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dracula-dictionary · 9 months

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Dracula Dictionary, August 8th

sultry: humid and hot

Mulgrave Woods, Robin Hood's Bay, Rig Mill, Runswick, Staithes: villages close to Whitby

steamer: a steamship

Scarborough: a seaside town just south of Whitby

eminence: a rise of ground; a hill

mares'-tails: clouds that have a long slender flowing appearance

assemblage: a gathering

athwart: across

R. A. and R. I.: the Royal Academy of Art and the Royal Institute of Art

schooner: a ship with at least two masts where the sails go from front to back rather than from side to side

undulating: moving up and down like waves

rapidity: speed

convulse: disturb or upset severely

spume: foam

lanthorn: lantern

stanchion: a fixed vertical bar or pole used as a support

gunwale: the upper edge of a ship's side

old salt: an old sailor

fetch up: stop

hitherto: until now

a pall: something that covers or conceals

mirabile dictu: it's a miracle

lashed: tied

concussion: a hard blow

spar: a wooden pole that supports sails and rigging

stay: a large strong rope used to support a mast

top-hammer: (should be top-hamper), matter or weight (such as spars or rigging) in the upper part of a ship

derelict: run-down, abandoned

aft: towards the back of a ship

to and fro: back and forth

Admiralty Court: a court that deals with all laws related to the sea

salvage: the ship or cargo saved in a rescue

contravention: contradict, violate

statutes of mortmain: laws that say that property cannot be owned by a "dead hand" (although the "dead hand" usually means a corporation (especially the church) and not an actual dead person)

Casabianca: a poem about a boy who refuses to leave his post on a burning ship after everyone else has already fled

mortuary: a place where dead bodies are kept before burial

inquest: an investigation conducted by a coroner into the cause of death of a person

Yorkshire: a part of northern England

wolds: a hilly region

#dracula daily #dracula dictionary #8 august #dracula daily 8 august #dracula dictionary 8 august

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staticspaces · 1 year

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Coffee Time

You can find the video at the link below!!

https://youtu.be/ohPLRY92yZ4

Today, let's take a look at some overall shots of this abandoned coffee shop!!

In this week's post we will be taking a look at a Coffee Time restaurant that has been abandoned since 2009. Coffee Time has been around since the 80s, it is a coffee shop that serves coffee (obviously), donuts, sandwiches and soups, among other things. It has always taken a backseat to the more popular chains such as Tim Hortons or Starbucks and is similar to say Country Style in terms of sales and reach. I personally have never been a fan of Coffee Time, their coffee was never as good as the other brands and their food always just looked less appealing as well. Growing up before I had a car, the closest coffee shop to home was a Coffee Time and I have many fond memories of sitting in the restaurant till all hours of the night with friends...who knows, maybe their menu has improved since then!

With its headquarters in Scarborough, Ontario, Coffee Time operates over 100 stores throughout Ontario and Alberta. Founded in 1982 by Tom Michalopoulos in Bolton, Ontario. The first few stores were operated under license agreements until they began franchising the restaurants in the late 80s. In October 2006 the brand's parent company, Chairman's Brand Corporation bought the Alton Food Group, which owned Robin's Donuts, 241 Pizza and Mrs. Powell's Cinnamon Buns. Starting in 2014 Coffee Time began updating and rebranding their locations, apparently this location missed its chance by only five years.

As for this particular store, I think it closed mainly due to being in a bad location. It was part of a larger building that housed other businesses, when the restaurant closed, they built a wall to separate it from the rest of the building and it remained in the same state, untouched for over a decade. The building also appeared to be in really rough shape, the roof looks as though it was beginning to fail before 2015. The McDonald's closed in late 2015, the gas station and go-kart track would later close in 2019 but more about those later in part two of the video. Since then the building has deteriorated even further, the roof has developed holes and the vandals have taken over. In the spring or 2022 the entire building now sits boarded up and likely awaiting the wrecking ball before the property is redeveloped.

#abandoned #abandoned buildings #abandoned places #abandoned restaurants #abandoned coffee shops #restaurants #coffee shops #forgotten #forgotten buildings #forgotten places #bandos #urbex #urban exploration #urban exploring

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hometoursandotherstuff · 2 years

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House hunters in Scarborough, UK wonder why this stunning historic home, built in the 14th cent., and possibly the oldest house in Scarborough, is only £325,000 ($400,418.85).

