STOP NATO: �NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- In a message dated 16/06/01 21:48:52 Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Sue Collis, an OCAP (Ontario Coalition Against Poverty) organizer, was arrested this evening, June 15, 2001, following an OCAP rally at Christie Pits. The rally was to kick off OCAP's fall campaign of economic disruption and protest against the Mike Harris agenda. Earlier this morning, John Clarke, OCAP founder and Provincial Organizer was arrested along with other OCAP members. Clearly the police strategy was to take the steam out of this evening's rally. We had originally obtained a permit from the Toronto School Board to hold the event at Central Technical School at Bathurst and Harbord. The Board of Ed cancelled the permit, probably under police pressure. When we tried to speak to the Bd of Ed at it's meeting on June 13, two OCAP members were arrested. I do not know what they were arrested for as nothing occurred at the School Board meeting. We went to Central Tech this evening to hold our meeting outdoors. The place was surrounded by maybe a hundred riot and mounted police. So, we went to the park nearby at Christie Pits. The cops, led by Steve Irwin, head of the Anti-Terrorist Squad, followed us. There were maybe 400 people at the rally including the undercover police and maybe 50 riot and mounted police there. I doubt if any of Canada's political or union leaders could draw a crowd like that in Toronto. Many union activists spoke as well as Dudley George's brother. Maybe four people were quietly arrested before and during the rally. Sue was arrested as she walked to the subway station after the rally. I believe that the police have two objectives. First, the short term objective is to harrass OCAP and it's widely popular campaign to fight the Harris government and all that it stands for. The second objective is to warn or frighten public sector workers, teachers, health care workers, as well as the poor and the aboriginal peoples who might possibly be tempted to stand up to the Harris globalization agenda. Tomorrow, June 16, we go ahead with our Provincial Conference to plan for the fall campaign. Bob Olsen, Toronto >> ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sue Collis, an OCAP (Ontario Coalition Against Poverty) organizer, was arrested this evening, June 15, 2001, following an OCAP rally at Christie Pits. The rally was to kick off OCAP's fall campaign of economic disruption and protest against the Mike Harris agenda. Earlier this morning, John Clarke, OCAP founder and Provincial Organizer was arrested along with other OCAP members. Clearly the police strategy was to take the steam out of this evening's rally. We had originally obtained a permit from the Toronto School Board to hold the event at Central Technical School at Bathurst and Harbord. The Board of Ed cancelled the permit, probably under police pressure. When we tried to speak to the Bd of Ed at it's meeting on June 13, two OCAP members were arrested. I do not know what they were arrested for as nothing occurred at the School Board meeting. We went to Central Tech this evening to hold our meeting outdoors. The place was surrounded by maybe a hundred riot and mounted police. So, we went to the park nearby at Christie Pits. The cops, led by Steve Irwin, head of the Anti-Terrorist Squad, followed us. There were maybe 400 people at the rally including the undercover police and maybe 50 riot and mounted police there. I doubt if any of Canada's political or union leaders could draw a crowd like that in Toronto. Many union activists spoke as well as Dudley George's brother. Maybe four people were quietly arrested before and during the rally. Sue was arrested as she walked to the subway station after the rally. I believe that the police have two objectives. First, the short term objective is to harrass OCAP and it's widely popular campaign to fight the Harris government and all that it stands for. The second objective is to warn or frighten public sector workers, teachers, health care workers, as well as the poor and the aboriginal peoples who might possibly be tempted to stand up to the Harris globalization agenda. Tomorrow, June 16, we go ahead with our Provincial Conference to plan for the fall campaign. Bob Olsen, Toronto .......................................... Bob Olsen, Toronto [EMAIL PROTECTED] ..........................................
