Whose streets? : the Toronto G20 and the challenges of Summit protest / Tom Malleson and David Wachsmuth, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wachsmuth, David.

Malleson, Tom.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group of Twenty. Summit--(4th : 2010 : Toronto, Ont.).

Group of Twenty.

Group of Twenty. Summit.

Demonstrations--Ontario--Toronto.

Demonstrations.

Police misconduct--Ontario--Toronto.

Police misconduct.

Political activists--Ontario--Toronto--Biography.

Political activists.

Anti-globalization movement--Ontario--Toronto.

Anti-globalization movement.

Ontario--Toronto.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxi, 230 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Between the Lines, 2011.

Summary:

In June 2010 activists opposing the G20 meeting held in Toronto were greeted with arbitrary state violence on a scale never before seen in Canada. Whose Streets?is a combination of testimonials from the front lines and analyses of the broader context, an account that both reflects critically on what occurred in Toronto and looks ahead to further building our capacity for resistance. Featuring reflections from activists who helped organize the mobilizations, demonstrators and passersby who were arbitrarily arrested and detained, and scholars committed to the theory and practice of confronting neoliberal capitalism, the collection balances critical perspective with on-the-street intensity. It offers vital insight for activists on how local organizing and global activism can come together.

Contents:

Part 1 Before the G20 Organizing a Protest Convergence

1 Building a Protest Convergence: The Toronto Community Mobilization Network / Tom Malleson Malleson, Tom 17

2 Community Organizing for a Global Protest / Mac Scott Scott, Mac 29

3 Collective Movement, Collective Power: People of Colour, Migrant Justice, and the G20 / Syed Hussan Hussan, Syed 35

4 "Canada Can't Hide Genocide": Marching for Indigenous Rights / Lisa Currier Currier, Lisa 43

5 Labour's Role in Opposing the G20: Building Resistance to Austerity / Archana Rampure Rampure, Archana 47

6 Unions, Direct Action, and the G20 Protests: Obstacles and Opportunities / Jeff Shantz Shantz, Jeff 57

7 Presenting the Movement's Narratives: Organizing Alternative Media / Dan Kellar Kellar, Dan 71

8 Got Your Back!: Building Radical Crisis Support into the G20 Convergence / Monique Woolnough Woolnough, Monique 81

Part 2 During the G20: Documenting Resistance and Repression

9 Police Violence and State Repression at the Toronto G20 The Facts: The Movement Defence Committee 87

10 They Sought to Terrify Us out of the Streets / Nat Gray Gray, Nat 97

11 One Day in a Cage: Notes on the Temporary Detention Centre / David Wachsmuth Wachsmuth, David 103

12 "Hop!": A First-Hand Account of Police Abuse at the G20 / Sarah Pruyn Pruyn, Sarah 109

13 Women Resist, Police Repress: Gendered Police Violence at the Toronto G20 / Shailagh Keaney Keaney, Shailagh 115

14 A Wall of Brick and Rage / Nicole Tanguay Tanguay, Nicole 125

15 Connecting Carceral Spaces: Reflecting on Summit Detention / Swathi Sekhar Sekhar, Swathi 127

16 Caught in the Crossfire / Elroy Yau Yau, Elroy 133

Part 3 After the G20 Critical Reflections, Moving Forward

17 Martial Law in the Streets of Toronto: G20 Security and State Violence / Neil Smith Smith, Neil, Deborah Cowen Cowen, Deborah 139

18 Marching with the Black Bloc: "Violence" and Movement Building / Tammy Kovich Kovich, Tammy 157

19 Forms of Protest Reflect Our Power: Radical Strategy and Mass Mobilizations / Clarice Kuhling Kuhling, Clarice 165

20 Surveying the Landscape: Local Protesters and Global Summits / Lesley J. Wood Wood, Lesley J., Glenn J. Stalker Stalker, Glenn J. 177

21 What Moves Us Now?: The Contradictions of "Community" / Clare O'Connor O'Connor, Clare 187

22 Social Protest in the Age of Austerity: Prospects for Mass Resistance after the G20 / David McNally McNally, David 201.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical referneces (pages 213-225).

ISBN:

1926662792

9781926662794

OCLC:

754317614