Well, the house has a long history and lots of secrets. Peel back the layers and it could very well be haunted. Over the centuries its served as a medieval bar, a sea captain’s house and a museum.

One room is dedicated to the home’s seafaring past, with a case of items salvaged from the ocean, and a display of knots.

The house has a series of incredible secrets, including smuggling holes and even a priest’s hole, built in the 1500s to hide persecuted members of the Catholic clergy.

In recent years it has undergone updating, but the owners were sympathetic to it’s features. The entrance hall stairs lead to the basement level where there is a dining room and a built in utility cupboard.

There’s also a huge open kitchen with modern cabinetry.

The property was once a medieval pub, before it was transformed into a sea captain’s house, and this room has part of the bar. This is one of 2 reception rooms on the main floor.

This is the more formal room. According to local historians, fishermen had their broken bones set in the parlor.

The main bedroom suite.

The 2nd bedroom on this level.

To the rear of the entrance hall with stairs leading to the first floor landing are doors to a shower room and two double bedrooms, with the master benefiting from an en-suite bathroom.

In the attic is a large bedroom with its own water closet. There are also rumors that American Captain John Paul Jones hid in the attic after his ships battled the British at Flamborough Head in 1779. So unsurprisingly, the property is believed to be one of Scarborough’s most haunted spots.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/116582447#/?channel=RES_BUY

#14th cen. historic home #sea captain's cottage #haunted house #historic homes #old house dreams #long post

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handeaux · 11 months

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Remember When The Cream Of Cincinnati Society Performed Circus Tricks?

A circus was the hottest ticket in Cincinnati in 1905, but this was no ordinary big-top extravaganza. The Riding Club of Cincinnati, comprising the very cream of Queen City society, staged a one-ring performance every other year and the stars of this exclusive entertainment were, in fact, the scions of the city’s most established families.

The opportunity to witness various Tafts, Probascos, Hulberts, Graydons, Burtons, Schmiddlapps, and other social-register luminaries demonstrating their skill in trick riding and clowning could probably have generated immeasurable ticket sales. This was, however, an occasion organized by the smart set for its own amusement, so each Riding Club member was issued three, and only three, tickets to distribute to friends and family. The audience never topped 500. Thankfully, the newspapers were invited and so we have a record of the evening’s various acts. And, according to the record, Cincinnati’s upper crust acquitted themselves admirably in the tanbark ring.

The 1905 circus was organized by real estate magnate John Van Buren Scarborough, president of the Riding Club. The performers, mostly younger members of the social set, were trained by the club’s riding master, Leon De Gisbert, and his assistant, Frederick “Fritz” Schaurer.

Ringmaster W.H. “Buck” Harrison narrated the opening parade including, he claimed, “a magnificent menagerie of carnivora, herbivora, omnivora, exotics, epizootics, neurotics, microbes, molecules and germs.” The pageant was led by drum major Murdock Burton, who later went on to Harvard University and the presidency of several Cincinnati companies. In addition to horses, donkeys, dogs and clowns, the procession included two floats occupied by older members of the club costumed as historic figures.

Since it was organized by the Riding Club, it is not surprising that most of the acts featured in the 1905 circus involved equestrian skill – riding bareback, prancing in formation, various jumping routines – but the membership also demonstrated their capabilities in gymnastics, dog training and, notably, clowning.

Even in 1905, with the automobile encroaching ever more ominously onto the city’s streets, the Riding Club’s greasepaint skits were largely directed at mocking mechanical transportation. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer [26 March 1905]:

“The modern way of traveling was illustrated by the clowns’ trouble with the automobile, which finally exploded and was carried from the ring in baskets as kindling wood.”

This anti-automotive theme was a position of long standing among the Riding Club. Two years previously, several members announced, according to the Cincinnati Post [31 October 1903] that they were dissatisfied with the city’s streetcar service. They recommended abandoning electric streetcars in favor of horse-drawn omnibuses.

“A circular letter has been sent out by the entertainment committee, consisting of Messrs. Scarborough, Holland, Burkhardt and Laws, which proposes to start omnibus lines for the accommodation of members of the club and their families. At first this is to be used for the musical rides this winter, but it may be extended later to every-day service. It is proposed to run the lines between Walnut Hills, Clifton, Avondale and Vernonville.”

