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Mural on systemic racism has led to 'difficult conversations': Victoria mayor

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People look at the "More Justice More Peace Mural" created by 17 artists on display to raise awareness of injustices suffered by Black and Indigenous people and other people of colour at Bastion Square in Victoria on Friday August 28, 2020. Mayor Lisa Helps says the vandalism of art in public places isn't acceptable after the mural that has been at the centre of a debate over freedom of expression and systemic racism was defaced on the weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Victoria's mayor says the vandalism of a mural on systemic racism has led to difficult conversations.

Lisa Helps says she was disappointed by the vandalism, adding that the new language on the mural fits with the city's public art policy and is a reflection of the artists' experience of the past few weeks and months.

The ``More Justice, More Peace'' mural was vandalized with spray paint on Saturday morning.

The mural in the city's Bastion Square was criticized by the police chief in August, because it included the acronym ACAB, which is commonly held to mean ``All Cops Are Bastards'' or ``All Cops Are Bad.''

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