Photo: Rainbow Eyes outside the Nanaimo courthouse with supporters just prior to sentencing on April 24. Photo by Jordan Davidson/Nanaimo News NOW.
Da’naxda’xw-Awaetlala land defender Rainbow Eyes sentenced to 60 days in jail
Published by Brent Patterson on April 26, 2024
By Peace Brigades International, Canada
Da’naxda’xw-Awaetlala land defender Angela Davidson, also known as Rainbow Eyes, was sentenced this week to 60 days in jail for her participation in the peaceful blockades against Teal Cedar logging on the Fairy Creek watershed on Pacheedaht territory on Vancouver Island on seven occasions in 2021 and 2022.
CBC reports: “Angela Davidson, also known as Rainbow Eyes, received 60 days of jail time, after being convicted of seven counts of criminal contempt earlier this year, though she received credit for 12 days of time already served in pretrial detention.”