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PUBLIC SAFETY WARNINGLarge far-right rallies are scheduled to begin at the Vancouver Art Gallery at noon on both Saturday & Sunday. But we recommend avoiding downtown #Vancouver, BC for the entire weekend if possible (especially Saturday night).
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Like similar recent rallies, they're expected to bring together local anti-maskers, conspiracy theorists, QAnon cultists, and neo-Nazis.
However, supporters from as far away as Alberta and Saskatchewan are also traveling to attend. They represent a very high COVID risk.
However, supporters from as far away as Alberta and Saskatchewan are also traveling to attend. They represent a very high COVID risk.
They'll likely seek to initiate confrontation with BIPOC, suspected leftists, or anyone wearing a mask.
And recent history suggests @VancouverPD is unlikely to take any significant measures to protect the public from roving gangs of possibly infectious white supremacists.
And recent history suggests @VancouverPD is unlikely to take any significant measures to protect the public from roving gangs of possibly infectious white supremacists.
For more information, see this thread by @nolifeneet, who has been closely monitoring these groups for months. https://twitter.com/nolifeneet/status/1316792626675437569
