This Sunday, join neighbours in the Vancouver-Quilchena riding to stand up for kindness and honour survivors who have shared the truth of the impacts of the residential school system.

MLA Brodie was kicked out of the Conservative Party Caucus on March 7th after mocking the testimony of residential school survivors. This harmful behaviour would be unacceptable for anyone in Canada and is inexcusable for an elected official. Now that Brodie is an Independent MLA, she cannot effectively represent the interests of our riding. We did not vote for her as an Independent. She should resign so a by-election can be held.

There are moments when we must look around and ask who will speak up. The answer is, we will! We should all speak up when politicians use issues like this to rewrite history for their own benefit and distract from other issues that require attention.

More information:

Residential school denialism isn’t about denying the schools existed, but rather about “misrepresenting and minimizing residential school truths”: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/residential-school-denialism-explainer-1.7485959

Guidelines for the protest:

DO

• Bring family-friendly signs expressing your views

• Bring dogs, kids, and neighbours

• Wear layers and bring rain gear or an umbrella!

• Chat respectfully with people who pass by and wish to engage

• Remember the “paradox of tolerance”: if we tolerate intolerant views, intolerance will take over.

DON’T

• Worry if you don't have a sign- we have extras!

• Scream at people or disturb the neighbours

• Block the sidewalk or greenway so people cannot pass

• Engage in personal attacks on MLA Brodie, who, despite holding views we vehemently oppose, is a woman and mother serving the public. Threats of violence and misogynistic or sexualized slurs and attacks are absolutely not welcome in this space. We must respect everyone’s humanity, even those we disagree with.

Please check out a petition from the riding for more background and sign if you’d like to receive updates on future protests and local actions on this issue: https://www.change.org/BrodieResign

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