On March 15, 1997, the Collective Opposed to Police Brutality in Montreal held the first day against police brutality along with the Black Flag collective in Switzerland. The day is now observed across the world. It is a chance to denounce the brutal actions of police, connect activists working for human rights and to create international solidarity.

The day also acts an opportunity to acknowledge those who have been killed, abused, neglected or otherwise affected by the actions of the police or while in their care. Activists acknowledge and question the systemic targeting of Indigenous people, queer folks, people of colour, poor people and other marginalized groups by police.

11th Annual Graduate Conference in Communication and Culture at York University and Ryerson University, 

A defining moment in Canadian history will take place in Ottawa this month.

On Sept. 26, hundreds of individuals from across the country will participate in an act of peaceful civil disobedience. The objective is to send a clear message to the Harper regime, calling on the government to withdraw its unquestioning support of the tar sands industry and to provide leadership by forging the transition to a clean, just and renewable energy that respects Indigenous rights and gives priority to the health of our communities and the environment. It could well turn out to be the largest demonstration of environmental civil disobedience in the history of this country's climate movement.