Canada has a Black Lives Matter movement? For why??? Is all not well in the multicultural, socialist paradise north of the border? Is there an active conspiracy of racist white cops plotting to murder young black men in Canada too? OR is it total BS and BLM is really just another bunch of opportunist Leftist race hustlers running a political extortion racket? BLM’s rightful title should be “We Hate Cops”.
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A Canadian Black Lives Matter chapter demanded a police float be removed from the Vancouver Pride Parade in an open letter Friday.
A Canadian Black Lives Matter chapter demanded a police float be removed from the Vancouver Pride Parade in an open letter Friday to police and march organizers.
Black Lives Matter Vancouver wrote that the Vancouver Police Department should agree to a “voluntary withdrawal” from the July 31 LGBT pride event “as a symbolic gesture and actual sign of support for Indigenous, PoC and Black communities.”
“Having the Vancouver Police Department on the ground to perform a civil service is understandable,” the letter said. “Having the institution participate on a float in the organized festivities of the actual parade is inappropriate and insulting to those who came before us to make Pride celebrations possible, some of who even died for the cause.”
Organizers with the Vancouver Pride Society had said earlier in the week that events like the Pride Parade “would not be possible without the support of our partners, including law enforcement.”
Vancouver Police Sgt. Randy Fincham told The Canadian Press the department is aware of the letter and officials plan to meet with organizers and protesters to resolve the matter.
Black Lives Matter Vancouver released an open letter to police and organizers on the chapter's website on Friday.(blacklivesmattervancou
“We continue to work with all communities to build a more inclusive Vancouver, and protect the rights of all those who live, work and play in the city," Fincham said in an email.
The Black Lives Matter activists said they were standing in solidarity with Toronto Black Lives Matter protesters who stopped a Pride Parade earlier this month until organizers gave in to their demand that police not participate in future years.
The Vancouver activists plan to accept an invitation to act as grand marshal for the Vancouver Dyke March the day before the Pride Parade instead. Yet the activists offered an alternative to the police float at the Pride event.
“We propose that a representative public service float, including police officers, firefighters, paramedics and others replaces the police-only float,” the open letter said. “This would still include officers who would like to participate. The float would no longer represent the police force as an institution that has been and remains fundamental to the perpetuation of structural violence against Black and brown bodies in North America.”
Black Lives Matter activists in Toronto temporarily halted a Pride Parade earlier this month until organizers agreed to their demands.(Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Representatives for the Vancouver Pride Society didn’t immediately respond Monday to a request for comment on the idea.
The Society had released a statement three days before the open letter saying no organizations had requested that police be excluded from the parade but that organizers understood a police presence “may create barriers for some members of our community.”
“Criticism is a gift that offers an opportunity to do better for our organization and our community,” organizers said. “We have heard concerns about Pride's inclusiveness and diversity; we see those comments as such an opportunity. In the coming months Pride looks forward to respectful dialogue with other organizations and the broader community to work to address these issues. We can and will do better together.”
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