It’s been five years since the summer of 2020, when land defenders first blockaded roads in this same stretch of forest and set off what’s now recognized as the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history — more than 1,100 arrests over two years, foot chases through the bush, helicopters, pepper spray, a movement that came to be known by the name of the watershed next door: Fairy Creek.

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[–] 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 child)

It is beyond my comprehension that virgin old growth forests aren’t globally protected. We have so little remaining.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 5 days ago

    I feel the same way. It's even more abhorrent that these trees are being illegally logged on unceded lands, and the RCMP are arresting the people trying to stop the logging trucks.

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