Eastside Revolt
11th October 2010, 02:11
A CALL FOR PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS FROM OCT 12-OCT 13TH
“THIS IS WHAT A PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION LOOKS LIKE:
YOU MESS WITH ONE, YOU MESS WITH US ALL!”
October 8, 2010 – Toronto, Mississauga New Credit – G20 defendant Alex
Hundert was found today to be in breach of his ‘no-demonstration’ bail
condition for speaking as an invited panelist at two university events in
mid-September 2010. He has remained behind bars since his arrest.
The Justice of the Peace at the Scarborough Courthouse made the
ridiculously ludicrous s.524 finding that Alex could, on a balance of
probabilities, be reasonably believed to have been in contravention of his
condition because he was supposedly engaging in the same kind of
“behaviour that he exhibited in meetings leading up to the G20.” The JP
did not even make a clear ruling on whether a public panel actually
constitutes a public demonstration. The JP simply implied in his decision
that the public panel was similar to an organizing meeting, which he
infers to constitute a demonstration.
On that basis, the Crown is now seeking to revoke Alex’s bail entirely and
keep him behind bars. His counsel is arguing for his release, and the JP
will make a decision on his release on Tuesday October 12, 2010 in the
Scarborough Courthouse, 1911 Eglinton East.
“THIS IS WHAT A PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION LOOKS LIKE!”
*** In outrage, we are calling for demonstrations to take place across
this land from Tuesday October 12th (preferably) to Wednesday October 13th
to defend our social movements and stand up for our friends and allies
currently being targeted by never-ending state repression. ***
Possible locations for public demonstrations include your local police
station, courthouse, crown offices, or take the streets in any visible
downtown location. No mobilization is too small.
Targeting community organizers is intended to weaken our growing and
thriving social and environmental justice movement, to isolate effective
and vocal community activists, and to criminalize dissent against the
violent policies of the G20 that perpetuate environmental degradation,
militarization, labour exploitation, and theft of Indigenous lands that
wreaks misery for the world’s majority. While the panic surrounding the
G20 protests has pushed forward the criminalization of resistance, we also
continue to witness the intensification of repressive state practices and
criminalization against immigrants and refugees, Indigenous people, queer
and trans folks, and communities living in poverty.
Declaring a public panel as a public demonstration is therefore a
dangerous precedent and an attack on all of us. Unless we challenge this
ruling forcefully, it will be used against organizers all across our
movement and all communities in struggle.
We cannot be silenced or intimidated, our resistance will only increase as
we keep organizing for liberation for all people, especially those who
daily bear the brunt of police, state, and corporate oppression. They
cannot jail our hearts.
“THIS IS WHAT A PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION LOOKS LIKE:
YOU MESS WITH ONE, YOU MESS WITH US ALL!”
October 8, 2010 – Toronto, Mississauga New Credit – G20 defendant Alex
Hundert was found today to be in breach of his ‘no-demonstration’ bail
condition for speaking as an invited panelist at two university events in
mid-September 2010. He has remained behind bars since his arrest.
The Justice of the Peace at the Scarborough Courthouse made the
ridiculously ludicrous s.524 finding that Alex could, on a balance of
probabilities, be reasonably believed to have been in contravention of his
condition because he was supposedly engaging in the same kind of
“behaviour that he exhibited in meetings leading up to the G20.” The JP
did not even make a clear ruling on whether a public panel actually
constitutes a public demonstration. The JP simply implied in his decision
that the public panel was similar to an organizing meeting, which he
infers to constitute a demonstration.
On that basis, the Crown is now seeking to revoke Alex’s bail entirely and
keep him behind bars. His counsel is arguing for his release, and the JP
will make a decision on his release on Tuesday October 12, 2010 in the
Scarborough Courthouse, 1911 Eglinton East.
“THIS IS WHAT A PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION LOOKS LIKE!”
*** In outrage, we are calling for demonstrations to take place across
this land from Tuesday October 12th (preferably) to Wednesday October 13th
to defend our social movements and stand up for our friends and allies
currently being targeted by never-ending state repression. ***
Possible locations for public demonstrations include your local police
station, courthouse, crown offices, or take the streets in any visible
downtown location. No mobilization is too small.
Targeting community organizers is intended to weaken our growing and
thriving social and environmental justice movement, to isolate effective
and vocal community activists, and to criminalize dissent against the
violent policies of the G20 that perpetuate environmental degradation,
militarization, labour exploitation, and theft of Indigenous lands that
wreaks misery for the world’s majority. While the panic surrounding the
G20 protests has pushed forward the criminalization of resistance, we also
continue to witness the intensification of repressive state practices and
criminalization against immigrants and refugees, Indigenous people, queer
and trans folks, and communities living in poverty.
Declaring a public panel as a public demonstration is therefore a
dangerous precedent and an attack on all of us. Unless we challenge this
ruling forcefully, it will be used against organizers all across our
movement and all communities in struggle.
We cannot be silenced or intimidated, our resistance will only increase as
we keep organizing for liberation for all people, especially those who
daily bear the brunt of police, state, and corporate oppression. They
cannot jail our hearts.