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Duncan blames us for misreading his draft bylaw, but since we (sadly) live in a colony bound by written laws, it’s his responsibility to make sure the bylaw says what he means. You can’t charge that we should “read the report”; the report ≠ the law!

But there’s no amending this, just abandon it

Thank god for hysterical misinformation campaigns :P

A week ago this bylaw was headed for a unanimous vote recommending adoption.

I appreciate what it takes to eat this
crow, it’s a big meal.

Friend is at City Hall right now, where security told them to remove their jacket because a patch that says "we carry another world in our hearts" is "propaganda."

Hey all, Duncan (and presumably the mayor’s office) backing off is good news, but the battle isnt over—until this measure fails at EPC and Council, it isn’t dead yet. It’s still on the agenda. Rally is on for tomorrow.

Winnipeg, MB. Just in my inbox via Councillor Duncan's office, so I thought I would post for those who've been following this issue, given timelines & delegations tomorrow.

Supporters of the by-law are saying that submissions are still open for written statements. If you haven’t written in to express your opposition, you may still have time. It won’t hurt to send something, and given that efforts are being made to solicit support still, it’s essential to try.

The broadest restriction on Charter rights to free expression in Canada

Letter to the WFP from Andrew Kohan re: proposed protest bylaw (1/2) "I was so alarmed by the abrogation of essential Charter rights described in your article that I was compelled to read the actual language of the proposed bylaw, which has only increased my dismay. Coun. Evan Duncan describes the bylaw as restricting hateful protests near sensitive sites, but the plain language of the bylaw goes much further. Its definition of “nuisance demonstrations” includes not only those which express “objection or disapproval towards an idea, action, person or group based on or related to any specified characteristics,” but also those which merely “obstruct… the passage of pedestrians or motor vehicles without an applicable permit issued by the City,” or use “amplifiers or microphones,” without an applicable permit."

Letter to the WFP from Andrew Kohan re: proposed protest bylaw (2/2) "To incur a $5,000 fine per person, there is no requirement that such a demonstration target one of the long list of types of designated facilities, only that it is within 100 metres of one, at any time of day. A community member created a map using the city’s own land use data and calculated that this prohibition extends to nearly 17 per cent of all Winnipeg land area. It variously proscribes all such protests or marches on every university campus, along most of Portage Avenue and much of Main Street, outside the premier’s constituency office, on a portion of the legislature grounds, and even, incredibly, the courtyard of city hall itself. The bylaw is incredibly over-broad in its language, and its carve-outs for labour action paltry in comparison to legislation in other jurisdictions. I urge council to reject this dangerous overreach, and contemplate in whose interest they entertain such casual disregard for our cherished freedom of expression. Andrew Kohan"

Shout out to our man @akohan.bsky.social this morning, for his well-crafted letter to the WFP re: the city's attempt to knock down a load-bearing stanchion of our democratic existence.

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Final rally at city hall with asterix on final

Asterix unless we defeat council’s attack on our charter rights Tuesday feb 17 8:45am

Don’t let Evan Duncan create charter free zones blanketing downtown and most of the city

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Mark your calendar for 8:45 am this Tuesday. Make space in your schedule.

Evan Duncan is sympathizing for the opposite side than you are when he watches ICE videos

“The chaos that is unfolding south of us right now is a clear indicator that it’s coming our way and if we don’t put these things in place to stop that, it’s going to be your neighborhood next”

Is Duncan saying Winnipeg is banning actions similar to the Twin Cities resistance to ICE violence? WHY

Hi I'm an adult in my 30s and I need to report that the "pro" tech deck is absolutely worth paying 4×

Vote to crack down on ‘nuisance’ protests set for Winnipeg city council City council will vote this month on a proposed ban on “nuisance” protests and intimidation within 100 metres of schools, hospitals, places of worship, cultural centres and other “vulnerable social” l...

Evan Duncan on 680, paraphrased: We don’t want to see the kind of protests we are seeing south of the border.

Does he mean the protests against Trump and ICE? Yeah, wouldn’t want the public holding the government accountable for its actions. Sounds awful. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Basically, your Charter right to free expression won’t apply downtown

I've been seeing a lot less live music since I stopped drinking. went to see SDTW on Saurday, an amazing show -- but what brought me the most joy was the chess boards in the back. Play is a great way to lower your inhibitons around the vulnerability of reaching out to connect with others.

People most often misundertsnad my name as Ryan or Brian, but sometimes it's more fun: Wrench, Ranch, Red, and Ran are my faves off the top of my head.

I've been thinking about a meme, I may even have shared at some point, that "voting is harm reduction" and how much I dislike this conflation with actual existing harm reduction models and work. I wonder if a more honest framing is to say "voting may limit harms" or something

Well, there is initiative to extract silica sand for solar panel manufacture against the will of the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation 🙃

Holly Cow!

Does winnipeg transit remove bike racks fom buses for the winter? Or are there just way fewer bike/bus routes than I thought?

80% of public employees wear blundstones

Do I have any rockhound friends? Fossil hunters? I wanna dig around outside more next warm

Red white and blue Dawn