Spending the afternoon with BAYAN and community members who are rallying for the 19 people killed in a Philippine military operation in Toboso, Negros Occidental on April 19-20.

Victims included civilians, student leaders like Alyssa Alano, community journalist RJ Ledesma, human rights advocates, and two Filipino-Americans.

Protestors are demanding an end to the killings, accountability for the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and justice for those slain while advocating for farmers and communities.

#Toronto #TorontoActions #Negros19 #Philippines #Justicia

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The cops have been surveilling and harassing the Labour May Day Committee, escalating in the past month. Attached is a statement from the LMDC (not to be confused with the MLDC).

We had some live music from Marching Disorder.

Random artwork from a random child.

Bonus image: Why we will forever refer to the Christie Pits toilets as Patriots Square.
https://kolektiva.social/@Gigi/115194949689098657

#Toronto #TorontoActions #MayDay26

I swear, the cops let instigators harass protests so they can justify their presence, and THEN pen them to pretend like they're doing something productive.

#TorontoActions #PoliceDontKeepUsSafe #PoliceDontPreventCrime #AdamLeeWasserman #CreepySpouseInDaHouse #CreepySpouseInDaBigHouse

Goodness!
They correctly reported them as belonging to the counter-protestor group.

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During one incident, it’s alleged a man participating in the counter-demonstration confronted a participant in the Al-Quds demonstration who was holding a stick with an Islamic Republic of Iran flag attached.

Police say the accused began swinging his arms and fists at the victim, breaking the stick and causing pieces of it to strike the victim in the head.

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Police allege that in a second incident, another man participating in the counter-demonstration followed a participant who was wearing an Islamic Republic of Iran flag on their back.

Investigators say the accused “spat on the victim and ripped the flag off their back” before returning to the crowd.
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https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/two-men-facing-charges-after-incidents-at-torontos-al-quds-day-demonstration/

Given how many cops were there yesterday, I think we can adequately close the book on whether cops prevent anything from happening.

#Toronto #TorontoActions #FreePalestine #GenocideIsNotDefence #PoliceDontKeepUsSafe #PoliceDontPreventCrime

Perusing the ruling from today's injunction at my leisure.

Looking for a copy of it online for you to join me, if you're interested.

There's a copy of the initial filing and the ruling here now:
https://limewire.com/d/E5QWE#R4yM42cYs8

#AlQudsDay2026 #Toronto #TorontoActions #LawAndProtest

We're marching and somehow, I'm on flank.

I'm officially too old for flank.
I need to train some youth to do this.

#LOLife #LegalObservers #TorontoActions