Calgary mural saved from radicals — but only delayed for a year
A beautiful mural was hours away from being destroyed by Black Lives Matter radicals, but thanks to everyone who signed the petition at SaveTheMural.com, it was saved.
Of course, that didn’t stop Naheed Nenshi from being a bitter little grouch, calling everyone who opposed the destruction of the 25-year old mural a “racist,” and that they “have used this as an excuse to push their own views.”
Giving Wings to the Dream will not be removed or re-painted.@pinkflamingoyyc is working with The City, @CalgaryArtsDev and @yycbump to find a new location.
— Naheed Nenshi (@nenshi) August 13, 2020
The hate and racism that has come out in this discussion is disgusting, and anyone participating in it should be ashamed.
In fact, if you even signed our petition, Nenshi wants you to find another city to live in.
He literally wants you to move.
“If that’s how you feel, find another place to live,” the entitled mayor pouted.
Even now, after all of the support for the mural, the project is only delayed for a year, as you can see in this tweet:
We are appalled by the violent vitriol, racism & threats received by @pinkflamingoyyc around the BLM project. Regardless of how you feel about the plans, there is no space in Calgary for such hatred in response. The project is postponed until 2021, which is a loss for Calgary. pic.twitter.com/YgwjNzde4I
— Rozsa Foundation (@RozsaFoundation) August 13, 2020
We're still going to deliver this petition to Mayor Nenshi, and if you don't want to see taxpayer dollars wasted on art like this in our downtown, then be sure to add your name to our petition at SaveTheMural.com.
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