Draw The Line
- kc dyer
- Sep 19
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 4
Global protest set for Saturday
Are you ready to draw your line in the sand?
Organizers from a wide variety of Canadian groups hope so, and they want to see your boots on the ground this Saturday, September 20.
Draw the Line is a cross-country "Day of Action", intended to protest national and international anti-migrant, anti-Indigenous, and fossil fuel-driven policies. It coincides with a global week of action calling for climate and economic justice worldwide.
A coalition of interest groups has combined to bring more heft to the protest, which is slated for dozens of locations across Canada, with hundreds more planned in the U.S. and globally. In Vancouver, the protest kicks off at the Central branch of the Vancouver Public Library at 350 W Georgia Street at 2 p.m.
The event, initially organized by 350.org, calls for drawing the line "against injustice, pollution, and violence – and for a future built on peace, clean energy, and fairness."
Groups promoting climate justice, migrant justice, economic justice, Indigenous rights, and anti-war movements are uniting for the event. Locally-based groups including My Sea to Sky, the Council of Canadians and Raven Trust are all gathering supporters to join the march.
Eoin Finn, board chair of My Sea to Sky, encourages supporters to unite in a global show of support for climate justice, migrant justice, economic justice, Indigenous rights, and anti-war movements.
"We refuse to stand by while our government and Canada’s richest corporations hoard wealth, gut our public services, fuel climate collapse, attack migrants, exploit Indigenous lands, and prop up a genocide in Palestine," he says.
The 'Draw the Line' coalition has created a list of demands that reflect the broad interests of these groups:
Put people over profit. Fund our families and communities.
Refuse ongoing colonialism. Uphold Indigenous sovereignty.
Stop blaming migrants. Demand full immigration status for all.
End the war machine. Stand for justice and peace.
End the era of fossil fuels. Protect Mother Earth.
Finn says he will be marching "for the future of his children and grandchildren."
More information about the event can be found HERE.
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