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. [album: https://mediaindigena.com/wp-content/plugins/dm-albums/dm-albums.php?currdir=/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/Rally/] mediaINDIGENA will be showcasing more of Scott’s amazing photos in the […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
