Echos of earlier protests More than 900 protesters were arrested in 1993 as environmentalists fought to stop logging in the old growth of Clayoquot Sound, making it at the time the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history. Valerie Langer, another longtime environmental campaigner, was also taken away by police as a crowd of supporters yelled out thank you and sang songs of support. Valerie Langer Veteran of the anti-logging protests of the nineties and longtime environmental activist Valerie Langer was one of those arrested today. (Greg Rasmussen/CBC) Before her arrest she says she chose to violate the injunction because it is reminiscent of the anti-logging protests in the early nineties which led to changes in forest practices. Clayoquot Sound was a turning point in conservation policy and for the environmental movement, she told CBC news. I feel thats happening here today. We are going to change the tide on climate policy. The oldest person arrested today, 87 year old Jean McLaren received some of the loudest cheers after a long walk up the hill to the protest site. Mounties treated her gingerly but she too was taken away in a police wagon. Most of those arrested are released within hours, after signing an undertaking promising to appear in court in January.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 20:14:31 +0000
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