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Letters debate Denman’s response to Apartheid Free Communities campaign

Four speakers asked Denman trustees to support a campaign concerning Palestine, and a trustee said the request would receive a response on the agenda.

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Four members of the public spoke at the Dec. 16 Denman Island Local Trust Committee meeting about a letter concerning the Apartheid Free Community campaign, according to the minutes.^[1]

They asked the committee to sign the Apartheid Free Communities Pledge and support several related requests, including a call for a two-way arms embargo with Israel and recognition of anti-Palestinian racism as a distinct form of racism.^[1]

A trustee noted support for anti-apartheid movements and said there was a point on the agenda at which they would respond to the request. The minutes record the correspondence being added to the agenda, but do not record the response.^[1]

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