Barrick Gold Protesters Arrested
On Wednesday, protesters gathered outside the Metro Toronto Convention Center where the annual Barrick Gold shareholders meeting was taking place. After a short time of handing out pamphlets, two individuals were arrested for "trespassing" on a public walkway.
This action is part of the May 2, 2007 International Day of Action Against Barrick Gold.
Later that same day, as promoted, activists and supporters peacefully demonstrated outside Barrick's corporate headquarters at 161 Bay Street in Toronto.
Video Courtesy of the Toronto Video Activist Collective and the Centre for Social Justice
Comments (3)
I'm a little concerned with your failing to include the additional charge of obstruction of justice (a much more serious charge) in your blurb. It can be a very serious charge in some instances and often a good indicator that the person charge was being less than peaceful. Of course their video of the event is conveniently missing the arrest part of the confrontation, so who's to say.
The woman in the tape is incorrect. The incident where the young man was killed was 500 km from a Barrick mine and was a protest over an irrigation project unrelated to any of the company's activities.
It's one thing to protest, but shouldn't the arguments be true and accurate?
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