That proposed omnibus route indicates the neighborhoods in which the Riding Club members mostly resided. Originally organized at Music Hall in 1890, the Riding Club moved out to the hilltop suburbs not long after and constructed a bridle path running from Reading Road in Avondale along Victory Parkway (then still known as Bloody Run) to Walnut Hills.

The headquarters of the Riding Club was located on Reading Road at Asmann Avenue, on property later traded to the Ohio National Guard for its armory. Ranny Matthews recalled that old building for the Cincinnati Post [7 May 1945]:

“It was always murky and cold in the Ohio Guard ring. Our mothers shivered. The horses steamed. And red-nosed, black-habited Fritz, the assistant riding master, had a perpetual cold.”

Despite his ongoing battle with rhinoviruses, Fritz Schaurer saw his role as preparing the upcoming generation for leadership. He told the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune [24 June 1923] that learning to ride was an important component of learning to lead:

“A horse is not the least bit deceived about the rider on his back. That horse knows exactly whether the rider is master or not of himself, and therefore, of the animal.”

Interestingly, since most of the Riding Club trainees were young women, they were, perhaps unintentionally, instructed in how to manage men. This side effect came out when the young ladies of the Riding Club held a leap-year ride in 1904. Since they were trained in horsemanship, and their beaux were generally not, it presented an amusing turnabout for the Cincinnati Post [6 February 1904]:

“There will be beauteous damsels, until now waited on with assiduous attention, vainly striving to assist 240-pound swains into the saddle. Gracious me! And should one of the spirited equines prance and curvet with its burden of bachelor, a snowy hand must restrain its joyous spirit and care for the safety of the rider – it is so nominated in the bond, and a leap-year party means the ‘Ladies Paramount.’”

Eventually, the city’s wealthier families, and the Riding Club, adjourned to greener pastures in Indian Hill and environs more suitable for fox hunting and horseback riding in general. The old Armory, afflicted with dangerously outdated wiring, burned to the ground in 1954.

The memory of the 1905 circus lived on for decades. Among the highlights of that long-ago event was the Maypole Ride, in which 10 young ladies holding gayly-tinted ribbons galloped at full speed around a maypole planted at the center of a 42-foot ring. The newspapers noted that every last one of the riders would “come out” in the next debutante class and be presented to society in a very different setting indeed.

#cincinnati riding club #cincinnati society #circuses

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thefamilyeldritchabomination · 6 months

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Chapter Nineteen: Scarborough Fair Pt. 7

“We should get a newspaper, this town has me on edge now with how they’re behaving.” Muin said as she honed in on the glass case holding the newspaper hostage in its cold embrace.

“Given that the Fuhrer is murdering people left and right, who can blame them?” Ling responded as he went to sit down, debating on getting some food as his stomach made an uproar.

“No, this is something else. They would’ve been vacating the area if it had been about the Fuhrer.” Muin carefully aimed a throwing knife, the blade whistling in the air before hitting its target, shattering the glass case holding the newspaper hostage.

“And now we can add destruction of public property to our list of things we’ve done while in Amestris…great…” Ling had a very strong feeling that once things had settled in Amestris, there would be a very likely if not inevitable outcome of being banned from this blood soaked country.

“Hush now child, we got something else bigger than trivial human affairs.” Muin hissed as she looked over the now ‘liberated’ newspaper to figure out what’s going on in this particular area.

“Those aren’t trivial matters, this is going to snowball into an international incident…what are you looking at Muin?” Ling took a chance to look over what Muin is reading at the moment.

“The thing that outshines your woes, we got another monster besides this Fuhrer thing going on. I suppose our visit to this area will have to be cut short.” Muin mumbled as she debated if there was a possibility of being able to fight off whatever is going on by herself.

“Okay, maybe Tinne was right about this nation being a war happy one…just what country allows their civilians to disappear en masse like this?” Ling looked at the article about people disappearing overnight as well as missing cattle, homes being destroyed in the process.

“I suppose that would be of concern for the humans, however, if our Queen is here, we need to locate her at once and teleport back to Xing.” Muin started her trot back to Gef to inform him about this new little twist to their situation.

“Muin, wait, we shouldn’t rush this! People are staring at us!” Ling protested as the eyes of the gathering crowd just watched the little spectacle unfold.

“No, we can’t wait. Our Queen is somewhere in this gods forsaken area with possibly two monsters on the loose. We need to fire up the equipment and locate her at once.” Muin reasoned, not giving any sort of afterthought about the mortal population watching this weirdo knife a newspaper case and stealing a paper from it.

