KITCHENER Members of the Land Back Camp in Waterloo Park are heading home for the winter. Organizers say some of their demands have been met, so they’re taking a break for the next few months to reassess and regroup. “Land Back Camp has been going strong for over 180 days now,” says Shawn Johnston, co-organizer of the self-described Indigenous public land occupation. “I’m on Day 183 and I have never left,” adds Amy Smoke, the other co-organizer. “I would really like to go home.” Campers spent 122 days in Kitchener’s Victoria Park, but due to safety reasons they relocated to Waterloo Park in October.
Author of the article: Free Press staff
Publishing date: Dec 10, 2020 • December 10, 2020 • 2 minute read •
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