G20 SUMMIT NONVIOLENT PRAYER VIGIL
G20 SUMMIT NONVIOLENT PRAYER VIGIL
Join the Student Christian Movement and friends for a nonviolent, prayerful action, to remember the victims of social and economic oppression in the G20 countries, and of IMF/World Bank economic policies worldwide, and to express our hope that the world leaders gathered in Toronto will act in the interests of all people, rather than just the economic elite.
We will gather on Sunday, June 27, at 2 pm, on the grounds of St James Anglican Cathedral (King and Church), and walk to the barricade, where we will remain in prayer and vigil for as long as possible. Some of the participants may choose to obstruct the entry point or the road, and may be arrested, but those who don't choose to risk arrest can also be full participants in the vigil. Nonviolence and inclusiveness are important
values underlying our planning.
Legal observers will be present, and legal help will be available to those who may be arrested.
We encourage everyone interested in participating to attend, if possible, a planning/training session on Thursday June 24, at 6 pm, at St Simon the Apostle, 525 Bloor St E. It is especially important that anyone who may risk arrest should come to this session.
For more information, or to sign up for the planning/training session,
contact Maggie Helwig, maggie@web.net, 416-526-5438.
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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.