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News ReleasesDowntown East residents and community organizations say, “TAVIS is not welcome in our neighbourhood2014-06-16 Residents & community organizations held a press conference to demand an end to police sweeps in Downtown East, to stop police harassment of those who live here and to let the police know they are not... New Zealand journalist harassed by police to name sources2014-10-20 International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined its affiliate the EPMU New Zealand in criticising the police harassment of an investigative journalist Nicky Hager and has called on police... Rally demands end to Toronto Police racial profiling & unwarranted 'status checks'2015-12-16 No One Is Illegal - Toronto Three weeks after the Toronto Police Services were caught red handed doing the work of immigration enforcement, concerned residents are gathering at the Toronto Police Service Board meeting calling fo... Sources Select ResourcesThe Countdown Clock Law is Ridiculous, and so is the Police Pedestrian BlitzThe pedestrian countdown clock law shows what's wrong with Toronto's approach to road issues. Bowerman, Glyn Article 2016 Torontoist The Highway Traffic Act is a foolish law, and this crackdown is antithetical to council’s stated goals. Rather than wasting police resources on enforcing it, we should be appealing to the province to ... "Do Not Resist": The Police Militarization Documentary Everyone Should SeeDevereaux, Ryan Article 2016 The Intercept On a sunny afternoon last summer, Craig Atkinson, a New York City-based filmmaker, stood in a front yard in South Carolina surrounded by several heavily armed police officers. Inside, they found a ter... The end of carding?Diemer, Ulli Article 2015 The Ontario government has announced that it intends to bring in regulations to stop the police practice of stopping people at random and demanding their information. Of course this form of harassment... 40 Reasons Our Jails and Prisons Are Full of Black and Poor PeopleIt's Not Just About Crime! Quigley, Bill Article 2015 CounterPunch Quigley provides a list of reasons why the majority of prisoners in US jails are Black and poor people. Huge Pipeline Company Kinder Morgan Hired Off-Duty Cops to 'Deter Protests' in PennsylvaniaBrown, Alleen Article 2015 The Intercept Kinder Morgan, the self-proclaimed "largest energy infrastructure company in North America," paid $50,000 for off-duty police officers from a Pennsylvania department to patrol a controversial gas pipe... An Immediate End to Police Brutality and Murder of Black People by PoliceJacob, Ron Article 2016 CounterPunch The Black Panther Party remains unfulfilled fifty years after the Party's founding. This truth is a tragic acknowledgement of both the failure of US capitalism to resolve its greatest disgrace and an ... McDonald's Denies NYPD Deal to Give Happy Meals to Stop and Frisk VictimsArticle 2012 ColorLines McDonald's denied participating in a campaign called "Three Strikes, You're In!" that rewarded New Yorkers who have been victims of NYPD's stop and frisk policies with a Happy Meal. The Yes Men have c... New Zealand journalist harassed by police to name sourcesSources News Release Article 2014 International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined its affiliate the EPMU New Zealand in criticising the police harassment of an investigative journalist Nicky Hager and has called on police... Operation SoapWikipedia article Article Wikipedia Operation Soap was a raid by the Metropolitan Toronto Police against four gay bathhouses in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which took place on February 5, 1981. More than three hundred men were arrested, t... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - November 7, 2016Depression and Joy Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 Connexions It's a difficult thing to measure, but there are strong reasons for believing that the number of people struggling with depression has increased significantly in recent decades. Despite the evidence t... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 1, 2017April 1 issue Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Connexions Other Voices always strives to present you with alternative views on important topics. This issue offers some really alternative perspectives and even some "alternative facts." As always, read critica... The Police and Court System: Neoliberal America's Tax CollectorsPlatt, Brian Article 2015 CounterPunch The criminal justice system has increasingly become the preferred way to fund city governments in the modern neoliberal nightmare that is the United States. The police target the poor for petty infrac... Police Torture and the Real Militarization of SocietyMartinot, Steve Article 2015 Counter Punch What rights can we still say we have, if we find ourselves trapped in a military structure? A person has the right to remain silent if arrested, but one does not have the right to remain silent if app... The Secret History of Jaywalking: The Disturbing Reason It Was Outlawed - And Why We Should Lift the BanMangla, Ravi Article 2015 Alternet Mangla narrates the origins of jaywalking and the reason why it was made illegal. Silence on police carding of White working-classArticle 2015 Share a majority of the people who are carded are Whites. The cops in the city of Hamilton and other municipalities have pointed to this fact to make the incorrect claim that carding is not racist. Why have... |
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