[Org4j-announce] Sat July 17, 1pm: Day of Action for Civil Liberties

[Organizing 4Justice]

*Day of Action for Civil Liberties
Human Rights Monument
Saturday, July 17 @ 1 p.m.
Mass rally & march*

During the G20 Summit in Toronto on June 26 and 27, more than $1.2 billion
was spent on a reported 20,000 police and security officers, a 5 metre
fence, and new weapons designed to stifle dissent and silence public
opposition.

Despite threats of new crowd dispersal weapons and dubious claims that
police were granted extraordinary powers of search and arrest, over 25,000
people peacefully marched to question the legitimacy of the G20 and call on
Canada to take action on the economy, jobs, public services, global poverty,
climate change, Indigenous rights, migrant and undocumented workers’ rights,
women’s rights, human rights, peace, inequality and social justice.

The police descended upon peaceful protesters and confused passers-by with a
force that was disproportionate, arbitrary and excessive, and included
raids, rubber bullets, tear gas and pre-emptive detentions.

In total, more than 900 people were detained based on dubious charges, in
the largest mass arrest in Canadian history.

Demonstrate your opposition to the excessive use of police force and the
unprecedented curtailment of civil liberties. Demand an independent public
inquiry. Join the Ottawa action for Civil Liberties on July 17, 2010 at 1
p.m.

Community members and organisations in other regions have organised similar
actions across the country, to pressure all levels of government to support
civil liberties.

For information or to endorse, email: CivilLibertiesNOW at gmail.com

*ALSO NOTE:*

For anyone who was in Toronto for the G20 protests and who was a subject of
or witness to police mistreatment, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association
is collecting testimony/complaints. They may be filing a class action
lawsuit, so please send them what you saw/experienced. THEIR DEADLINE IS
JULY 16 - so get your report in ASAP!!!
http://ccla.org/2010/06/29/resources-for-g20-related-complaints/
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