Following our posts about the anger felt by civil society groups about their forced separation from the media at this year’s G8/G20 Summit, GCAP released a press release on the issue. Kumi Naidoo, co-chair of the GCAP, called the situation “media apartheid”. Further quoted in the press release, Naidoo added that ““This is especially egregious [...]
Toronto police Chief Bill Blair spoke on Saturday night at a press conference in the International Media Centre to address the violent demonstrations that have occurred in protest of the G20. Blair emphasized that the group which used the forceful “Black Bloc” tactic was a faction unrelated to the largely peaceful protest at the People [...]
The Globe and Mail has posted a G8/G20 “protester watchlist” listing civil society groups that will be demonstrating during the Summit. The article includes audio clips by representatives conveying their key messaging to Stephen Harper and other G8 leaders. The major groups include: The Canadian Labour Congress Canadian Youth Climate Coalition The Council of Canadians [...]
A press conference this morning by activists as part of Make Poverty History’s “At the Table” campaign called for significant action at this year’s G8 Summit. Dorothy Ngoma, Executive Director of the National Organization of Nurses, Midwives, admonished G8 leaders for failing to protect the lives of women, who often die needlessly due to poor [...]
The civil society groups I interacted today with continued to be vocal about their disappointment at being segregated from the international media in the Alternative Media Centre. Several groups posted their reactions online: David Olsen of Global Health Council posted the following on Blog 4 Global Health: We don’t understand why the Canadian government felt [...]
