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#G20REPORT: June 26, Tent City, Day of Action

June 26, 2010 David Parker No comments

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Podcast 6: Day of Action, Tent City

Welcome to the 6th edition of the G20 report from Toronto for June
26th, 2010. The G20 report is your daily run down of resistance to the
G8 and G20 summits, produced by the Alternative Media Centre. Friday
marked the 5th day of demonstration against the G20 under the banner
of Justice for Our Communities, bringing together thousands of people.

In this podcast we will hear the voices of those fighting against
poverty, ableism, and borders, as well as highlights of speeches that were given during the march. We’ll also bring you a report from the Toronto court house regarding the use of the sound cannon. Finally will go to the film studio turned jail and hear what people have to say about arrests that were made throughout the day.

This podcast was produced by Aaron Lakoff at the Alternative Media Center. For up to the minute breaking coverage of the G20, visit 2010.mediacoop.ca

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Nova Scotia report warns against taser use

September 8, 2009 David Parker One comment

A taser. Source: http://unambig.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/

A standard taser, used by police. Source: http://unambig.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/

The Nova Scotia government released a report last Friday on the use of tasers by police officers. The report described a state known as ‘excited delirium’, created by a taser shock, in which a person is considered at the risk of sudden death. The report warned that any attempts to restrain someone exhibiting signs of excited delirium is very risky. “The state is a medical emergency,” said Dr. Stan Kutcher, an expert in adolescent mental health at Dalhousie University, speaking to the Globe and Mail.

The report did not satisfy the lawyers of Howard Hyde, a Dartmouth man who died in custody 30 hours after being tasered by police. According to the recommendations, police should try to de-escalate a situation as much as possible. If that fails, then they should use physical restraint if necessary, as quickly as possible. Kevin MacDonald, Hyde’s lawyer, said, “from what I can see, the police [handling Mr. Hyde] felt that they were doing just that by using the taser.”

Police use of tasers has been responsible for other deaths in Canada, including Robert Dziekanski, a man who was tasered to death by police at the Vancouver airport last year.

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Citizens denounce criminalization of black youth

June 17, 2009 Asaf Rashid No comments

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HALIFAX – On Tuesday, June 16, Operation Wake Up host Asaf Rashid interviewed Keslyn Adams and El Jones, both members of the Black Inspiration Network Nova Scotia (BINNS), a citizen’s group that is organizing a march and rally against the criminalization of black youth.

BINNS cites numerous recent examples in the Halifax region of racism, including recent expulsions of black youth from local high schools, as well as an incident at the Dartmouth Sportsplex.In these cases, numerous black youth were rounded up and sent to the police station. The reason for the police actions remain unclear.

Keslyn Adams is a mother of one of the expelled youth, and El Jones is a King’s College professor and poet. They discussed the racist treatment within the justice and the education system towards young black community members.

Jones and Adams also spoke about their hopes for the future, and how we can find inspiration in this situation, as the name of their group suggests.

The march and rally will take place on Saturday, June 20th, at 2 pm. Participants will gather in the Halifax Commons, then march down to Gottingen street, past the police station, and up to the George Dixon Centre, where there will be a community barbecue, including entertainment for the whole family.

To listen to the half hour program, including a poem by El Jones entitled ‘War against Black Women’, Click on the link below.

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Program length 31 minutes. High quality mp3, variable kbps.

Music:

KRS-One – Sound of the Police

Dead Prez – Police State.

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