“Muin, what’s going on? We’re gaining a bit of an audience here with the ruckus.” Gef asked as he turned his attention away from cleaning the car up.

“Well that’s very simple, take a look at the newspaper article.” Muin handed Gef the newspaper to look over at the worrying article.

“...Shit, okay, Victoria, Ngetal, I need you both to start up the equipment at once.” Gef barked a bit at the two technicians as they scrambled to get the equipment out from the back of the truck.

“I don’t understand why we’re getting into a panic over this..” Ling protested as Ruis decided to finally act like a grown fae and have that very important talk with the young prince.

“Look, Ling, there was something we’ve been holding back on telling you and even your ancestors when we first arrived. If a Queen is put in a bad situation like this one, a normally trained one should be perfectly alright to perform magic without worry. However, an untrained Queen who is just tapping into their powers for the first time is…unpredictable. We could get a mild non threatening hiccup or the worst case scenario, the Queen inadvertently obliterates an entire area with raw magic, reducing mortals into grease stains within a blink of a second.” Ruis explained as the growing horror on Ling’s face grew upon being given that explanation along with the fact he himself is very much a mortal child facing possible obliteration.

“...okay fire up that equipment at once…I like being alive and not being a shadow on pavement.” Ling conceded to letting the cave weirdos immediately locate this Gort so there won’t be a horrifying crater in the earth itself.

“Good choice there Ling, good choice.” Ruis patted Ling on the back before sneaking him a treat she stole from the station.

“Okay we have some good news and some bad news. Which would you like to hear first?” Ngetal began as they looked over to Gef and Muin.

“I want to hear the good news first, the last thing I think I could handle is the bad one first.” Gef said, having a gut feeling that this isn’t going to be ending well.

“Well, good news is that Gort is most certainly here in the area, there is trace residue of her magic here from usage.” Victoria began as she looked over to the group.

“And for the bad one?” Cuilleann finally spoke after being allowed time to chill the fuck out from the road trip from hell.

“The residue is all over the area, we won’t be able to locate Gort right away because of how heavy the traces are.” Ngetal broke the bad news right away to lessen the blow of just how hard it’ll be to locate Gort with the tech alone.

“Please tell me I won’t get ill from being exposed to this for too long..” Ling said, still not thrilled with how this little adventure has been turning out so far.

“Oh no, you should be alright for the most part. It just causes mortals to have abnormally longer lifespans and longer fertility timespans.” Victoria reassured Ling as to keep him calm with a possible raw magic explosion in the making.

“...Okay I am definitely liking the longer lifespan side effect.” Ling somewhat perked up at being given a longer lifespan from being exposed to trace amounts of raw magic.

“Okay, you know what, let’s focus the equipment on where the strongest concentration of the trace magic is. That should resolve our little situation and be able to fetch Gort at once.” Cuilleann finally got her head back into the game as she figured that should resolve the issue.

“Okay Cuilleann, we can try and recalibrate the equipment to do just that, however, I will warn that this is going to take a bit.” Victoria explained as Ngetal went to business on recalibrating the machine to focus on where its the strongest at.

The machine whirled and chittered as it worked its technological wonders in figuring out where the trace magic was strongest in this particular area, ignoring the onlookers at this weird spectacle. Ling felt like he should’ve distanced himself from his weird formerly cave dwelling entourage at that very moment as a rather ‘interesting’ hearse pulled into the gas station. Muin could only huff a bit as the stranger came out of the beach party hearse with his round sunglasses shining in the sun, smiling away to show off his shark looking teeth. In short, to the cave dwelling weirdos, the weird shark tooth man was a rather fascinating specimen of humanity they hadn’t encountered before. The man in the sunglasses could only whistle appreciatively at Muin who only hissed in response and was ready to knife a human that annoyed her at that moment. This only prompted the man to be even more curious since that was the first time someone actually hissed at him; specifically one that wasn’t a certain little shapeshifting gremlin in his life. Surely the world had gone mad since Central was basically the epicenter of a horrific and epic battle unfolding.

“So, you’re on vacation with your circus troupe?” The man asked as he waited for his turn to fuel up.

“What exactly is this ‘circus’ you speak of?” Muin hiss only deepened a bit as the machine continued to make its ‘thinking’ sounds in the background.

