Really, Canada? You think this was OK?

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People assembled in Queen’s Park are charged by a line of mounted police. Two were trampled by horses, according to eyewitness reports. One is visible here.

I am not a radical

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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. 

Toronto needs justice: a reading list

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A roundup of the things many eloquent people who’ve been here this weekend are writing and saying.

Black bloc vs. police state

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As of yesterday I’ve learned two things:

Kids against climate change

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At yesterday’s protest – against a backdrop of people chanting “Global warming, who do we thank? Dirty investments from Royal Bank!” – I met a couple grade 7s who were getting really into it.

Extreme weather roundup

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There’s been a lot of buzz about the earthquake today, but there has been a whole slew of other hair-raising natural events across Canada in recent months. In honour of today’s Environmental Justice march and forum, here’s a round-up of recent extreme weather events – signs, perhaps, that Stephen Harper should rethink his position that … Read more

Queering the G20

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A few words with Ro Velasquez of the Toronto Queer Resistance Network.

Why protest the Children’s Aid Society?

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An interview with Kelly Pflug-Back of Guelph’s Sense of Security, co-organizers of today’s protest.

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