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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.
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Drury said if the Soldiers of Odin return to tent city next weekend, he香蕉视频直播檒l be back.
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Drury said if people came to try to break up the camp, tent city would be defended, 香蕉视频直播渘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.香蕉视频直播
At Sunday香蕉视频直播檚 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 香蕉视频直播渉omes not hate香蕉视频直播 and 香蕉视频直播渢ax the rich to house the poor, social housing now.香蕉视频直播 On the other side, people chanted 香蕉视频直播渉ey hey, ho ho, tent city has got to go香蕉视频直播 and called for camp residents to 香蕉视频直播済et a job.香蕉视频直播
Front Street was closed to traffic for about two hours.
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