It wasn’t a protest in the traditional sense -- no chanting three-word slogans, no placards in the air. Instead, it was something quieter, something glowing.

On a cool October night, a grassroots gathering unfolded -- not under the banner of any official organization, but led by three individuals determined to create space for reflection and resistance.

Keisha McLean, one of the co-organizers, stood among the lanterns she, Jasper Johnson and Shae Fischer had assembled an event born not out of bureaucracy, but urgency.

“It’s a grassroots initiative. Just the three of us responding to what we’re seeing around us,” said McLean, who staged her event at a downtown restaurant in Penticton on Thursday, simultaneously with a town hall which offered contrary viewpoints.

The catalyst? A group ca

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