BlackLivesMatter YVR

Black folks working in solidarity with communities seeking justice from racialized violence.

[VANDU @VANDUpeople]

��� SHARE WIDELY: FLASH FUNDRAISER FOR VANDU ORGANIZER IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION

As a result of the CoV street sweeps, an unhoused, Black VANDU organizer was turned over to CBSA & is facing possible deportation.

✉️ E-TRANSFER to [email protected] with NOTE: legal fund in memo

[BlackLivesMatter YVR @BLM_Van]

Tomorrow Crown Council decides on 1 VPD cop's criminal trial for assault w/ a weapon on Jam during #BHM2018.

6 VPD thugs who stomped him got off scot-free.

✊🏿For #BHM2023 demand #JusticeForJamiel and Black Futures!✊🏿

Mon Feb 13
9:30a
Rm 514
222 Main

https://t.co/6YLyjMEAnh

[Afropean Flesh Emoji @auntyzuka]

⚠️On Monday, almost 3 yrs after 7 Vancouver Police (VPD) officers tackled, kneed, kicked, repeatedly tasered & shackled a Black youth over an alleged by-law violation, 1 of the 7 assailants' will be judged for his actions by Crown Council.⚠️

A #JusticeForJamiel thread https://t.co/VpEvp2p7Di

[BlackLivesMatter YVR @BLM_Van]

Essential Listening for this Black Futures Month!

[Stephen Harrison @step_harrison]

Policing in B.C. is and always has been racist. Here’s a thread with six years of data that shows systemic racism in all police interactions (e.g. vehicle stops, who police consider a “suspect,” etc.), across all of B.C.’s municipal police departments. #cdnfoi

[BlackLivesMatter YVR @BLM_Van]

Today former BLM Vancouver organizer + epidemiologist @DaniAtomicus launches 'Rights Back at You', a podcast on anti-Black racism, policing + surveillance via @AmnestyNow:

https://t.co/6L9AhF02rS

Hear from activists + experts resisting state violence + death against all odds.

[Afropean Flesh Emoji @auntyzuka]

Content Note:

-police violence
-child abuse
-anti-Indigeneity
-abelism
-medical violence

Two Metro Vancouver Transit Police constables forcefully restrain a handcuffed autistic Indigenous tween at BC Children's Hospital.

Neither autism, nor childhood are crimes.

[BlackLivesMatter YVR @BLM_Van]

Where the city council of Vancouver fails, the people of Vancouver must prevail.

Support @kwardvancouver campaign to fund VANDU's art project:

https://t.co/KLpjcthIYq

[Defund 604 @defund604]

CN. Police murder of a queer community member
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2 months ago the North Vancouver #RCMP murdered Dani Cooper, also known as Maiken and Dee Cee, during a wellness check. This memorial banner was put up at 17th & Lonsdale to commemorate Dani.

[kílala lelum @KilalaLelum]

For immediate release: our statement regarding an article in @TheTyee by @JenStDen concerning police harassment of one of our outreach staff members. https://t.co/gt8SoSA0xM

[Jen St. Denis @JenStDen]

His video of a police officer shoving a man in the #DTES reopened a police complaint, and led to a criminal investigation.

After he did media interviews about the video, police started stopping Tyler Nielsen repeatedly while he was driving. https://t.co/IV2QLurA6x

[SEAN ORR @seanorr]

Sitting councillor Brian Montague sporting a Thin Blue Line patch- a symbol which has ties to white nationalist movements and has been banned by police departments all over the country. #vanpoli

[Black Lives Matter - Canada @blmcanada]

December 3rd is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Established in 1992, this day is centered around the advancement of the rights and well-being of Deaf and disabled people.

[Harsha Walia (she/her) @HarshaWalia]

Message from Laura Holland to join her today at 312 Main Street.

Laura is the mother of Jared Lowndes, Wet’suwet’en nation. Today, IIO will release its final decision in police-involved killing of Jared.

12 pm for prayers
2pm decision
4pm press conference
6pm dinner for all

[VANDU @VANDUpeople]

On Nov. 29th, to inaugurate the first big snowfall of the year, @CityofVancouver and @VancouverPD evicted residents of the Hastings Tent City and destroyed their homes.

They did not offer housing. Residents were ordered to "get off of Hastings."

Here's what we saw:

[Pivot Legal Society @pivotlegal]

MEDIA ADVISORY - Family and supporters of #JusticeforJared, along with @UBCIC, @defund604, @bccla and Pivot, speak out in response to IIO's investigation of the police-involved killing of Jared Lownde's.

https://t.co/Bczwqf3moK

[karen ward @kwardvancouver]

this has to stop. the government needs to be directly addressing living drug users now

instead of sending condolences to our relations after their policies murder us

the government needs to address us directly.

#bcpoli
https://t.co/5EJrUi6lJY

[BlackLivesMatter YVR @BLM_Van]

Correction: today's hearing is in room 513.

[BlackLivesMatter YVR @BLM_Van]

#JusticeForJamiel for Update October 2022:

The criminal proceedings at the Vancouver Provincial court against one of the two charged VPD officers is set to continue October 24-26, 2022. The Crown has stayed the charges against the other officer.

https://t.co/6YLyjMF8cP

[BlackLivesMatter YVR @BLM_Van]

This week's hearings at Vancouver Provincial Criminal Courtat 222 Main St (Main at E Cordova):

Monday, October 24 at 9:30am in room 304
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Tuesday, October 25th at 9:30am in room 304
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Wednesday, October 26th at 9:30am in room 304

[BlackLivesMatter YVR @BLM_Van]

The court has heard evidence on 8 days: July 5-8 and July 19-22, 2022.

The Human Rights proceeding has been put on hold until the criminal case is concluded.