Discontent City made a show of strength, but its defences havensa国际传媒檛 been required yet.

An emergency rally in response to threats drew several hundred people downtown, but Soldiers of Odin Vancouver Island had not shown up at the homeless camp as of late Sunday afternoon.

Discontent City and Alliance Against Displacement had made via posts on the Soldiers of Odin Vancouver Island Facebook page on Friday.

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Drury said if the Soldiers of Odin return to tent city next weekend, hesa国际传媒檒l be back.

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Drury said if people came to try to break up the camp, tent city would be defended, sa国际传媒渘ot by force, but because our force is one that is universal and powerful and has to do with a vision of complete change that leads to a world without inequality, without misogyny, without racism, without poor people and without rich people.sa国际传媒�

At Sundaysa国际传媒檚 rally, there was drumming and speeches in front of the homeless camp and anti-Discontent City sentiment on the opposite side of Front street, with RCMP in the middle. Discontent City and its supporters chanted sa国际传媒渉omes not hatesa国际传媒� and sa国际传媒渢ax the rich to house the poor, social housing now.sa国际传媒� On the other side, people chanted sa国际传媒渉ey hey, ho ho, tent city has got to gosa国际传媒� and called for camp residents to sa国际传媒済et a job.sa国际传媒�

Front Street was closed to traffic for about two hours.

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