Support for anarchists rising
Posted: November 9, 2013 in Militant MerchandiseTags: anarchism, anarchy in Brazil, black bloc, Brazil black bloc, Brazil protests
Social unrest over police actions, poverty and corruption have grown Black Bloc rank
Demonstrators in Niteroi, near Rio de Janeiro, overturn a bus during protests. Clashes with police continued even as bus fare hikes were rolled back in two cities after protests on June 20, 2013.
When a tear-gas canister rattled around at Andrea Coelho’s feet, a masked young man picked it up and tossed it back at police. Right there, the kindergarten teacher decided she backed him and his fellow Black Bloc anarchists. Read the rest of this entry »
Mandy Hiscocks’ Statement to the Court
Posted: January 14, 2012 in Toronto G20 DefenseTags: Amanda Hiscocks, G20, G20 protests, G20 Toronto arrests, Mandy Hiscocks, militant resistance, Toronto G20, Toronto G20 Conspiracy Case, Toronto G20 legal defense
On Friday (January) the 13th 2012, Mandy Hiscocks was sentenced to 20-24 month for 1 count of Counseling to Commit Mischief and Counseling to Obstruct Police. With 31 days in pretrial custody and harsh bail c
onditions taken into account, Mandy’s remaining time to serve is 16 months.
With the courthouse filled with supporters, more than could even fit in the courtroom, Mandy delivered an awesome speech chastising the justice system and enlightening the judge as to why exactly, her desires have not been deterred by her sentence. Read the rest of this entry »
G20 Defendant Leah Henderson Sentenced to 10 Months in Jail
Posted: December 20, 2011 in Toronto G20 DefenseTags: autonomous resistance, G20, G20 protests, G20 Toronto arrests, Toronto G20, Toronto G20 legal defense
Woman who counselled G20 window-smashing sentenced to 10 months in prison
Megan O’Toole, National Post, Dec 20, 2011
A self-described “anarchist” who counselled others to smash store windows during G20 protests in Toronto last year has been sentenced to 10 months in prison.
Leah Henderson was among a group of six who pleaded guilty in November to counselling the commission of mischief in the run-up to the 2010 world leaders’ summit, where a small group of violent protesters wreaked havoc in the downtown core. Read the rest of this entry »
Ryan Rainville’s Statement to the Courts
Posted: December 12, 2011 in Indigenous Peoples, Toronto G20 DefenseTags: autonomous resistance, black bloc, G20, G20 protests, G20 Toronto arrests, militant resistance
Following the June 2010 G20 summit in Toronto, a wave of repression came down on anarchists and anti-authoritarians in Southern Ontario. Ryan Rainville was one of those arrested and held in jail for three months before being released into house arrest at a Native men’s residence in Toronto called Sagatay.
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G20 attack on police car nets house arrest
Posted: December 5, 2011 in Toronto G20 DefenseTags: black bloc, G20, G20 protests, G20 Toronto arrests, Toronto G20
Peter Edwards Staff Reporter, The Star (Toronto)
Mon Dec 05 2011
A self-described anarchist was sentenced to an
eight-month conditional sentence, on top of pretrial custody, for his attacks on three police vehicles during the G20 riots. Read the rest of this entry »
Statement by G20 Conspiracy Defendants on Plea Deal
Posted: November 24, 2011 in Toronto G20 DefenseTags: G20, G20 protests, G20 Toronto arrests, Toronto G20, Toronto G20 Conspiracy Case, Toronto G20 legal defense
GROUP STATEMENT BY 17 PEOPLE CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY DURING THE G20
REGARDING A PLEA DEAL
http://conspiretoresist.wordpress.com/
November 22, 2011 — As people across Turtle I
sland look towards the global wave of protests against the austerity agenda, the memory of the 2010 G20 protests in Toronto looms large as both inspiration and caution. We are seventeen people accused by the state of planning to disrupt the leaders summit – the prosecutors call us the G20 Main Conspiracy Group. Read the rest of this entry »
