Isaac Oommen

The New Media Landscape Includes Streets Strewn with Broken Glass

isaac — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:21:49 +0000

The role of radical grassroots media in 2010 protest coverage

The atmosphere in the Alternative Media Centre (AMC) was like nowhere else: tense yet anticipating. Around twenty people milled about the Centre, leaving and going in either pairs or small groups so as to avoid being picked up off the streets by police.

When All Else Fails

isaac — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 03:45:30 +0000

Protesters burn cop cars, break corporate windows and taunt police line at Anti-G20 Toronto

An unusual calm settled over Yonge street around 6pm. Bits of glass lay strewn through the street as the this-far-persistent clouds parted to let in some sun.

"I don't know what happened, but they called us out an hour ago," said a muscular security guard in a white uniform outside a Starbucks that was having its windows restored.

Confronting the Invasion Anywhere

isaac — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:23:56 +0000

Police try to shut down indigenous resistance and cultural event

On a balmy Thursday evening, two dozen upset individuals stood outside the Steelworkers' Hall at 25 Cecil Hall.

A cultural show and talk by indigenous activists called Confront the Invasion was scheduled to be held at 8pm. By 7.30pm, the organizers were not being allowed into the venue.