Organizing in the face of police intimidation
Media Advisory
June 5, 2010
Organizing in the face of police intimidation
Toronto—As the meetings of the self-appointed, global organizing committee of violence (the G8 and G20 Summits) draws closer, immigrant, working and poor communities, Indigenous people, women, queer and disAbled folk are continuing to organize in the face of police intimidation, harassment and CSIS visits to organize for a world free of poverty, violence and environmental havoc.
A press conference and picket is being organized at 222 Bremner Boulevard
at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at 10:30
am.
Community Members and Organizers from the Toronto Community Mobilization Network, legal spokespeople from of the Summit Legal Project of the Movement Defence Committee of the Law Union of Ontario, friends of
people intimidated by Toronto Police, and people that have been harassed by CSIS and the ISU, will be in attendance.
“Everywhere one turns, people are upset about the G20’s policies and their overpriced, unnecessary Summit,” said Aruna Boodram of the Toronto Community Mobilization Network. “Instead of holding the G20 accountable, we have a massive police force with a billion dollars worth of deadly toys, fences and cops visiting people, intimidating them, and trying to marginalize a legitimate people’s convergence.”
“Why are the cops targeting everyday people going about their daily business? she asked.
The Summit Legal Project will be releasing a full list of all ISU and CSIS visits on G8/G20 organizers.
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The Toronto Community Mobilization Network is a network of individuals and community organizations coming together to support mobilizations for Indigenous Sovereignty and Self-Determination, Environmental and Climate Justice, Migrant Justice and an End to War and Occupation, Income Equity and Community Control over Resources, Gender Justice and Queer and disAbility rights through protests, creative actions and educational events.
For more information, contact Media Liaisons | 647 454 2443 | tcmn.media@gmail.com
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The G8/G20 meetings took place in Ontario from June 25-27, 2010. Toronto-based organizations of women, people of colour, indigenous peoples, the poor, the working class, queer and trans people and disabled people organized a peoples convergence with 40,000 people taking to the streets, standing up for justice in collaboration and solidarity!
Activists, community members, inspired and outraged individuals came together as a movement to demand justice for people and the planet. Over a week of mobilizations, events, workshops and direct actions took place in the face of state and police repression, violence and infringements on rights and freedoms.
We must continue to mobilize and build greater solidarity among our communities- an important part of this is supporting all those arrested during the G20 summit, including our allies still in detention, and those released on bail.