Just a bit of what's happened with the Occupy Toronto thing, not because you're interested, just because it'll put the gallery in perspective.
On Monday a judge ordered that the city could proceed with it's "eviction", meaning that they could serve the occupiers with notices under the Trespass Act to boot them out. By Tuesday about 1/3 to 1/2 of the tents went down voluntarily and there weren't many people around. From discussions I had with protesters, many were talking about what they'd do next, whether they'd give up for now and regroup, or if they'd immediately set up in another park. The first five photos in this gallery were taken on that "quiet" Tuesday. Wednesday the police moved in ~en masse~ to get the last of them out. Lots and lots of press were there along with many gawkers and observers. The final photos were taken that day. I chatted with a few cops who really didn't want to be there - a huge chance that things would get ugly. But it didn't. I think there were three arrests after all was said and done, and no violence or uprisings. By Thursday, the park looked like they'd never been there. So, here's the gallery, all taken with my phone camera: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/11/occupy-toronto-final-days.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