“Okay…guess where you’re from doesn’t have a circus…my bad. I’m Greed by the way.” Greed decided to introduce himself to the hissing, angry Swan maiden who wasn’t too thrilled with this thing called ‘social interaction’.

“Ling, we could’ve given you that name if we knew that was an option.” Ruis interrupted as Ling stared out at the possibility of being given the worst name imaginable.

“Well Greed, I’m annoyed. Please stop speaking to me at once.” Muin decided to shut down the interaction at once with full hostility in a very swan-like fashion.

“Well it was very nice to meet you Annoyed. Also hell yeah kid, Greed is the best name out there!” Greed snarkily responded to Muin whose feathers were ruffled big time at this.

“Ruis, I beg yah, don’t rename me as Greed..Please..” Ling pleaded as he certainly wasn’t a fan of that name.

“Fine, you get to be Greedling!” Ruis grinned a shit eating smile upon such a ‘clever’ compromise.

“I should’ve seen this one coming…” Ling looked defeated as Greed laughed a bit at the interaction.

“Oh my god, you guys are a riot and a half! I haven’t had a good laugh like this in a while.” Greed finally caught his breath after getting a good laugh in.

“Now this is what I’m talking about! I’m the funny one in the group.” Ruis looked pretty thrilled that her comedy act was well received by Greed.

“It’s nice to have someone not hiss at me for a change, I take it you’re the nice one in this group as well?” Greed asked as the skyline behind him flashed a bright bluish white light.

#Fullmetal Alchemist #FMA 03 #Fan Fiction #FMA Fan Fiction #Writing #The Wayfarer #Envy the Jealous #Envy #Greed the Avarious #Greed #Ling #OCs #Homunculus #Homunculi

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warwickroyals · 1 year

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what are the official residences of the various warwick families, and can you give us some history/fun facts about each residence?

Anon this is a lovely question, anon, and it's one that's actually encouraged me to begin making a map of my country and where each royal residence is listed.

In Sunderland, a royal residence is a castle, palace, or house in which a member of the royal family lives. Some are considered Crown properties (AKA taxpayer's money fund them), while others are privately owned. Some are only occupied on seasonal or irregular occasions, while others are full-time residences. Below is a quick list of some of these residences:

CHESTER PALACE - Chester Palace is located in Warwick, Sunderland's largest city. It is the main residence of The King and serves as the royal family's administrative headquarters. The offices of the King's surviving sons are located there as well. Despite not being located in Woodbine, the nation's capital city, most state functions are held at Chester Palace, which is more accessible and modern than the older Woodbine Castle. It was refurbished extensively during the 19th Century to accommodate all manners of people, including palace staff, politicians, ambassadors, and tourists. It is often the focal point of the city during times of celebration and morning alike.

COLLINGWOOD CASTLE - Collingwood is a large estate house located four hours north of Warwick. It became the summertime residence of the royal family when it was purchased in 1872 and is private property. Since then the Collingwood Estate has grown, covering tens of thousands of acres, and is home to a wide variety of unique wildlife and landscapes. While secluded from the public, the estate is a working one, and members of the royal family are free to hunt and fish. Collingwood is also home to extensive farmland.

ELLESMERE PALACE - By the mid-19th century, Sunderland had completed much of its expansion westward, and annexed a territory that became known as New Westminister, covering most of Sunderland's northwest coast. Ellesmere Palace is the official residence of the monarch when he is in western Sunderland and is used for local state functions and events. Traditionally, the monarch will spend a few weeks out of the year at Ellesmere, where they would carry out official engagements and events. Due to its proximity to the Scarborough campus of the Royal Military College, members of the royal family have also lived at Ellesmere Palace while engaging in military training and serving domestically.

ROSEDALE HOUSE - Rosedale House and Estate is located in Sunderland's midwest. It is a relatively new royal residence, and is relativly small when compared to other royal residences. It was the country retreat of Queen Anne throughout the 1930s, who tended to the gardens and decorated the house to her tastes. Following the death of her eldest son, Prince George in 1942, Anne isolated herself from the rest of the family at the estate. Following Queen Anne's death, the property has sat largely abandoned until the mid 2020s, when Anne's great-grandson Prince Phillip leased the property from the Crown.

