An estimated 2,000 Occupy Toronto protesters and their supporters descended on Toronto City Hall Saturday afternoon to lash out at a mayor they say is part of the one per cent.
They gathered at St. James Park, the hub of the movement, and marched in two separate groups to Nathan Phillips Square in one of the largest demonstrations for Occupy Toronto to date.
Protesters carried signs supporting the demonstration’s “Evict Ford” rallying cry.
Occupy outreach team member Octavian Cadabeschi said the rally was protesting the Toronto mayor’s austerity measures and the growing crowd showed the 99 per cent are not happy with Ford’s service cuts.
The Occupy movement in Toronto is awaiting a judge’s decision on Monday morning to determine if they will be allowed to continue camping in the park.
“Hell no! We won’t go!” protesters chanted as they marched to the mayor’s workplace. “We are unstoppable. Another world is possible.”
Union groups such as the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the Canadian Auto Workers joined the occupiers and waved flags. Protestors were joined by others who had come to observe the rally.
Police formed a boundary around the marchers using their bicycles.
The two groups arrived drumming and chanting at City Hall around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and speeches from union and social assistance program representatives began shortly after 4 p.m.
Origin
Source: Toronto Star
They gathered at St. James Park, the hub of the movement, and marched in two separate groups to Nathan Phillips Square in one of the largest demonstrations for Occupy Toronto to date.
Protesters carried signs supporting the demonstration’s “Evict Ford” rallying cry.
Occupy outreach team member Octavian Cadabeschi said the rally was protesting the Toronto mayor’s austerity measures and the growing crowd showed the 99 per cent are not happy with Ford’s service cuts.
The Occupy movement in Toronto is awaiting a judge’s decision on Monday morning to determine if they will be allowed to continue camping in the park.
“Hell no! We won’t go!” protesters chanted as they marched to the mayor’s workplace. “We are unstoppable. Another world is possible.”
Union groups such as the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the Canadian Auto Workers joined the occupiers and waved flags. Protestors were joined by others who had come to observe the rally.
Police formed a boundary around the marchers using their bicycles.
The two groups arrived drumming and chanting at City Hall around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and speeches from union and social assistance program representatives began shortly after 4 p.m.
Origin
Source: Toronto Star
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