vanre
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Just now at CRAB park, an unhoused camper is told to "call 311" about his belongings that were taken, but this is just part of a longer exchange with police-backed park rangers.
#vanpoli
#yvr
#vancouverBC
#stopTheSweeps
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Muslim Judicial Council’s Halal Trust (MJCHT) has adopted a policy position to decline, refuse and not certify any goods or services emanating from Israel - to boycott all such Israeli companies and products. This has major domestic and international implications...
#CeasefireNOW
PRESS STATEMENT: Halal certification body moves on Israel, major implications
25 October 2023
Earlier today the South African Halal certification body, MJCHT, made a groundbreaking announcement that will have an irreversible ripple effect across the muslim world.
The human
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This is intimidation and surveillance by park rangers backed by the Vancouver Police Department, and I will never forget this encounter.
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Burrard Bridge shut down for Rafah Palestine demonstration until at least 7pm, now in Vancouver BC.
#VancouverBC
#yvr
#RafahUnderAttack
#HandsOffRafah
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Now: police line on Hastings advances towards Carrall
#dtes
#stopTheSweeps
#vanpoli
#vancouverBC
#yvr
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Now at Langara-49th station Vancouver: strong police presence at solidarity action for Langara College instructor silenced for
#Palestine
support.
#vancouverBC
#yvr
#vanpoli
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Sacred fire at Renfrew rail blockade for Gaza, near Renfrew station Vancouver BC
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Vancouver Police Union directed officers not to cooperate with oversight investigation.
Same people who endorsed
#vancouverBC
mayor Ken Sim, same people Ken Sim put out to decamp unhoused people in the
#dtes
over the last 3 days.
#stopTheSweeps
#vanpoli
Watchdog says Vancouver police union directed officers to avoid cooperating in oversight investigation
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Large police show of force at Oppenheimer Park for decampment of ~3 tents(!). Efficient use of resources and $$$?
#vanpoli
#yvr
#vancouverbc
#dtes
#stopTheSweeps
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This post is what I was able to record as I pressed police and park rangers about how they knew my name, "from social media, it's not hard". The message is clear: we know who you are, we are watching.
#vanpoli
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@ZivoAdam
"I call myself a journalist and I do sassy editorializing of headlines to mislead people"
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"Starbucks you're complicit!"
Happening now on Robson St downtown Vancouver BC
#Palestine
#Lebanon
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@SoniaSulaiman
I don't know much about the culture, but I also get the feeling that family lines, "clan" or perhaps "tribal" (used in a non-pejorative way) affiliations are also very important in how people see themselves in this cultural region.
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VPD displacement of unhoused people on Day 2: this morning's exclusion zone on Hastings, Main to Gore has moved to other side of Main, Hastings to Columbia
#dtes
#stopTheSweeps
#vanpoli
#vancouverBC
#yvr
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As I was leaving the area, a park ranger said to me, "good bye Aaron!". I asked him, how do you know my name? He didn't answer. When I tried to record the encounter, he lies, claiming he said "good bye Sir". Police witness this lying and do nothing.
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Questions on today's VPD decampment on E Hastings, Carrall to Gore:
-what underlying issues addressed? (None).
-what becomes of unhoused people displaced? Who is keeping track of them?
-what $$$ costs of such an enormous police operation?
#dtes
#vanpoli
#stopTheSweeps
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So thankful for the sacred fire today at Renfrew crossing rail blockade for Gaza in Vancouver BC; the smell of the smoke on my clothes was a comfort while I was handcuffed uncomfortably in the police van cage. I hope all arrestees are getting aftercare in some form tonight.
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Happening Now at Vancouver Art Gallery: Action for Rafah Palestine.
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Large turnout at Vancouver City Hall with many honks of support for Palestine, happening now.
#Vancouver
#VancouverBC
#CeasefireInGazaNOW
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"So you're monitoring social media close enough that you know my name? Even though I've never posted my face, never posted identifying information."
