Posts Filed Under: Protest

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Councillors grapple with gruesome anti-abortion pamphlets

At a public meeting, anti-choice activists clashed with upset residents.

By Marina Tyszkiewicz Sep. 12th, 9:00 am

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VIDEO: Inside the Animal Slaughter Protest by Toronto Vegans

Charged with mischief last year for offering water to a pig on a truck headed to a slaughterhouse, Anita Krajnc organized the event.

By Zach Ruiter Aug. 15th, 3:00 pm

How Toronto’s Community Gardens and Food Centres Can Challenge the Status Quo

At Ryerson last week, an American sociologist talked about how to make change at the local level.

By Wayne Roberts Aug. 15th, 12:30 pm

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Historicist: The Origin of “Toronto’s Cops are Tops”

Exploring the evolution during the early 1970s of the clichéd phrase used to support law enforcement, "our cops are tops."

By Jamie Bradburn Jul. 23rd, 12:00 pm

Scene: Black Lives Matter Protest

Hundreds protested in front of 40 College Street to protest the policing of Toronto's Black residents.

By David Hains Mar. 28th, 2:15 pm

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Black Lives Matter Protests on the Allen Expressway

Yesterday, Black Lives Matter took over Allen Road to share their message, and some people chose to focus on their tactics.

By David Hains Jul. 28th, 2:30 pm

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Historicist: Raiding the Bathhouses

When Toronto police raided four bathhouses in the 1980s, the city's gay community fought back.

By Jamie Bradburn May. 23rd, 12:30 pm

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Hundreds Gather for Black Lives Matter March

March held in support of Freddie Gray also raises questions about police conduct and carding.

By Joyita Sengupta May. 4th, 10:00 am

Historicist: “The long arc of history bends towards justice”

Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks at Forest Hill's Holy Blossom Temple in March 1962.

By Kevin Plummer Mar. 21st, 12:00 pm

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Spotted: ‘Black Lives Matter’ March

Hundreds of Torontonians took to the streets on Saturday to protest police brutality and racism.

By Graeme Bayliss Dec. 15th, 1:15 pm

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Scene: Toronto Rallies for Michael Brown

Thousands gathered on Tuesday to protest police brutality in the wake of a U.S. grand jury decision not to charge the white Missouri police officer who shot and killed the black teen.

By Graeme Bayliss • Photos by Giordano CiampiniNov. 26th, 10:30 am

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Scene: Toronto’s Tibetan Community Protests ‘Chinese propaganda event’

At the TIFF Bell Lightbox, demonstrators railed against an exhibition they say paints a rosy picture of the situation in Tibet.

By Lodoe-Laura Haines-Wangda Nov. 5th, 9:55 am

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Protesters Halt Work at Enbridge Pipeline Site in North Toronto

Demonstration at Dufferin and Finch the latest of many against the company's controversial Line 9 project.

By Graeme Bayliss • Photo by Giordano CiampiniAug. 11th, 12:18 pm

Spotted: Protestors Condemn Israeli Military Action in Gaza

Hundreds of people demonstrated in front of the Israeli consulate in downtown Toronto on Saturday.

By Sarah Sweet Jul. 21st, 10:40 am

Toronto’s Ukrainian Community Holds Queen’s Park Rally

Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Toronto to mourn those killed by security forces in Kiev, and to show support for a peaceful transition in Ukraine.

By Sarah Sweet • Photos by Ryan WalkerFeb. 24th, 10:03 am

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Historicist: The Provocative Street Players Crash the Levee

That time Jane Jacobs' son got thrown out of the mayor's New Year's levee.

By Kevin Plummer Dec. 29th, 12:00 pm

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Meditate Bay Street

Toronto artist Joel Richardson and an entourage of suits visited the Financial District on Sunday for a three-minute-long reflection on the current economy.

By Carly Maga • Photos by Lodoe Laura Haines-WangdaAug. 13th, 11:00 am

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SlutWalk Takes to Toronto Streets

SlutWalk Toronto holds its second rally after launching a global phenomenon last year.

By Kevin Scott • Photos by Dean BradleyMay. 28th, 12:00 pm