Mike Graeme
@mikegraeme.bsky.social
white settler photojournalist (scottish/english/irish descent) learning to help dismantle colonialism, racism & heteropatriarchy | living as a guest on lək̓ʷəŋən land | photos in The Narwhal, The Nation, IndigiNews, The Tyee, National Observer
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Who will win the Webster Award Nov. 3 for Community Reporting, presented by the Al Roadburg Foundation? The Discourse for Van. Island outdoor enthusiasts ... or their story Tiny homes & RVs ease housing crisis, or @indiginews.bsky.social @mikegraeme.bsky.social for How a colonial line shapes...
October 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Who will win the Webster Award Nov. 3 for Community Reporting, presented by the Al Roadburg Foundation? The Discourse for Van. Island outdoor enthusiasts ... or their story Tiny homes & RVs ease housing crisis, or @indiginews.bsky.social @mikegraeme.bsky.social for How a colonial line shapes...
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A B.C. court has granted an injunction against a group of people blocking a logging road on southern Vancouver Island. The decision paves the way for the RCMP to move in, stirring memories of the Fairy Creek conflict 4 years ago thenarwhal.ca/walbran-vall... #bcpoli
Walbran Valley logging blockade escalates with injunction | The Narwhal
Four years after Fairy Creek, a new battle over B.C.’s old-growth forests looms in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island
thenarwhal.ca
September 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A B.C. court has granted an injunction against a group of people blocking a logging road on southern Vancouver Island. The decision paves the way for the RCMP to move in, stirring memories of the Fairy Creek conflict 4 years ago thenarwhal.ca/walbran-vall... #bcpoli
The RCMP’s CRU-BC unit — formerly C-IRG — is set to enforce B.C.’s new Bills 14 and 15 designed to fast-track resource and infrastructure projects. This is according to documents obtained by The Breach, which published this photo I took at the Fairy Creek crackdowns:
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August 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The RCMP’s CRU-BC unit — formerly C-IRG — is set to enforce B.C.’s new Bills 14 and 15 designed to fast-track resource and infrastructure projects. This is according to documents obtained by The Breach, which published this photo I took at the Fairy Creek crackdowns:
breachmedia.ca/rcmp-unit-co...
breachmedia.ca/rcmp-unit-co...
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Tiny house for matriarch opposing PRGT arrives in Gitxsan Lax’yip from ‘Victoria’
Volunteer supporters built the home for Maas Gwitkunuxws Teresa Brown, who has been camping in the path of the controversial pipeline in northern ‘B.C.’
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Volunteer supporters built the home for Maas Gwitkunuxws Teresa Brown, who has been camping in the path of the controversial pipeline in northern ‘B.C.’
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Tiny house for matriarch opposing PRGT arrives in Gitxsan Lax’yip from ‘Victoria’
Volunteer supporters built the home for Maas Gwitkunuxws Teresa Brown, who has been camping in the path of the controversial pipeline in northern ‘B.C.’
indiginews.com
July 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Tiny house for matriarch opposing PRGT arrives in Gitxsan Lax’yip from ‘Victoria’
Volunteer supporters built the home for Maas Gwitkunuxws Teresa Brown, who has been camping in the path of the controversial pipeline in northern ‘B.C.’
indiginews.com/news/tiny-ho...
Story @mikegraeme.bsky.social
Volunteer supporters built the home for Maas Gwitkunuxws Teresa Brown, who has been camping in the path of the controversial pipeline in northern ‘B.C.’
indiginews.com/news/tiny-ho...
Story @mikegraeme.bsky.social
“All my life I wanted a home that no one could take from me,” says Teresa Brown, who received a hand-built tiny house from 100+ volunteers Sunday. The home will help her resist the PGRT pipeline’s incursion on her unceded territory.
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Tiny house for matriarch opposing PRGT arrives in Gitxsan Lax’yip from ‘Victoria’
Volunteer supporters built the home for Maas Gwitkunuxws Teresa Brown, who has been camping in the path of the controversial pipeline in northern ‘B.C.’
indiginews.com
July 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“All my life I wanted a home that no one could take from me,” says Teresa Brown, who received a hand-built tiny house from 100+ volunteers Sunday. The home will help her resist the PGRT pipeline’s incursion on her unceded territory.
Latest for @indiginews.bsky.social
indiginews.com/news/tiny-ho...
Latest for @indiginews.bsky.social
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This week, #climate justice activists gathered outside the international Summit on the Future of Energy Security in London to call for an end to all new fossil fuel projects. They also delivered a million-strong petition to the UK PM demanding an end to oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.
April 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This week, #climate justice activists gathered outside the international Summit on the Future of Energy Security in London to call for an end to all new fossil fuel projects. They also delivered a million-strong petition to the UK PM demanding an end to oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.
Thousands gathered in Belfast, Northern Ireland this month to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising—the historic rebellion against British rule in Ireland. The annual remembrance was also interwoven with Palestinian solidarity, with many recognizing the parallels of occupation and land theft.
