http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/9702/0 en http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/least-65-deaths-connected-police-encounters-canada/36657 <p>&quot;At Least 65 Deaths Connected with Police Encounters in Canada in 2017&quot;</p> <p>By Jeff Shantz</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/least-65-deaths-connected-police-encounters-canada/36657" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/least-65-deaths-connected-police-encounters-canada/36657#comments Jeff Shantz Police/Prisons #cdnpoli #copcrime #policebrutality #policecrime #policestate #policeviolence criminology killer cops killercopscanada Sun, 31 Dec 2017 22:02:43 +0000 JShantz 36657 at http://toronto.mediacoop.ca http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/events/31394 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-label">Subhead:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Two Black August events </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-date-and-time"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-start">Fri Aug 15</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sat Aug 16</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-city"> <div class="field-label">city:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Toronto </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-venue"> <div class="field-label">Venue:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-address"> <div class="field-label">Address:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 252 Bloor Street West (next to the St. George subway station); Room 5-170 (on the 5th floor) </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-cost"> <div class="field-label">Cost:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Free event (Donations accepted) </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-organizer-contact"> <div class="field-label">organizer contact:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> eliminatepoliceviolence@gmail.com </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-accessibility"> <div class="field-label">Space Accessibiity:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Yes </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpeg" alt="image/jpeg icon" src="http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/image-x-generic.png" /><a href="http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/facebook-cover-image.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=210836">facebook-cover-image.jpg</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The Pan-African Solidarity Network (University of Toronto)</div> <p> <div> <div>presents</div></div></p> <p><a href="http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/events/31394" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/events/31394#comments Education Police/Prisons #policebrutality #Toronto Black August organize Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:36:45 +0000 Ajamu Nangwaya 31394 at http://toronto.mediacoop.ca http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/video/people-demand-justice-sammy/18472 <div class="field field-type-emvideo field-field-video-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="emvideo emvideo-video emvideo-youtube"><div id="media-youtube-1" class="media_youtube_flash media-youtube"> <div id="media-youtube-default-external-1"> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/1T9T4CpAKGE&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;hd=1&amp;amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;amp;playerapiid=ytplayer&amp;amp;fs=1" id="media-youtube-default-external-object-1"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1T9T4CpAKGE&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;hd=1&amp;amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;amp;playerapiid=ytplayer&amp;amp;fs=1" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"/> <param name="quality" value="best"/> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/> <param name="scale" value="noScale"/> <param name="salign" value="TL"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <!-- Fallback content --> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T9T4CpAKGE"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/1T9T4CpAKGE/0.jpg" alt="See video" title="See video" width="425" height="350" /></a> </object> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>TORONTO--Thousands of people took to the streets on July 29th to express their outrage against the murder of Sammy Yatim, an 18 year old Syrian teenager, demanding Justice for Sammy and all victims of police violence. The family and friends of Sammy Yatim organized the rally along with other Toronto community activists.</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/thumb200/img_6515.jpg" alt="" title="Thousands take to the streets to demand Justice for Sammy and all victims of police violence!" width="250" height="167" class="imagecache imagecache-thumb200 imagecache-default imagecache-thumb200_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/thumb200/img_6440.jpg" alt="" title="Sammy&#039;s family led the vigil for their murdered son and brother." width="250" height="167" class="imagecache imagecache-thumb200 imagecache-default imagecache-thumb200_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/thumb200/img_6530.jpg" alt="" title="Sammy Yatim&#039;s mother was grief-stricken by the untimely loss of her 18 year old son." width="250" height="167" class="imagecache imagecache-thumb200 imagecache-default imagecache-thumb200_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/thumb200/img_6575.jpg" alt="" title="Protesters converged on 14 Division to express their outrage against police brutality in Toronto and Constable James Forcillo who was the cop that shot Sammy 9 times." width="250" height="167" class="imagecache imagecache-thumb200 imagecache-default imagecache-thumb200_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/thumb200/img_6524.jpg" alt="" title="A red &#039;9&#039; was signed onto the ground to mark the site where Sammy Yatim was shot 9 times early Saturday morning." width="250" height="167" class="imagecache imagecache-thumb200 imagecache-default imagecache-thumb200_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/thumb200/img_6586.jpg" alt="" title="Rest in Power Sammy Yatim!" width="250" height="167" class="imagecache imagecache-thumb200 imagecache-default imagecache-thumb200_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/video/people-demand-justice-sammy/18472" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/video/people-demand-justice-sammy/18472#comments Shafiqullah Aziz Police/Prisons #JusticeforSammy #policebrutality #SammyYatim #Toronto Thu, 01 Aug 2013 17:00:42 +0000 Shafiqullah Aziz 18472 at http://toronto.mediacoop.ca