Brutality

Tuesday March 15th — 5PM
51 Division (Front and Parliament St.)

One week last summer the police turned the whole City into a prison. But in poor neighbourhoods, it’s the G20 everyday. Communities are under attack by the Police because they are poor, homeless, racialized, First Nations and immigrants. We are further abused when we fight back. Our communities are under attack because the police exist to maintain a social order in this country that protects the government, the banks, and the rich while criminalizing the rest.

Despite the trillions of dollars stolen, embezzled and extorted by banks and finance companies that led to this recession, the police are not in the habit of kicking down doors on Bay St. But they are kicking down doors, ticketing, arresting, beating and killing people in poor communities.

March 15th is the International Day Against Police Brutality. A day to bring awareness to the violence, torture, intimidation and harassment by our governments' Police Forces. We, the people, the victims and the survivors will come together to raise our voices to show that we will not stay silent!

Brief Audio of Gaetan Heroux Speaking at Rally:

On the 10th Annual International Day Against Police Brutality

Thursday March 15th
4:00pm
College and Lansdowne

Every day OCAP works hand in hand with communities that have been under attack by the Police. Under attack because they are poor, homeless, people of colour, First Nations or new immigrants. Under attack because it is the job of the police to maintain the power of the wealthy and upper class. When we struggle to improve our lives and the lives of our children and communities, it is these same police that attack us and keep us beaten down.

March 15th 2007 marks the 10th Anniversary of the International Day Against Police Brutality. A day to bring awareness to the violence, torture, intimidation and harassment inflicted on citizens' by our governments' Police Forces.

The August 30th action in the Mount Olive Toronto Housing project to challenge the transfer of resources from poor communities to the bloated Police Budget succeeded before it began.

If the government can spend 17+ million on a new police station why don't they spend money on the youth?

The City gives more money to police than they do to our kids' recreation centre and programs. The kids are just sitting around with nothing to do, meanwhile they get harrassed by the cops.

If you are coming from Downtown and want to travel in a group, meet at 9:45 am at KIPLING SUBWAY STATION

If you want to meet at the site of the demonstration meet at:
10 AM: Demonstration
Meet at Mount Olive Basket ball court.

We need more money for Communities NOT for Police

On Prisoners Justice Day- Thursday August 10, 2006
12noon
All Saints Church (corner of Sherbourne and Dundas)
Lunch will be Served

Across the City of Toronto poor communities are feeling the full weight of the Toronto Police. They have gunned down Jeffrey Reodica, they have launched para-millitary assaults in the North End of the City, they have kicked in the windows of Alexandra Park, they have brutally assaulted people in east-end parks and all the while the Mayor of our City has given them a pat on the back.

Friday July 7
12 pm
Outside 23 Division
2126 Kipling Ave

By TTC: Subway to Kipling Station
Take Bus #45 (Kipling North)
Get off at Redcliff Blvd and walk south to the division

The Metro Toronto Police 23 divison has a long history of violent and racist behaviour in the housing projects of North Etobicoke-charging kids with little to no evidence, brutal arrests, trumped up charges, slamming youth with baseless criminal records from an early age. Parents in protecting their children are hit as hard by the division.