April 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Thousands gathered in Belfast, Northern Ireland this month to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising—the historic rebellion against British rule in Ireland. The annual remembrance was also interwoven with Palestinian solidarity, with many recognizing the parallels of occupation and land theft.
Thousands gathered across the world on April 25 for the Global Day of Action for Gaza. These photos were taken of the International Solidarity Mural in Belfast, where memorials honouring those who died fighting for Irish liberation can also be seen flying Palestinian flags throughout the city.
April 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Thousands gathered across the world on April 25 for the Global Day of Action for Gaza. These photos were taken of the International Solidarity Mural in Belfast, where memorials honouring those who died fighting for Irish liberation can also be seen flying Palestinian flags throughout the city.
100+ people gathered in #Victoria on Tuesday following Israel’s resumption of massive airstrikes that killed over 400 people and injured more than 560 others. Entire families were wiped out, according to survivors.
Netanyahu said the renewed strikes on #Gaza are “only the beginning.”
#Palestine
Netanyahu said the renewed strikes on #Gaza are “only the beginning.”
#Palestine
March 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
100+ people gathered in #Victoria on Tuesday following Israel’s resumption of massive airstrikes that killed over 400 people and injured more than 560 others. Entire families were wiped out, according to survivors.
Netanyahu said the renewed strikes on #Gaza are “only the beginning.”
#Palestine
Netanyahu said the renewed strikes on #Gaza are “only the beginning.”
#Palestine
Today my heart is with Cambria and Elle Harris, who after nearly three tireless years have located the body of their mother, Morgan Harris, found in Prairie Green Landfill in Winnipeg.
Morgan Harris and three other Indigenous women were murdered by convicted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki in 2022.
Morgan Harris and three other Indigenous women were murdered by convicted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki in 2022.
March 9, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Today my heart is with Cambria and Elle Harris, who after nearly three tireless years have located the body of their mother, Morgan Harris, found in Prairie Green Landfill in Winnipeg.
Morgan Harris and three other Indigenous women were murdered by convicted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki in 2022.
Morgan Harris and three other Indigenous women were murdered by convicted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki in 2022.
Today, #VicPD and bylaw officers continued evicting unhoused residents in Oaklands Park, seizing their possessions/survival gear. When I arrived, I witnessed police standing guard as bylaw officers threw an unhoused woman’s tent, sleeping bag & other survival gear into garbage bins.
#stopthesweeps
#stopthesweeps
February 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Today, #VicPD and bylaw officers continued evicting unhoused residents in Oaklands Park, seizing their possessions/survival gear. When I arrived, I witnessed police standing guard as bylaw officers threw an unhoused woman’s tent, sleeping bag & other survival gear into garbage bins.
#stopthesweeps
#stopthesweeps
Hundreds marched through Lekwungen homelands over the long weekend for the 15th annual #StolenSisters Memorial March, honouring the thousands of #Indigenous women, girls & 2SLGBTQQIA+ people who have been murdered or remain missing in Canada. The crisis is a “race-based genocide” -National Inquiry
February 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Hundreds marched through Lekwungen homelands over the long weekend for the 15th annual #StolenSisters Memorial March, honouring the thousands of #Indigenous women, girls & 2SLGBTQQIA+ people who have been murdered or remain missing in Canada. The crisis is a “race-based genocide” -National Inquiry
Trump declaring his plan to “take over” and “own” #Gaza under the justification of it being full of “death and destruction,” while sitting cordially beside the culprit war criminal whose U.S.-backed military destroyed Gaza is as disgusting as it is unsurprising. The Onion headline writes itself.
February 5, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Trump declaring his plan to “take over” and “own” #Gaza under the justification of it being full of “death and destruction,” while sitting cordially beside the culprit war criminal whose U.S.-backed military destroyed Gaza is as disgusting as it is unsurprising. The Onion headline writes itself.
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More seriously though, it’s striking how quickly those in power admit we can interfere with markets and divert supply chains at the stroke of a pen after they’ve spent years insisting they’re powerless to do so in order to pull people out of poverty, fight climate change or protect ecosystems.
February 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
More seriously though, it’s striking how quickly those in power admit we can interfere with markets and divert supply chains at the stroke of a pen after they’ve spent years insisting they’re powerless to do so in order to pull people out of poverty, fight climate change or protect ecosystems.
As Israel submits to Phase 1 of a ceasefire in Gaza, community members in Victoria marched through the streets for the 67th week, continuing to call on Canada to ends its complicity in Israel’s genocide and war crimes.
#yyj #freepalestine
#yyj #freepalestine
January 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
As Israel submits to Phase 1 of a ceasefire in Gaza, community members in Victoria marched through the streets for the 67th week, continuing to call on Canada to ends its complicity in Israel’s genocide and war crimes.
#yyj #freepalestine
#yyj #freepalestine
Community members came together in Victoria on Saturday to honour the life and legacy of Shea Smith, an outspoken housing justice advocate who was killed at the cross-sections of the drug poisoning crisis and bylaw policies that criminalize homelessness.
