As we mentioned in an earlier post, photographer Scott Stephens is on the ground in Toronto, covering the protests surrounding the G8/G20 Summits.
The gallery below is a sample of the images he captured at a protest rally on June 24, 2010.
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mediaINDIGENA will be showcasing more of Scott’s amazing photos in the coming days.
Stay tuned…
A video collage by the folks at Democracy Now! of the “voices of protest” at the June 24, 2010 Indigenous-led march in Toronto concerning the G8 / G20 summits.
Incidentally, Mark Corbiere, who was quoted at the 0:43 mark of the piece, was “the first person arrested during G20 marches,” reports the Globe & Mail.
Placed in the so-called ‘protestors prison,’ he described it in rather underwhelming terms: “I was the only one in the whole place. It’s this massive jail and it was completely deserted.”
Taking advantage of Canada’s spot on the world stage this week, about 1000 Aboriginal protesters took to Toronto’s streets to protest the G8/G20 economic summits.
CBC News made a point of emphasizing that the protest was peaceful, while the Toronto Star focussed on why the march took place and who was involved. The Globe and Mail had an interesting article about how the first detainee of the so-called “protester prison” was an Ojibway activist named Mark Corbiere.
It was by far the largest protest of the G8/G20 summits and photographer Scott Stephens (Ojibway) was there (that’s his image on top). We’ll have more of his work in an upcoming post.
Stay tuned…
According to the CBC, the head of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Ron Evans, thinks Canada’s next appointee to the position of Governor General should be someone Aboriginal.
The report says Evans believes the unprecedented move would unite Canadians. His nominees: Phil Fontaine (former Assembly of First Nations leader) and Leona Aglukkaq (current federal Health Minister).
Globe & Mail columnist Lawrence Martin agrees, claiming there’s “a good chance” the Prime Minister will appoint an Aboriginal person to the post, naming Inuit leader Mary Simon as the most likely choice.
Methinks it’s time to ask what you make of such an idea. Luckily, we have a comments section and a hot-off-the-presses poll ready to go. Please vote!
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In a recent Idiot Box strip about the furor over a mosque going up near ground zero in NYC, Matt Borrs takes a long-term perspective on religious violence in the Americas .
Click on the panel to see the full comic.
