Protests that were planned today in Toronto to take action against anti-black and anti-Indigenous racism in Canada and the US saw thousands arrive on the scene to take part.
Two hours after its start, the protest continues to gain more demonstrators.
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Protestors chant “1-2-3-4 this is f*cking class war. 5-6-7-8 overthrow the racist state” as they make their way to Queen’s Park. The crowd, already in the thousands, continues to grow. pic.twitter.com/FJotmaX9LT
As they marched to Queen's Park, protestors could be heard to chant slogans against the police.
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Protestors chant “F*ck the police” as they march to Queen’s Park—the site of another protest—one against the continued coronavirus shutdown.
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Speaker says: “How dare you?” “Canada is racist ... Canadian police have blood on their hands” and “Black mental health f*cking matters!” pic.twitter.com/fBBSXEgQDV
This action comes in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd last week in Minneapolis, as well as the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, who fell 24 floors from her balcony while police were in her apartment. Police have been accused of pushing her to her death.
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Charges have been laid against Derek Chauvin, the officer who was caught on video forcefully detaining Floyd against the ground. Korchinski-Paquet's death is being investigated by Ontario's Special Investigations Unit.
The protests today were organized by a group called Not Another Black Life. There have been weekly, Saturday protests in Toronto since April 25, although those were with regard to a desire to end the lockdown.
The protest march, which will end at Queen's Park, were slated for a 2 p.m. at Christie Pits park, near Bloor Street West and Christie Street.
Toronto Mayor John Tory, who has been vocal about his desire to see Canadians follow social distancing and stay-home restrictions, offered understanding today at Torontonians anger over Korchinski-Paquet's death. He asked protestors to maintain social distancing protocols, according to CBC.
These are the same protocols that he broke at Trinity-Bellwoods Park last weekend.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
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