[Dissent-fr-info] G8/G20 Toronto: Tens of thousands demonstrate, battle with police

[Dissent! France Info Newsletter]

Some 70.000 people demonstrated in Toronto today (first day of G20),
some activist media even say 100.000
(http://de.indymedia.org/2010/06/284982.shtml)

Groups of demonstrators tried to push through police lines and attacked
corporate buildings and police HQ ("A wall of police in riot gear has
formed outside 40 College, police headquarters. People are hurling
bricks and golf balls at them." http://thestar.blogs.com/g20/)

Live-ticker here: http://twitter.com/mediacoop

Repression is huge, the day before saturday busses comming from Montreal
were attacked by police (
http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/montrealers-arrested-toronto-ahead-g20-protest/3828
)
and in the night of June 25 several houses were activists were sleeping
were raided. Four people now charged with conspiracy.
http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/house-raids-warrants-and-arrests/3823
Journalists are targetted http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/3582
and people are stopped and held at the border:
http://chicago.indymedia.org/newswire/display/91343/index.php
Video: Water delivery at protest:
ttp://toronto.mediacoop.ca/video/g20-toronto-water-delivery-protest/3827

Dutch media report that prime minister Balkenende can't leave his hotel
to attend meetings  because of riots in front of it
(
http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/7053797/__Balkenende_vast_in_hotel__.html
)

http://movementdefence.org/securityzone
Tmeline with pictures from some commercial newspaper:
http://thestar.blogs.com/g20/

Follow the events at:
http://www.g20breakdown.com/
http://toronto.mediacoop.ca
http://2010.mediacoop.ca/

And organize solidarity
June 24—Report back

-Daily Spoke (Issue #8):
http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/thespoke8_final.pdf

June 25—Report Back

-Network press release: Justice For Our Communities Press Release
http://torontomobilize.org/node/341
-Network press release: Statement on Police Impunity
http://torontomobilize.org/node/337

June 26 – 2nd Day of Action: Get Off The Fence

-10:30am,  Tent City and Press Conference (Allan Gardens at Sherbourne and
Carleton)
-1pm,  People First, We Deserve Better (Queen’s Park)
-1pm,  Get Off the Fence (Queen’s Park)
-8pm,  General Assembly (Convergence Space, 1266 Queen St. West)
-Saturday Night Fever, Radical Street Party (Time/Location TBA)

Full details: http://g20.torontomobilize.org/schedule

ALSO: Follow us on twitter to get important information and updates as it
is happening! Follow us @g20mobilize and use hashtags #g20report
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