Fort McMurray - BLM solidarity march
Jun. 6th, 2020 02:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
yuuagoToday was the protest in support of BLM and against racial violence in Canada and USA.
I managed to go, but it started later than expected, so I wasn't able to stay for all of it. Still, I'm glad I went.
It was held in Jubilee Square rather than directly in front of the city hall, so there was a lot of room for everyone to spread out.
This was slightly different from other protests I have gone to, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but it turned out to be a very... Fort Mac type of event, for lack of a better word. Very neat, tidy, organized, and relatively low-key. Some very good speeches, which were followed by the obligatory walk down Franklin Avenue and then back up again, and then more speeches.
It was cold and cloudy and drizzly, but a very large amount of people showed up in spite of that, which is great.
I also encountered some people that used to work with me. It was kind of nice to see people that I knew. Normally I don't see any familiar faces at things like this. ...On the other hand, I wasn't thrilled that somebody recognized me in spite of the trouble I took to conceal my appearance, but whatever.
There are some big problems in our community, and I'll confess, I'm pretty pessimistic about the likelihood of anything changing. But at the same time, it's important to have events like this and the conversations that happen with them, and hopefully it will lead to something positive.
I managed to go, but it started later than expected, so I wasn't able to stay for all of it. Still, I'm glad I went.
It was held in Jubilee Square rather than directly in front of the city hall, so there was a lot of room for everyone to spread out.
This was slightly different from other protests I have gone to, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but it turned out to be a very... Fort Mac type of event, for lack of a better word. Very neat, tidy, organized, and relatively low-key. Some very good speeches, which were followed by the obligatory walk down Franklin Avenue and then back up again, and then more speeches.
It was cold and cloudy and drizzly, but a very large amount of people showed up in spite of that, which is great.
I also encountered some people that used to work with me. It was kind of nice to see people that I knew. Normally I don't see any familiar faces at things like this. ...On the other hand, I wasn't thrilled that somebody recognized me in spite of the trouble I took to conceal my appearance, but whatever.
There are some big problems in our community, and I'll confess, I'm pretty pessimistic about the likelihood of anything changing. But at the same time, it's important to have events like this and the conversations that happen with them, and hopefully it will lead to something positive.
Yuu. Fic writer & book lover. M/Canada.