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The U.S. Embassy in Ottawa will be the scene of a ‘die in’ demonstration Wednesday afternoon in support of protests in the U.S. about allegations of police racism and violence.
“I do feel that this is the perfect moment to show solidarity,” said Dorine Deroche, 18, a Carleton University student who tweeted about the Ottawa demonstration. She urged people, “especially people of colour,” to show their support.
The demonstration, she said, is not just to show solidarity with American protests of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and the chokehold death of Eric Garner in New York City, but also to mobilize Ottawa’s black community,
“There are black people in Ottawa, but Ottawa doesn’t feel like a black community,” Deroche said.
Deroche spoke at a Nov. 25 vigil in the ByWard Market, a rally that provoked some controversy when organizers asked white and non-black participants to remain in the background.
Wednesday’s demonstration, which was organized by a 17-year-old Nepean High School student, will include an 11-minute “die-in” — representing the 11 times Garner said “I can’t breathe” as he was held in the chokehold by officers during his arrest on Staten Island on July 17.
Garner and Brown’s deaths spawned worldwide protests and Twitter campaigns with the hashtags #BlackLivesMatter, #ICantBreathe and #HandsUpDontShoot.
bcrawford@ottawacitizen.com
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“I do feel that this is the perfect moment to show solidarity,” said Dorine Deroche, 18, a Carleton University student who tweeted about the Ottawa demonstration. She urged people, “especially people of colour,” to show their support.
The demonstration, she said, is not just to show solidarity with American protests of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and the chokehold death of Eric Garner in New York City, but also to mobilize Ottawa’s black community,
“There are black people in Ottawa, but Ottawa doesn’t feel like a black community,” Deroche said.
Deroche spoke at a Nov. 25 vigil in the ByWard Market, a rally that provoked some controversy when organizers asked white and non-black participants to remain in the background.
Wednesday’s demonstration, which was organized by a 17-year-old Nepean High School student, will include an 11-minute “die-in” — representing the 11 times Garner said “I can’t breathe” as he was held in the chokehold by officers during his arrest on Staten Island on July 17.
Garner and Brown’s deaths spawned worldwide protests and Twitter campaigns with the hashtags #BlackLivesMatter, #ICantBreathe and #HandsUpDontShoot.
bcrawford@ottawacitizen.com
Twitter.com/getBAC
查看原文...
