Black Lives Matter — Toronto (BLMTO) is the a “movement to resisting anti-Black racism, state-sanctioned and institutional violence, and fighting for Black Lives.” According to BLMTO: We are a coalition of Black community members, students, artists, organizers, activists, and everything in between We work in solidarity with black communities seeking justice from state-sanctioned violence, including but not limited to: police ...
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Toronto Black Lives Matter protest: “Abolish Canada”, “Dismantle the Police”
On Friday June 19, 2020 Hundreds of protesters affiliated with Black Lives Matter occupied College Street and painted the words “Defund the Police” outside of the Toronto Police Services headquarters. The organizer of the protest is “Not Another Black Life” that is affiliated with Black Lives Matter movement. The Facebook event posted by this group reads: Abolish the Police Juneteenth ...
Read More »Community forum to organize alternatives to policing in Toronto
Here is a document shared by Toronto Prisoners’ Rights Project on organizing alternatives to policing in Toronto. The even will take place on June 20, 2020. A COMMUNITY FORUM TO ORGANIZE ALTERNATIVES TO POLICING IN TORONTO LOGISTICS NOTICE HOW THE FORUM WILL WORK We divided the forum into four parts. In each part, we will hear from 5 community members ...
Read More »Antifa: “Existing systems that maintain capitalism must be toppled”
An initiative of the Revolutionary Communist Party Toronto, the Facebook page Toronto Against Fascism “serves as a news resource for anti-fascist news in the Toronto area, as well as a rapid-response network for mass mobilizations against fascism.” The far-left group states “We hope that anti-fascists in other cities will take up the struggle against fascism locally. Fascism does not need ...
Read More »Flyer in Seattle “Autonomous Zone”: “Destruction is necessary. F— peace”
Radical activists affiliated with Antifa and Black Lives Matter (BLM) declared Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) centered on a few blocks in Seattle’s downtown. The sign on the barricades reads: “You are now leaving the USA.” Other sign read: “This space is now the property of the Seattle people,” “No Cop Co-Op” and “End White Supremacy Now!” A memorial was ...
Read More »Seattle’s “Autonomous Zone” demands abolition of Police, imprisonment, jails
Radical activists affiliated with Antifa and Black Lives Matter (BLM) declared Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) centered on a few blocks in Seattle’s downtown. The sign on the barricades reads: “You are now leaving the USA.” Other sign read: “This space is now the property of the Seattle people,” “No Cop Co-Op” and “End White Supremacy Now!” Booths offer free ...
Read More »Founder of Black Lives Matter Canada: “War on Drugs” is “anti-Black”
Sandy Hudson is a co-founder Black Lives Matter Canada, a Vice-Chair of the Black Legal Action Centre and Editor-in-Residence of Praxis Center website.
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