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Trustees hear request for Denman to join Apartheid Free Communities campaign

Four members of the public asked the Denman Local Trust Committee to support a pledge and related measures concerning Palestine.

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Four members of the public addressed the Denman Island Local Trust Committee on December 16 about the Apartheid Free Community campaign, according to the meeting minutes. ^[1]

They asked the committee to sign a pledge declaring the Denman Island Local Trust Area an apartheid-free community and to support calls concerning an arms embargo, the Gaza Temporary Resident Visa Program, contracting policies and recognition of anti-Palestinian racism. ^[1]

A trustee expressed support for anti-apartheid movements and said there was a point on the agenda when the committee would respond to the request. The correspondence was added to the agenda. ^[1]

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