Wet’suwet’en Solidarity

• ‘National Student Walkout for Wet’suwet’en’ draws solid support at Western University

  Organizers of the Western University want the RCMP and Coastal GasLink fully withdraw from Wet'suwet'en territory.

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2020
  
• A closer look at some of the key players in the Lower Mainland’s Wet’suwet’en protests

  With near-daily protests and blockades disrupting the Lower Mainland, residents are beginning to see some key faces appearing regularly on their TV screens.

  Feb 26, 2020
  
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• Wet’suwet’en protests: New blockades spring up in Canada after Tyendinaga arrests

  The use of force by police angered Indigenous leaders, community members and advocacy groups who had hoped for a peaceful resolution. New blockades were set up across the country.

  Canada

  Feb 25, 2020
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• Tyendinaga protesters remain on tracks, police action expected in morning: sources

  The Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockades have shut down railroads and transport lines across the country for more than two weeks.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2020
• Supporters of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and Indigenous rights flood downtown Halifax

  Hundreds stood shoulder to shoulder as the rally began, listening to speakers express their concerns over the Coastal GasLink project in the Wet'suwet'en Nation and the Alton Gas project on unceded Indigenous land in Fort Ellis, N.S., on the banks of the Shubenacadie River.

  Politics

  Feb 23, 2020
• Rail blockade springs up on CP tracks between Kamloops and Chase, B.C.

  Police were called to the blockade, about five kilometres west of Chase, B.C. around 9 a.m.

  Feb 20, 2020
• TransLink wins injunction to block protesters from all SkyTrain platforms

  The transit agency says it respects the right to protest, but that the injunction was a matter of safety for passengers.

  Feb 19, 2020
• Anti-pipeline protesters block traffic in major East Vancouver intersections

  Hundreds of people against the Coastal GasLink and Trans Mountain pipelines marched throughout East Vancouver, leading to tense exchanges.

  Feb 19, 2020
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• B.C., federal ministers call for meeting with Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs at ‘earliest opportunity’

  But there was no sign Monday of when such a meeting could actually take place. 

  Feb 17, 2020
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• Port of Vancouver faces ‘backlog’ with more than 40 ships at anchor amid protests, blockades

  "The demand for anchorages is currently exceeding the availability, causing a backlog of ships waiting to get into port," said the Port of Vancouver.

  Feb 17, 2020