Apr 30, 2009 04:30 AM
Robyn Doolittle
Staff Reporter
Fifteen Tamil demonstrators were arrested yesterday evening after a group of protesters spilled over into a busy downtown intersection.
Police moved in as the crowd pushed forward on University Ave. to the north side of Dundas St. around 4:30 p.m.
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Peacenik was at the protest yesterday around noon when a Federal NDP member was giving a speech to thousands of protesters, praising the Tamils for their peaceful occupation of one of Toronto's major streets. Peacenik didn't catch his name but he was making the point that the Tamils had every right to block University Ave.
Apparently yesterday someone's patience ran out and there were arrests. If there can't even be a peaceful protest in Toronto, what chance is there to resolve a conflict where people are dying every day?
Peacenik stopped by the protest on Peacenik's way to work this morning. About 100 protesters remain, blocking the street. They are surrounded by more than 100 police. The protest leaders were visibly apprehensive that they were about to be forceably removed from the street. As new Tamils arrived they were encouraged to step onto the street and swell the numbers blocking traffic.
Peacenik hopes the protest continues peacefully. Peacenik hopes there is a cease fire in Sri Lanka. Peacenik hopes the police continue to show patience. Peacenik hopes there is a solution in Sri Lanka and on University Ave.
Police moved in as the crowd pushed forward on University Ave. to the north side of Dundas St. around 4:30 p.m.
Read on...
Peacenik was at the protest yesterday around noon when a Federal NDP member was giving a speech to thousands of protesters, praising the Tamils for their peaceful occupation of one of Toronto's major streets. Peacenik didn't catch his name but he was making the point that the Tamils had every right to block University Ave.
Apparently yesterday someone's patience ran out and there were arrests. If there can't even be a peaceful protest in Toronto, what chance is there to resolve a conflict where people are dying every day?
Peacenik stopped by the protest on Peacenik's way to work this morning. About 100 protesters remain, blocking the street. They are surrounded by more than 100 police. The protest leaders were visibly apprehensive that they were about to be forceably removed from the street. As new Tamils arrived they were encouraged to step onto the street and swell the numbers blocking traffic.
Peacenik hopes the protest continues peacefully. Peacenik hopes there is a cease fire in Sri Lanka. Peacenik hopes the police continue to show patience. Peacenik hopes there is a solution in Sri Lanka and on University Ave.
