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Articles, Letters, and Media about Jared, Wet'suwet'en, and Police Violence
Justice For Jared: Systemic Racism In policing
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- Calls for inquiry after First Nations man in B.C. dies during RCMP distress callhttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-calls-for-inquiry-after-first-nations-in-bc-man-dies-during-rcmp/
- Protesters surround Campbell River RCMP detachment on anniversary of Indigenous man's deathhttps://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/protesters-surround-campbell-river-rcmp-detachment-on-anniversary-of-indigenous-man-s-death-1.5982890
- Family, friends searching for answers a year after killing of Jared Lowndeshttps://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/family-friends-searching-for-answers-a-year-after-killing-of-jared-lowndes-5565621
- ‘Year of love and rage’: Grieving moms rally on anniversary of Lowndes shootinghttps://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/news/year-of-love-and-rage-grieving-moms-rally-on-anniversary-of-lowndes-shooting/
- UBCIC News Release on the Murder of Jared https://www.ubcic.bc.cajustice_for_jared_fnlc_outraged_at_rcmp_s_fatal_shooting_and_dehumanizing_treatment
- An Arrest Warrant Sould Not be a Death Sentence https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/07/14/Arrest-Warrant-Should-Not-Be-Death-Sentence/
- A Family Mourns Their Own Killed By Police. And Watch Police Mourn a Dog https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/07/16/Family-Mourns-Their-Own-Police-Mourn-Dog/
- A Rolling Memorial for Jared Lorndes Stop To Visit the Police Who Killed Him https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/07/21/Rolling-Memorial-Jared-Lowndes-Stopped-Visit-Police-Who-Killed-H/
- Mother of Wet'suwet'en man killed by Campbell River RCMP seeks answers and an inquest https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-mother-wetsuweten-man-shot-by-police-1.6098800
- ‘In our grief, rage and love’ says mother of Wet’suwet’en man killed by Campbell River police Jared Lowndes’ friends and family share stories during a memorial service on July 20, before marching to the Campbell River police station and crying for justice. https://indiginews.com/vancouver-island/laura-holland-mourns-the-loss-of-her-son-shot-by-police
- VIDEO: Family of slain Indigenous man confront RCMP in Campbell River https://www.campbellrivermirror.com/news/video-family-of-slain-indigenous-man-confront-rcmp-in-campbell-river/
- ‘Justice For Jared’ banner hangs from Kelowna bridge https://www.mycampbellrivernow.com/58131/justice-for-jared-banner-hangs-from-kelowna-bridge/
- Probe of fatal RCMP shooting of Wet’suwet’en man needs Indigenous oversight: First Nation leaders https://www.agassizharrisonobserver.com/news/probe-of-fatal-rcmp-shooing-of-wetsuweten-man-needs-indigenous-oversight-first-nation-leaders/
- ‘More concern for the dog than for the human’s life that was lost’ Friends and family grieve the loss of Indigenous father of two, Jay Lowndes, after he was killed by Campbell River police last week, while community parades to honour a Police Service Dog. https://indiginews.com/vancouver-island/jared-lowndes-killed-by-police-remembered-as-loving-uncle-father-friend
- Website helping keep victims of police violence from becoming ‘just a statistic’: Justiceforjared.org listing monthly action https://www.campbellrivermirror.com/news/website-helping-keep-victims-of-police-violence-from-being-just-a-statistic/
Police Violence Against Wet'suwet'en
Murder of Mother and son in Northern Community 2016 https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/mother-and-son-dead-in-northern-b-c-police-involved-shooting
Wet’suwet’en Gitxsan Man murdered in police custody https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/british-columbia/2020/6/5/1_4971587.html
Police Violence Against Indigenous People
- Manslaughter Charges Laid Against Two Prince George RCMP Officers in Death of Indigenous Man https://www.interior-news.com/news/manslaughter-charges-laid-against-2-prince-george-rcmp-officers-in-death-of-indigenous-man/?fbclid=IwAR3TwfOI3ZXnyjGodKqHQ-XIMfKpS6edFMxCKrH5QmMfy5rBpOVBVdbbmik&mibextid=5zvaxg
- ‘Calls to Action’ issued 5 months after cops shoot Surrey man dead during ‘wellness’ checkhttps://www.surreynowleader.com/news/calls-to-action-issued-5-months-after-cops-shoot-surrey-man-dead-during-wellness-check/
- Small City Big Police Problem Killings By Cops in Campbell River, Jeff Shantz https://www.straight.com/news/jeff-shantz-small-city-big-police-problem-killings-by-cops-in-campbell-river
- Young woman shot during confrontation with police https://hashilthsa.com/news/2021-05-09/young-woman-shot-during-confrontation-polic
- Man murdered by police in Opitsaht https://hashilthsa.com/news/2021-02-28/man-fatally-shot-police-opitsaht
- “The Indigenous people killed by Canada’s police” 27 Indigenous People Have been Murdered by Police in the last 4 Years https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/3/24/the-indigenous-people-killed-by-canadas-police
- Family wants answers after RCMP fatally shoot man on Montreal Lake Cree Nation: Dillon McDonald, 28, leaves behind a young daughter, his family says https://www.cbc./news/canada/saskatchewan/fatal-rcmp-shooting-montreal-lake-cree-nation-1.6286793
Police Violence in So Called Canada
Family of Anthony Aust announce lawsuit against Ottawa police
Using dogs as a tool of racist repression https://socialistworker.org/2018/07/17/using-dogs-as-a-tool-of-racist-repression
Police Dogs
PIVOT report on the use of Police Dogs https://www.pivotlegal.org/moving_to_minimum_force
Using dogs as a tool of racist repression https://socialistworker.org/2018/07/17/using-dogs-as-a-tool-of-racist-repression
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