"It's funny that you're mad about social media when you post about us daily, but you're upset that we know your name now?"
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@WSOnlineNews
You've managed to trivialize Indigenous history in the most offensive way possible, but this probably gives you satisfaction. Sick and twisted.
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And how much water does fracking in Northeastern BC require? How many millions of litres?
Turns out the "terrorists" opposing the Coastal GasLink pipeline for this fracked gas were the ones defending your food security.
#wetsuweten
#bcDrought
#bcpoli
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@theBreakerNews
@somerspsych
I'm not saying you have to agree with the policy, but framing a public health emergency in such a distorted way is just really irresponsible and harmful.
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...shown so much kindness, acceptance and patience to me. I want to make clear that I know *very little* about the Downtown Eastside, and I hope to spend more time there to listen and learn. Considerations of photographing people involved have been overshadowed by my... 2/3
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Downtown Vancouver right now, Palestine solidarity
#yvr
#vancouverBC
#CeasefireNOW
#FromTheRiverToTheSea
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Still going! Robson St downtown Vancouver taken over for Palestine, happening now
#vancouverBV
#yvr
#FromTheRiverToTheSea
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Vancouver Police surveil Palestine rally participants now at Vancouver Art Gallery
#yvr
#vancouverBC
#vanpoli
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@mmeenaakshii
Then it follows that close ties between the police and council mean that every act of police violence, misconduct etc can be connected back to Ken Sim and ABC -and we'll be watching closely.
#vanpoli
#VanElxn2022
#dtes
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#vancouverBC
solidarity with
#bradyLandfill
blockade taking shape, seeking landfill to be searched for remains of missing and murdered Indigenous women
#MMIW
#CampMorgan
#yvr
*north side of Marine Dr. Station
#SearchTheLandfill
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Camp Morgan at Brady landfill Winnipeg MB, protest is seeking landfill to be searched for remains of missing and murdered Indigenous women
#MMIW
, CTV live feed appears down, but Waabishkaa Ma'iingan Apiichaa on Facebook seems to have a live feed
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Park Rangers just drove by and said "Hi Aaron", what else do you call this but harassment at this point?
@VancouverPD
@KenSimCity
#vanpoli
#yvr
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*Correction on earlier tweet: mutual aid is on *Columbia* north of Hastings, not Carrall.
#dtes
#StopTheSweeps
#vanpoli
#vancouverBC
#yvr
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2 Palestine actions happening now in downtown Vancouver: Indigo on Robson St shut down and student strike at US consulate
#StrikeForGaza
#gaza
#yvr
#vancouverBC
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Unhoused people being swept away like trash, enforced by police in
#dtes
#vancouverBC
#vanpoli
#yvr
#stopTheSweeps
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"Is your name Aaron Pettman?"
"Say it again for the world!"
"Aaron Pettman."
"And how do you know my name?"
"From Twitter."
"And how do you know it's me?"
[Lying] "Because...the angles that you take your photos on."
@VancouverPD
@KenSimCity
#vanpoli
#yvr
#stopTheSweeps
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Movement Against War and Occupation (
@mawovan
) action for Palestine, now at US consulate downtown Vancouver. Every Monday 4.30pm at 1075 W Pender.
#yvr
#vancouverbc
#vanpoli
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Mutual Aid on Fri Apr 7, Day 3 of Vancouver Police displacement of unhoused people: 573 E Hastings at Princess,
#DTES
Neighbourhood House. Also some taking shape on Columbia, north of Hastings.
#stopTheSweeps
#vanpoli
#vancouverBC
#yvr
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...sense of urgency to act and document what's happening. So unfortunately, sensitivity to those appearing in my pictures has perhaps been neglected, and I want to acknowledge these nuances and apologize. Thank you for helping amplify my message, I won't forget you. 3/3
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US consulate downtown Vancouver currently under picket, weekly Movement Against War and Occupation (
@mawovan
) action for P*lestine
#yvr
#vancouverbc
#vanpoli
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