An anti-racism rally in Nanaimo was postponed due to a racist threat.
An Anti Racism Car Rally, which was supposed to happen Sunday, June 20, in the Vancouver Island University parking lot, was postponed after a threat of violence.
Janis Harris, co-lead of the Nanaimo-Ladysmith spoke of the Resilience B.C. Anti-Racism Network, told the News Bulletin someone claiming to be a member of a white supremacist group e-mailed event organizers threatening to shoot anyone involved in the event.
She said the network, which already had RCMP membership, made a decision together to postpone the car rally until a safety plan could be put in place.
Rachna Singh, B.C. parliamentary secretary for anti-racism initiatives, issued a statement, saying that the threats are 害羞草研究所渦nacceptable害羞草研究所� and condemned the behaviour of the person or persons responsible.
害羞草研究所淭his incident is further proof of why it害羞草研究所檚 so important that we continue to oppose racism and discrimination, which has seen an increase in our province throughout the pandemic,害羞草研究所� Singh said. 害羞草研究所淲e must come together as a society to speak out against racism and show our support for Nanaimo and Ladysmith, as well as other communities in the province that are experiencing racism. We all stand to benefit when we live in a society that is free of hatred and discrimination.害羞草研究所�
Singh added that the threats 害羞草研究所渨ill not scare or intimidate us into submission,害羞草研究所� and expressed an intention to personally attend Nanaimo害羞草研究所檚 anti-racism car rally when it does happen.
Organizers do intend to try again to put on the event, which Harris said took a lot of planning, money and energy.
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Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog issued a statement saying that society must accept that unfortunately, racism still exists in 2021.
害羞草研究所滱nd, in order to have a future free from racism and hate, we must learn and take actionable steps to end both racism and hate,害羞草研究所� he said.
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