ST MARY'S PALACE - St Mary's is a red-brick palace and the smaller of the two royal palaces in Warwick. It is home to the offices of less senior members of the royal family, and is the headqauters of the King's Royal Court. It is also known as the Curator's Palace due to its numerous artisitc collections and galleries. St Mary's is often the venue for high-profile charity and soceity events. St Mary's Royal Chapel is still used for fuctions of the royal family and the ocassional royal wedding.

WARWICK HOUSE - Warwick House is a country house and, despite the name, is located in Woodbine, just ten minutes outside of the downtown core. Warwick House is famously where the royal family spends Christmastime each year, and the King himself spends roughly two months on the property between November and January. Much like Collingwood, Warwick House is an extensive estate with a dedicated hunting culture. The propery is praticularily beloved by members of the royal family and is regarded as a family retreat. Throughout its history, several members of the family have been born and died on the grounds.

WOODBINE CASTLE - Woodbine Castle is the oldest and largest royal residence. Woodbine is a summit castle, that was built in the Gothic Revival style in order to resemble the European strongholds of antiquity. In a way, it's like the ancestorial seat of the royal family and its proximity to the federal government allowed it to be a venue for many state events. However, in the 19th and 20th centuries, the old Woodbine Castle grew neglected by members of the family. Recent Warwick kings preferred the more modern Chester Palace as their main residence. However, once Louis V took the throne in 1970, he began to make changes and minor renovations to the colossal lake-side castle. Now, he favours it as his weekend residence and country retreat. Several members of the royal family live on the grounds of Woodbine Castle, in smaller properties once dedicated to staff.

#warwick.answers #anonymous

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sexcsaint · 10 months

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Cash only Macquarie bank today I'm hotel inspection my mercure and novotel and hillaries see my daughter today I'm going around to see my properties duxton aswell thank you pink lady

Scarborough is hers therone see you there I drop you a watch ok

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if-you-fan-a-fire · 2 years

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“Gary Wassaykeesic, a Land Defender from the Mishkeegogamang First Nation north of Thunder Bay has lived in Toronto for decades and is an Indigenous leader. He was arrested on January 30, 2022 for allegedly taking part in a solidarity action with Wet’suwet’en on November 21, 2021 in Toronto. He was required to report last week to an isolated CP Rail police detachment in Scarborough. Beyond these disturbing facts is the story of a cultural group still being criminalized and harassed on their own land, but also the story of a diverse community determined to unite in support and resistance.

Criminalizing Indigenous sovereignty and solidarity

Coastal GasLink (CGL) is currently constructing a pipeline through Wet’suwet’en Territory without any consent, and the Hereditary Chiefs have sent an eviction notice to CGL. As they explained, “Coastal Gaslink has violated the Wet’suwet’en law of trespass, and has bulldozed through our territories, destroyed our archaeological sites, and occupied our land with industrial man-camps. Private security firms and RCMP have continually interfered with the constitutionally protected rights of Wet’suwet’en people to access our lands for hunting, trapping, and ceremony.” But instead of respecting Indigenous law, the RCMP enforced colonial law: on November 18 and 19, the RCMP raided Wet’suwet’en Territory using assault rifles, attack dogs, and even chain saws. They violently arrested over 30 people, including Land Defenders, supporters, legal observers, and journalists.

In response to the arrests in Wet’suwet’en, Land Defenders in Toronto went to the railroad on November 21. For two hours people blocked a train, sending a message of solidarity to those who’d been arrested. Though police were present at the blockade, at no point on that day did they express any concerns. They did not declare it an unlawful assembly and made no arrests. But a week later they began targeting organizers. The Toronto Police showed up at the home of Indigenous Land Defender, Vanessa Gray, and told her she had to turn herself in for attending that event. A week after that, they ticketed Miguel Avila-Velarde with a fine of over $600.

Police also began following Gary Wassaykeesic from November until the end of January. On January 30 they arrested him with those bogus charges that too many Black and Indigenous people find themselves charged with: “trespass and mischief”, the exact charges that colonial usurpers of this land have been guilty of themselves from the beginning. The police, and the mining companies, railroad companies, construction, and oil companies, etc. all tresspass on Indigenous land, then turn around and deliver harsh punishment against Indigenous people. Our government ignores treaties and human rights, including the right to thrive. It is so cruel and unjust to be routinely traumatized and criminalized like this repeatedly in your own homeland.

