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
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.
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.
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
Excessive force
9:40 p.m. “I saw two people who were clearly doing nothing wrong get trampled by police horses. Going under their hooves.” 8:30 p.m. Stephen is still downtown, and he just saw police shoot a journalist with a rubber bullet. More updates to follow.
Downtown Toronto is a warzone
Downtown Toronto is in chaos after a 10,000-strong peaceful protest splintered in multiple directions, and a small faction began smashing windows along Queen Street and set police cars on fire. The southbound subway lines have been cut off in the downtown core, and movement is greatly restricted by lines of police in riot gear cutting … Read more
Slow going on the Northern front
The world leaders just arrived at Deerhurst, but as of a few hours ago, there were barely any protesters around. The ones that did show up, though, were fairly creative.
