Call for support for Amber Bracken legal defence fund
A crowd of officers, including militarized police, wait in the courtyard outside of the tiny house dwelling as supporters and media are arrested. Photo Amber Bracken/The Narwhal
The News Photographer Association of Canada (NPAC) welcomes its members interested in supporting Amber Bracken’s oncoming legal battle to follow this link to The Narwhal support page: https://thenarwhal.ca/NPAC-donate
You can enter “Support the Amber Bracken legal defence fund” in the “I am contributing because” block or make a general donation to The Narwhal to use the funds to support their operations.
All donations / support sent through this NPAC link will be recorded and tallied as direct support from our members.
— NPAC Board of Directors
Emma Gilchrist, Editor of The Narwhal recently published this summary of the situation:
“…When we sent photojournalist Amber Bracken to Wet’suwet’en territory to report on one of the biggest stories in the country, we didn’t anticipate she’d become part of the story. Then, Friday came: the RCMP arrested Amber and 14 others, including Wet’suwet’en land defenders, as officers enforced an injunction for the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
It should go without saying: journalism is not a crime. Amber was one of the only journalists present to document a story of vital public interest — and the RCMP took her away in handcuffs, despite the fact she clearly identified herself as a journalist.
Amber has finally been released from jail, on the condition she appears on contempt of court charges in February. But we have a long battle ahead of us in defending Amber — and, ultimately, the right for all journalists to report from within injunction zones.
And we need your help: our insurance won’t cover the legal fees for Amber’s ordeal.”
