G20 UNLAWFUL ARREST class action justice

DannyLiberty — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:55:48 +0000

G20 Toronto 2010 (PART 2) The pursuit of truth continues with mixed media clips relating to the G20 PSY-OP...

Their Laws—Our Loss

J Shantz — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:10:39 +0000

Map: G20 Turns Toronto into Chaos

Gwalgen Dent — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:50:56 +0000

Toronto’s Communities Prepare for the G8 and G20 Summits

Gwalgen Dent — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:14:19 +0000

The leaders of the G20 countries, as well as their central bank governors, the IMF, World Bank and the EU will be in Toronto in five weeks, June 26-27, 2010. That is nearly 20,000 delegates, 15,000 armed police and 5,000 media personnel all descending to make it a very hot June weekend indeed.

Anti-Poverty Protestors Disrupt Financial District

Gwalgen Dent — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:07:44 +0000

Activists Target 'People Pulling The Strings'

Under a blanket of hail, rain and cold weather, 200-300 protesters marched in the financial centre of Toronto on November 5th. The march, organized by the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) , took aim at government policy during the recession. The Canadian Federation of Students – Ontario held a separate march on the same day which went through Queen’s Park, home of the Ontario Legislature.

“We’re demanding real income, real housing, real justice…Let’s Go!,” said a speaker at the event before protesters started walking towards King St. and Bay St. in Downtown Toronto, home to such financial heavyweights as Toronto-Dominion Bank, the Bank of Montreal, Royal Bank of Canada and the Bank of Nova Scotia.

Before marching a series of OCAP speakers at St. James Park in Toronto took aim at Provincial and Federal policy.

“We wanted to participate that day and march into the financial district to point out who is benefiting within this crisis,” says Lisa Schofield, an organizer with OCAP. Criticizing the C$75 billion Canadian Chartered bank bailout program in October last year, Schofield argues that money has not flowed similarly to social housing and social assistance. “Our specific demands are around income. We're demanding a raise to assistance rates of 40%, less hours to qualify for the EI system, a raise in minimum wage…justice for non status people and justice for first nations communities.”

Other speeches were made against the Federal Foreign Temporary Worker Program, First-Nations drinking water health, fare increases for the Toronto Transit Commission and recent labour practices by Cadillac-Fairview.

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G20 UNLAWFUL ARREST class action justice

Their Laws—Our Loss

Map: G20 Turns Toronto into Chaos

Toronto’s Communities Prepare for the G8 and G20 Summits

Anti-Poverty Protestors Disrupt Financial District