The rallying cries of one person who will be participating in the Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 peaceful Black Lives Matter rally on Friday (June 5) are already echoing through council chambers.
At the end of a nearly two-hour-long council meeting on Monday (June 1), Heather Friesen piped up as she has many times before 害羞草研究所� this time, demanding city council害羞草研究所檚 presence at the rally on Friday.
As Friesen began her minute-long rant, the mayor adjourned the meeting and exited chambers.
Friesen continued to yell at the remaining city councillors, asking them if they害羞草研究所檙e planning on attending the rally.
害羞草研究所淵ou tweet about it; you praise Vancouver for it,害羞草研究所� she shouted, pointing at Coun. Ryan Donn. 害羞草研究所淕o to the one here and support Black Lives Matter here.害羞草研究所�
Coun. Mohini Singh was quick with a retort: 害羞草研究所淒on害羞草研究所檛 yell. How do you know we害羞草研究所檙e not going to be there?害羞草研究所�
Friesen, a vocal advocate of the city害羞草研究所檚 sexual assault survivors, is no stranger to making her opinion known to city council. She害羞草研究所檚 done so twice before, confronting the mayor and council at a meeting in both November 2019 and February 2020 regarding the city害羞草研究所檚 at-the-time 40 per cent unfounded sexual assault numbers.
After an investigation by the RCMP害羞草研究所檚 federal Sexual Assault Review Team concluded in February, it was found several cases in that 40 per cent unfounded were classified improperly. After reclassification, the local detachment害羞草研究所檚 numbers came in line with the national average of around 15 per cent. The Kelowna RCMP also implemented a sexual assault unit and reopened 12 sexual assault files following the federal review.
No city councillors confirmed their attendance at Friday害羞草研究所檚 rally before exiting council chambers.
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