Defend Our Coast: Wed Oct. 24
The Leadnow.ca campaign is hosting a local action at noon on Wednesday, October 24th at Spencer Chandra Herbert‘s office at 923 Denman St.
People will link arms and hold a banner that says “Defend Our Coast” to show the unbroken wall of opposition to pipelines and tankers across the province.
This will be a peaceful gathering of citizens and community leaders and will not involve civil disobedience. Leadnow’s goal is to achieve cross-partisan agreement for no new tanker expansion on BC’s coast.
Details:
Date: Wednesday October 24th
Time: 12pm
Location: NDP MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert at 923 Denman St
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/286804944752724/
Link to RSVP: http://defendourcoast.ca/events/spencer-chandra-herbert-vancouver-west-end/
Twitter hashtag: #DefendOurCoast
The Defend our Coast rally in Victoria on Monday, October 22, garnered national headlines, but just two days later this pipeline protest became even more impressive as it swept across the province. In what could be the most widespread display of unity in B.C.’s history, Wednesday, October 24, saw 70 events in communities across the province, where thousands took time out of the work and school day to “Defend Our Coast”. Gathering at local MLA offices in places like Prince George, Kelowna, Courtenay, and Bella Bella, the ordinary folk from B.C.’s small towns and big cities stood together to demonstrate an “unbroken wall of opposition” to oil tankers and tar sands pipelines.