Montreal -- The trial of a Montreal man who was arrested after taking photos of undercover police will be heard in court later this week. Scott Weinstein was arrested on July 1, 2010, during a Montreal march denouncing mass arrests at the Toronto G20 protests. Julius Grey will appear for the defence in what promises to be an important political trial.

Weinstein left the march to take a video of a group of undercover police officers, who were described as "scary-looking" by another videographer. The undercover officers had earlier attempted to enter the march, only to be repulsed by watchful activists concerned about potential violence by police provocateurs. When Weinstein approached the undercovers, they were walking as a group in a street parallel to the march.

This public forum provides an opportunity to discuss new and alternative ideas about police issues in Toronto.

The evening will include brief ten-minute speeches, each focused on one of four key issues:
a) Where should we cut money in policing? Councillor Adam Vaughan
b) Alternatives to how police deal with young people. Speaker TBA.
c) How do we end sexist, racist and other inequitable police practises? Carol Tator, York University
d) Challenging police culture. Mariana Valverde, Centre for Criminology, University of Toronto