When a girl loves a girl
I think that blogging has changed the way some of us write. It changed it for me. It made me think more about what people might want to hear rather than what I had to say. It made me wonder what people would be interested in, rather than what was on my mind or in my heart. It made me wonder what potential employers might think of me if they googled my name. It made me hide parts of myself just in case. You know, in case “they” found out. New colleagues, new clients, relatives, anyone who would look at me differently if they found out. If they found out that I’m a girl...
Read MoreG20: an interview with Sergeant Mark Hayes
After documenting the G20 policing protest in Ottawa last week, I read this article in the Citizen. After reading that, I thought ‘hey, I would have loved to have spoken with a police officer’. My way of thinking is that you won’t find out anything if you don’t at least try to ask for it. So I sent off a letter to the Ottawa Police and I was pleasantly surprised to get a letter from them confirming that they’ve forwarded my request to Sgt Hayes. And then, he called me. We discussed the process a bit, he confirmed that he got the green light from his...
Read MoreG20: the quest to understand continues
Since I posted the videos, photos and articles I wrote about the G20 policing protest, so many people have come forward either to share their stories or to express their thoughts to me about this event. I’ve also had several conversations about the nature of protesting, about whether or not protests are effective, about whether or not they should be violent or non-violent. I’ve indicated in a past article that I don’t believe that protests are effective at changing whatever it is that they’re trying to change. I’m speaking to this from a Canadian point of...
Read MoreG20: A Torontonian’s story of detainment
I had no idea that I would be providing updates and reports on the G20 policing issue. I wrote my reflection on the idea of protesting a few days ago and then a follow-up with my thoughts on the subject again a day after seeing videos of what was really happening there. Since then, so many people have come forward with their thoughts and their opinions and their stories. I wrote an article a while ago entitled “Why I write“. In it, I mention that I embrace my responsibility to listen. And I think that this is where traditional media has gone wrong for so long:...
Read MoreMore video footage of the G20 rally in Ottawa
I’ve found some time to edit and put together another video of the rally held in Ottawa against the G20 Policing. The evidence of police brutality and abuse is simply overwhelming. And I think that public opinion about the role of the police during the protests in Toronto is changing from “they were just doing their job” to “… this is atrocious!”. Here’s a video that was recently shared by a commenter on my previous article. The last minute is especially shocking. And here is my final video on the rally against the policing tactics used during...
Read MoreAn interview with a G20 protester
Thank goodness for technology. Earlier today, I found out that a solidarity rally was being held at the police station in Ottawa in support of those who were detained and treated poorly by police officers at the G2o protest in Toronto this past weekend. Having recently expressed my opinion on the subject, I thought I’d head out to the rally and try to find people who were in Toronto during the G20 protests and who might be able to share their opinions and accounts of what they saw and heard while they were there. I found Dan Murphy on Facebook and he agreed to tell me about his...
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