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 […]
Recently, I became a last-minute replacement for a panel discussion at a Montreal university for the “Anti-Capitalist Teach-in Against the G8/G20”. The person I replaced said he had to back out that day because of work. Later, he said he’d received a call from the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service, or CSIS. Lately, a lot […]