#yyj #stopthesweeps
#yyj #stopthesweeps
January 13, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Community members came together in Victoria on Saturday to honour the life and legacy of Shea Smith, an outspoken housing justice advocate who was killed at the cross-sections of the drug poisoning crisis and bylaw policies that criminalize homelessness.
#yyj #stopthesweeps
#yyj #stopthesweeps
Following the deaths of 13 unhoused community members over the past 3 weeks, @backpackproject.bsky.social founder Niki Ottosen sharply criticized City of Victoria Mayor & Council this week as they deliberated on allocating another $4.7 million to enforce the city’s daytime sheltering ban.
December 15, 2024 at 4:20 AM
Following the deaths of 13 unhoused community members over the past 3 weeks, @backpackproject.bsky.social founder Niki Ottosen sharply criticized City of Victoria Mayor & Council this week as they deliberated on allocating another $4.7 million to enforce the city’s daytime sheltering ban.
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Nesheiwat was at the table when Trudeau dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
In July, we published this report about connections between Canadian pipeline company, TC Energy, and former Trump staffers. One TC exec, Julia Nesheiwat, is married to Mike Waltz, who has reportedly been tapped to serve the new Trump administration as security advisor. thenarwhal.ca/tc-energy-tr...
Former Trump staffers say they shaped TC Energy tactics | The Narwhal
TC Energy’s alleged hobnobbing with spy agency and lobbying strategy revealed in leaked recording
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December 3, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Nesheiwat was at the table when Trudeau dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
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Live Report: Activists Occupy Canadian Parliament Building to Protest Gaza War & Arming of Israel
Activists Occupy Canadian Parliament to Protest Gaza War & Arming Israel
“Canada needs to stop arming Israel and implement an immediate arms embargo.” In Ottawa, over 100 Jewish activists began a sit-in inside a Canadian parliamentary building Tuesday to demand Canada...
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December 3, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Live Report: Activists Occupy Canadian Parliament Building to Protest Gaza War & Arming of Israel
Unhoused community members set up an encampment at Centennial Square in #yyj #bc last night following a rally where they spoke about the systemic neglect & punitive policies targeting the unhoused. The encampment of around eight tents and a dozen people lasted until this morning when police arrived.
December 2, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Unhoused community members set up an encampment at Centennial Square in #yyj #bc last night following a rally where they spoke about the systemic neglect & punitive policies targeting the unhoused. The encampment of around eight tents and a dozen people lasted until this morning when police arrived.
Global National picked up photos I took for @indiginews.bsky.social of Gitxsan youth’s recent action in Victoria during the #BC NDP’s swearing-in ceremony.
See Neetu Garcha’s full reporting on the Gitanyow/Gitxsan resistance to the #PRGT pipeline here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-30V...
See Neetu Garcha’s full reporting on the Gitanyow/Gitxsan resistance to the #PRGT pipeline here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-30V...
December 2, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Global National picked up photos I took for @indiginews.bsky.social of Gitxsan youth’s recent action in Victoria during the #BC NDP’s swearing-in ceremony.
See Neetu Garcha’s full reporting on the Gitanyow/Gitxsan resistance to the #PRGT pipeline here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-30V...
See Neetu Garcha’s full reporting on the Gitanyow/Gitxsan resistance to the #PRGT pipeline here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-30V...
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Gitxsan and Gitanyow Land defenders continue to organize against PRGT as its environmental certificate is up for review.
It's time for the BC NDP to do the right thing and let this certificate expire.
Story by @mikegraeme.bsky.social via @indiginews.bsky.social
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It's time for the BC NDP to do the right thing and let this certificate expire.
Story by @mikegraeme.bsky.social via @indiginews.bsky.social
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As winter looms, Gitxsan and Gitanyow pipeline resistance shows no sign of slowing
Land defenders continue to organize against PRGT as its environmental assessment certificate is up for review starting this week
indiginews.com
November 28, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Gitxsan and Gitanyow Land defenders continue to organize against PRGT as its environmental certificate is up for review.
It's time for the BC NDP to do the right thing and let this certificate expire.
Story by @mikegraeme.bsky.social via @indiginews.bsky.social
indiginews.com/features/win...
It's time for the BC NDP to do the right thing and let this certificate expire.
Story by @mikegraeme.bsky.social via @indiginews.bsky.social
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“It’s scary thinking I’m going to be out here in the winter, but it really feels like I can’t leave," says Maas Gwitkunuxws Teresa Brown, who's been camping near the projected PRGT pipeline route.
“I do this from love.”
Story by @mikegraeme.bsky.social
indiginews.com/features/win...
As winter looms, Gitxsan and Gitanyow pipeline resistance shows no sign of slowing
Land defenders continue to organize against PRGT as its environmental assessment certificate is up for review as of this week
indiginews.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:39 PM
“It’s scary thinking I’m going to be out here in the winter, but it really feels like I can’t leave," says Maas Gwitkunuxws Teresa Brown, who's been camping near the projected PRGT pipeline route.
“I do this from love.”
Story by @mikegraeme.bsky.social
indiginews.com/features/win...