Protesters occupy port entry
Posted Dec 12, 2011 08:45:39 AM.
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VANCOUVER – The Port of Metro Vancouver was briefly taken over by dozens of protesters early this morning. They blocked access at Hastings Street and Clark Drive.
About 20 protesters dressed in black held signs and physically blocked the ramp with a banner that said “solidarity.” Another man held a sign that read “Ports of people. Not for the global elite.”
Maya says the message is about equality and ecojustice.
“We’re here to stand in solidarity with the ILWU workers of the States and to stand against the growing disparity between the rich and the poor. We’re also here to protest environmental destruction by shipping out natural resources through our ports, as well as the pipelines like the Enbridge and Kinder Morgan pipelines, shipping tar sands oils into the Burrard Inlet.”
“We want to show people that we can stand together as a community. People can have power and it’s not just about corporatization of ports, we want to stand against that and against environmental justice,” she adds.
The group is promising more action at other ports in the Lower Mainland throughout the day and are holding another rally at noon.
This is one of many protests happening at the ports along North America’s west coast.
