A protester in Vancouver was arrested after gluing themselves to the Cambie Bridge as part of ongoing climate activism in the city.
Extinction Rebellion (ER) Vancouver released a statement sharing that on Friday, October 22, that a woman by the name of Tara was arrested after they glued themselves to the Cambie Bridge – a main connecting route to downtown Vancouver.
Vancouver Police said that no one was glued to the bridge but that there had been one arrest.
Friday marked ER Vancouver’s seventh day of protests in a two-week-long October Rebellion campaign demanding climate action including ending federal fossil fuel subsidies.
The protester is the 15th person to be arrested since the activism began on Saturday, October 16. Daily Hive has reached the Vancouver Police Department for details and will update this story.
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In a release, ER Vancouver said that Tara risked arrest because “western imperialism perpetuates harm by supporting fossil fuel subsidies and ignoring climate research.”
“Those of us born into this system are taught that there is no other choice but to accommodate this harm. There is an alternative. I want my niece and nephews to have every opportunity to thrive. To create change, we must interrupt the harm. This is our work.”
There will be another Cambie Bridge protest on Saturday, October 23, with participants gathering at Coopers Park at noon.
Here’s ER Vancouver’s full schedule of events, including the locations for each day left in their October Rebellion:
- Day 8 – Saturday, October 23, Cambie Bridge at 12 pm
- Day 9 – Sunday, October 24, Grandview Highway by Rupert Street at 12 pm
- Day 10 – Monday, October 25, Vancouver International Airport at 4:30 pm
- Day 11 – Tuesday, October 26, UBC/Jericho Beach Park at 4:30 pm
- Day 12 – Wednesday, October 27, UBC/Jericho Beach Park at 2:30 pm
- Day 13 – Thursday, October 28, Downtown Vancouver march ending at Terminal and Quebec blockade
- Day 14 – Friday, October 29, march ending at Main and Broadway blockade
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