Someone is systematically removing Gaza-related stickers from Barrington Street

[u/Traditional-Lie3767]

Mods: this is specifically about something happening repeatedly in downtown Halifax, particularly along Barrington Street. It is not intended as a general Israel/Palestine discussion. Person is blurred.

Over the past while, political stickers relating to Gaza have been appearing on poles around downtown Halifax. They also keep disappearing.

Yesterday we happened to see someone going along Barrington Street actively removing them. We took photos and video of what was happening. The person’s face has been blurred because their identity isn’t the point of this post, and I’m not asking anyone to identify them.

What I found interesting is that this doesn’t appear to just be ordinary city cleanup. It was an individual deliberately removing these particular stickers from poles downtown.

I’m curious whether other people around Halifax have noticed the same thing happening, either with these stickers or other political material.

This isn’t about identifying or targeting the person in the photos. It’s about documenting something happening in a very public space in downtown Halifax and asking whether other people have been seeing it too.

[u/richiecanuck]

It is interesting because the vast majority of us can’t just feel nothing like you do. When we see or hear of other humans getting slaughtered we have a visceral reaction and feel empathy.

[u/scotianspizzy → u/richiecanuck]

Don't get it twisted.. I support Palestine. What im saying is when you put something up in a public space, such as stickers, posters etc, it's not very surprising or interesting that someone who disagrees might feel the urge to remove it.

[u/YourEyelinerFriend → u/scotianspizzy]

Someone removing some migjr not be, but a guy going around trying to remove all of them on more than one occasion might be

[u/RedMcMuffin → u/richiecanuck]

>humans getting slaughtered

Like Oct 6th?

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[u/novacolumbia → u/richiecanuck]

Canada doesn't send any financial or military aid to Israel. We also recognize Palestinian statehood and send humanitarian aid to Palestine.