Gary spoke with me last week about the illogical charge of trespassing for an Indigenous person. Where else would he be? Where else should he be standing? This has always been the homeland of his people; and yet he has never felt any need to routinely arrest any of us for trespassing. We spoke about how governments have it all backwards since they are not the rightful authorities of this land. They have set themselves up as the legal and God-given authority, as if this entire country is their sole property when it never was. They’ve set up a network of violence to try to uphold this lie, doing everything to portray Indigenous people as if they are enemies for merely existing. This is wrong, and so is dragging out already nightmarish generational trauma into long-lasting, re-traumatizing, and unwarranted arrests.

Re-traumatizing arrest and legal support

Gary was strategically subjected to this lengthy drawn-out process of police harassment and intimidation tactics. Who gets arrested two months after an alleged criminal activity at an event where police voiced no problems in the first place? As Gary explained, “The Toronto Police stalked me, waited, and then arrested me, traumatizing me in the process. This has become the strategy of the Toronto Police. How many more others are they going to do this to?”

The timing of the arrest was also designed to increase harm and trauma: police arrested Gary after he led a vigil for the 93 children found in those unmarked graves at Williams’ Lake Residential School. They disrespected this community leader by callously arresting him right after this emotional memorial service, as he was mourning the tragic loss and discovery of mass-murdered children from his beloved community. Police heartlessness was a tactic as they watched, waited, and closed in on him shortly after the service ended, waiting until after he was separated from this gathering of fellow mourners. They timed it carefully, waiting until he took a streetcar home so they could storm onto the vehicle and violently pull him off in handcuffs. He was alone, but in front of strangers. Maybe some of the streetcar passengers could see the truth behind who was the real aggressor.

Then a month later police told Gary to report to an obscure, isolated location to get processed, hoping he’d have no real or supportive friends who would come to his aid. Gary had cooperatively provided his address to the police, but later noticed that his file stated he had “no fixed address”. What prompted their failure to make note of Gary’s actual address, and write those three words instead? They willfully replaced the facts with a mainstream stereotype (and this is falsifying police records, isn’t it?). The police wanted Gary to be deemed homeless by not recording his home address that he provided to them. Their omission added to their narrative to assume a mainstream stereotypical story about him having no friends who would care about him. Also, by characterizing him as homeless, they actually reveal the harsh truth of their intentions which indict themselves; if Gary and others of his community are experiencing homelessness, then this is entirely the fault of the colonial state which has literally stolen their homeland!

With all the harassment and legal persecution, Gary told me he’s so thankful for the group of friends and allies who showed up last week to accompany him in this continuing trauma. At least 10 of us waited for him outside, and one entered the building with Gary. When the officer demanded of her, “Why are you here?” Gary’s friend said, “I’m here to support him,” and added that she is a member of an international human rights organization. Upon hearing this, the officer decided to tone down his very intimidating attitude and lower his voice. Gary gave thanks for these caring communities willing to turn up for him, some people even risking incarceration themselves, no matter how cold and icy, no matter how early in the morning. He spoke with all his friends that day, old ones and new ones, some of whom he only just met that morning, many of whom will likely turn up to support him at his next painful court date.”

- Loretta Fisher, “Stop the police persecution of Land Defenders.” Spring Magazine. March 21, 2022.

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Scarborough teacher accused of sexually assaulting 10-year-old boy

A 24-year-old male teacher at a private Islamic school in Scarborough is facing charges after a 10-year-old student was allegedly driven off school property and sexually assaulted earlier this month.

Toronto police say that on Feb. 16 at about 11:15 a.m., a 10-year-old boy was taken from the grounds of The Islamic Foundation of Toronto School at Nugget Avenue and Markham Road.

Investigators allege the boy was driven to Neilson Road and McLevin Avenue in the Malvern area and sexually assaulted.

After the assault, the child was driven back to school.

On Tuesday, police arrested a suspect identified as Saleh Momla.

He was charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual interference.

None of the charges have been proven in court.

Const. Jenniferjit Sidhu said Momla’s image was released as investigators believe there are other victims who have not yet come forward.

Islamic Foundation of Toronto spokesperson Yusuf Badat said the accused was employed at the school in a program where children memorize the Quran. The victim was enrolled in that program.

Badat said that once the school was made aware of the allegations, Momla was banned from school grounds.

He later resigned.

Sidhu said the school distributed letters to go home with each student after they were made aware of the allegations.

Badat said the letters urged any child who has been victimized to contact police immediately.

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