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After the widely condemned police brutality during the G20 Summit in Toronto, crowds gathered for a protest in front of Police Headquarters in Toronto on Monday, June 28, 2010. There, Naomi Klein tore into the Toronto Police for choosing to "play public relations" instead of doing their job.
Filmed by Tor Sandberg.
Watch: Judy Rebick reminds us why protest is powerful and necessary
After the widely condemned police brutality during the G20 Summit in Toronto, crowds gathered for a protest in front of Police Headquarters in Toronto on Monday, June 28, 2010. There, Judy Rebick gave a brief history of protest in Canada and reminded us why it is important.
(Please forgive the poor camera framing at some points -- a CBC security/body guard was not playing very nice.)
Filmed by Tor Sandberg.
Watch: Eighteen-year-old detainee recounts experience of being held inside G8/20 police cage for 26 hours
On his first day as a resident of Toronto, Dan Hamilton was a bystander during a protest when he was caught with his boyfriend in a mass arrest for "breaching the peace". Held for approximately 26 hours, the eighteen-year-old was let out at 3 a.m. on Monday, June 28th, 2010, where rabbletv caught up with him for his story.
Interview by Tor Sandberg.
Young woman tells of freezing, cramped conditions inside G8/20 detention centre
Elena Smith was caught in the mass arrests outside the Novatel building. Let out at 3 a.m., approximately 28 hours after her arrest, Smith reveals she was never able to call somebody and was subjected to cramped and freezing conditions inside.