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Know Your Enemy: Vancouver Police Detective Bert Rainey

Zig Zag — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 00:44:51 +0000

On June 3, 2014, a house was raided in East Vancouver under the pretext of an investigation into anti-pipelines graffiti. On June 12, the Vancouver police returned with a

Confronting Canada Day Rally and March in Vancouver

Zig Zag — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 22:22:40 +0000

Approximately 100 people attended a “Confront Canada Day” rally and march in Vancouver, BC, on July 1, 2014. The rally began at Clark Park in East Vancouver with Natives drumming, singing and speaking against the colonial history of Canada. There was also a contingent of anarchists dressed in Black Bloc and carrying black flags. The group then marched down Commerci

Update on Anti-Graffiti Raid

Zig Zag — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 22:08:04 +0000

VPD Vampires Return for Blood Sample

On Thursday, June 12, 2014, at around 9:30AM, approximately six or more Vancouver cops returned to the East Vancouver home they had previously raided on June 3 under the pretext of investigating six “graffiti tags.”

Police raid house in East Vancouver, with guns drawn, on pretext of anti-pipeline graffiti

Zig Zag — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 08:03:42 +0000

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Police raid house in East Vancouver, with guns drawn, on pretext of anti-pipeline graffiti

Zig Zag — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 08:03:40 +0000

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Mi'kmaq Solidarity Rally at UBC, Friday Nov 29, 2013

Zig Zag — Sat, 30 Nov 2013 01:21:38 +0000

On a cold and overcast morning, approximately 50 people gathered outside the RCMP station at the University of BC in Vancouver to denounce the RCMP assaults on Mi'kmaq in New Brunswick and to stand in solidarity with the struggle against fracking. Members of the Musqueam nation, along with UBC students and anarchists from East Vancouver, participated in the rally.

Vancouver May 1st Anti-capitalist March Photos

Zig Zag — Thu, 02 May 2013 07:17:31 +0000

Over 100 people rallied at Victory Square in downtown Vancouver for a May Day anti-capitalist march. After lighting torches the protesters marched through the Downtown Eastside, briefly stopping at the Pidgin restaurant which has been the target of ongoing anti-gentrification pickets. Vancouver police had a large number of cops, primarily from the Public Safety Unit (PSU) deployed.&

Oil and Gas Reserves Never Idle

SandraCuffe — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:20:22 +0000

Chiefs using Idle No More to advance their political and economic agenda

COAST SALISH TERRITORIES—To fully understand the phenomenon of Idle No More, you must imagine two parallel universes. In one, INM is comprised of good-hearted grassroots Native people responding to a call to oppose Bill C-45 and to protect the land and water of their traditional territories.

Anarchists Block Shell Station

Zig Zag — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 01:20:34 +0000

Public Action Against the Tar Sands draws large police presence

On a sunny Saturday afternoon in East Vancouver, some thirty protesters gathered at a city park and then proceeded to blockade a Shell station located at Clark Drive and 12th Avenue. Organized by BC Blackout, an anarchist project opposing industrial expansion & resource exploitation in the province, the rally targetted Shell for their participation in the Alberta Tar Sands and other e

Quebec: the Empire Strikes Back

Zig Zag — Sat, 19 May 2012 06:10:04 +0000

New Repressive Laws Against Quebec Student Mobilization and Militants

Provincial and city governments in Quebec are resorting to repressive new laws in an effort to defeat the student mobilization, which has rocked that province for the past three months. Faced with strong and militant resistance by thousands in the streets, on May 18 Montreal passed a by-law banning the wearing of masks during protests. If convicted, people could be fined $3,000.&nbs

Musqueam Blockade Remains as Negotiations Continue

Zig Zag — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:16:08 +0000

The Musqueam band's blockade of a condo construction site continues in the Marpole district of south Vancouver, as negotiations with the provincial government over a proposed land swap drag on. Established over a week ago, the blockade consists of chairs and a small tent.

Canadian Anti-Masking Bill Imminent

Zig Zag — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:19:39 +0000

Proposed Concealment of Identity Act Nears Approval

A new bill aimed at making the wearing of masks illegal during riots or “unlawful assemblies” is now closer to becoming law in Canada.

Canucks Riot 2012?

Zig Zag — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:55:14 +0000

City to 'Decentralize' Canucks' Celebrations

The City of Vancouver has announced its game plan for the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs, set to begin April 11. The plan was devised to stop any rioting as occurred during the 2011 Stanley Cup game 7, during which millions of dollars in property damages and looting was carried out by several thousand people in the downtown core.

Vancouver Anti-Racists Confront Neo-Nazi at Court Appearance

Zig Zag — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:20:39 +0000

Approximately 25 anti-racists attended the Friday, January 27, court appearance of Shawn MacDonald (39), a member of the neo-Nazi group Blood and Honour charged with three assaults against people of colour in the Vancouver area.

VPD's "Public Safety Unit" Riot Cops

Zig Zag — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:04:42 +0000

Notes from the VPD's 2011 Stanley Cup Riot Review

If you've attended your fair share of protests in Vancouver, then you've probably encountered the riot cops. Most of the time, they appear in baseball caps with shiny, lime green, safety vests. Sometimes they sport helmets, shields, and three-foot long wooden batons.