Where the hell’s my gas mask? Or: How the police trashed my camera equipment because I was dressed like a cowboy
Photo by Simon Hayter. He’s good. Photojournalists were strapping on gas masks and helmets when I arrived at the standoff between police and protesters on Sunday. Police had stopped a nonviolent march at Queen and Spadina, and they were forcing demonstrators, journalists, and bystanders down Queen and away from the action. The cops stood in … Read more
Naomi Klein speaks in front of police headquarters
My camera gear’s damaged after a long night in the rain (more on that later), but here are some shots I managed to get yesterday.
Kettling at Queen and Spadina: video play-by-play
This isn’t exactly great cinema, but it shows a basic timeline of events leading up to the detention of hundreds of people at the intersection of Queen West and Spadina Avenue on Sunday night.
I am not a radical
An interview with John Meadow, a participant at a peaceful demonstration outside Toronto Police headquarters Monday afternoon. 1,500 people came out to protest police actions during the violent G20 weekend.
Day in photos: June 27
We’ve been busy. Yesterday, Braden was rounded up at Queen and Spadina along with hundreds of other people, and I was detained and searched by police. My camera gear is damaged after the police left it sitting in the rain while they searched me. We have piles of photos, audio, and video to sort through, … Read more
Some more from yesterday, with more to come
A recently-released woman shows off the socks she was given at the detention centre in Toronto’s east end. Police kept her own socks, along with her shoes and other belongings, in the plastic bag until she was released.
Toronto needs justice: a reading list
A roundup of the things many eloquent people who’ve been here this weekend are writing and saying.
Police crack down on peaceful protest, abuse reporters
A group of peaceful protesters was making their way West along Queen after a critical mass rally, when police stopped them at the intersection of Queen and Spadina. Riot police surrounded the crowd on all sides, boxed them in and announced that everyone present would be arrested. Among the crowd were several journalists, including Canadian … Read more
