Category: Human Rights
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Post-G20: Articles and a Video
There will be another rally in Toronto on Saturday, July 17. See “G8/G20 Communique: Saturday’s Civil Liberties rallies across Canada and other solidarity events”. The CCLA has filed complaints with the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD). See “Canadian Civil Liberties Association files complaints against G20 police”. Not sure if anything positive will…
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Post-G20: Rallies, More Articles and Videos
It’s been a while since I blogged about the G20 and it’s associated civil liberties/human rights issues. A few peaceful rallies have taken place since the G20. The latest is scheduled for July 17 – see “Update on G20 Days of Action across Canada on July 17”. The rally in Toronto took place on July…
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AI Canada: Independent Review of G20 Security Measures Urgently Needed
Amnesty International Canada writes: The G8/G20 Summits were supposed to have been a chance to talk about putting human rights at the heart of global fight against poverty. Instead, the voices of thousands were silenced or ignored and the headlines dominated by images of burning police cars and broken windows. We urgently need an independent…
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G20 Aftermath: Some more articles…
Additional articles can be found on my Shared Items page “Freed From 629 Eastern Avenue, G20 Detainees Speak” Fenton remarks that he and others were “imprisoned not for breaking the law but for disagreeing with the police.” Ghomeshi echoes this, saying: “we were criminalized for our activism. We should be encouraged to demonstrate peacefully.” She’s…
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Fighting for Freedom and Our Human Rights – What’s It All For?
In light of the recent events surrounding the G20 protests, I’d like to review a tiny bit of history and then share some commentary. June 26, 1945 was a historic moment for the world – the United Nations (UN) was created. After suffering through two world wars, the UN was created for the purpose of…
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G20 Aftermath: Police Should “Do your goddamned job!”
From rabble.ca, I have two videos to share. “Naomi Klein to police: ‘Don’t play public relations, do your goddamned job!’” After the widely condemned police brutality during the G20 Summit in Toronto, crowds gathered for a protest in front of Police Headquarters in Toronto on Monday, June 28, 2010. There, Naomi Klein tore into the…
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G20 Aftermath; Protest at Toronto Police HQ
Here are tweets from rabbleca yesterday regarding the “Jail Solidarity Rally”. They are protesting against the illegal arrests and detention of hundreds of peaceful people this past weekend. RT @HiMYSYeD: It’s Midnight… NOW we can walk near any damn fence we feel like in #Toronto without fear. #g20 p.s. Sleep Well. about 4 hours ago…
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G20 Protests; Is it Really Over?
Follow me on Twitter – @feyMorgaina. Things are happening too fast for me to keep blogging about them right now – and I’ve been blogging all weekend. Here’s a few other videos: “Watch: Union president Dave Coles lays down the line to police” Dave Coles told rabble.ca “At one point a row of police with…
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Video Coverage of the G20 Protests (“Welcome to ‘Harperland’”)
Here’s a few more videos that I hadn’t had time to post on here. These are courtesy of the Torontoist. Video of cops refusing people entrance into a public park – from Torontoist’s G20 Live: Friday. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12859130&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1 G20 – Allan Garden Protests from Torontoist on Vimeo. Video regarding concerns for the deaf man that was…
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Updates on G20 Protests from Twitter; Great Video and Photo Evidence
Okay, I think my retweeting finger has just about fallen off. I’ve barely gotten any sleep this weekend, but what has been happening – the trampling on civil liberties and human rights – is an important issue and needs to be addressed. For me, foregoing a little bit of sleep is nothing compared to what…
Pneumatised! 