Posts tagged: protests

Police Remind Themselves to Play Nicely with Protesters

As a follow-up to my earlier post about government and protesters living in harmony, I thought I’d share some of the comments that I saw at work today.  The following are taken verbatim, straight from an official document. “Protests are part of everyday life, especially in Toronto. Important to consider that citizens have the right [...]

Wednesday January 27th, 2010 in , , , , , | Comments Off

Police + Protestors Living in Peace? Almost.

I’ve come across a few protestor websites lately, and I used to have an anarchist classmate. In many cases, there was an underlying dislike and distrust of police agencies. But is that really deserved? We‘ve all seen videos and photos of phalanxes of officers in armor and riot shields, raining canisters of tear gas on [...]

Thursday December 10th, 2009 in , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Taking Care of Protestors

Who takes care of the protestors at the G8, G20, WTO, ASEAN, and other international summits?  Who helps the protestors on the receiving end of tear gas, rubber bullets, attack dogs, and a phalanx of riot shields and batons?  Street medics. I’ve spent the last week thinking about, writing about, and meeting about protestors.  I [...]

Friday December 4th, 2009 in , , , , , | 1 Comment »