kosovo independence rally toronto

Toronto Photo Essay: Peaceful Protest

Photographs and writing by guest contributor Scott Snider.

Hundreds of people marched down University Avenue in Toronto on Saturday afternoon to a large protest in front of the American embassy. The rally, which was organized primarily via Facebook, was against Kosovo's self-declared independence. This was an extremely well-organized demonstration, and the participants were well-behaved.

The demonstration included several stops along the way, much to the benefit of a couple of dozen photographers and videographers who were documenting the march.

Toronto police, mostly on bikes, accompanied the peaceful group along the route while many others waited in reserve.

Photo essay continues after the jump.

Not big enough? View as fullscreen slideshow.

--

Toronto Photo Essays are visual, themed collections of photographs submitted by readers of blogTO and members of the blogTO Flickr Pool. We appreciate the interactive, collaborative nature of this column, and encourage readers to submit photo essays for future consideration.


Latest Videos



Latest Videos


Join the conversation Load comments

Latest in City

Toronto has started installing signs forbidding tent encampments in city parks

Guild Park and Gardens feels like visiting Roman ruins in Toronto

A linear strip of Toronto parks has hidden a buried river for over 70 years

Toronto's only suspension bridge is a tiny gem hidden away in Scarborough

How to research the history of your house in Toronto

This is what Toronto looked like in the 1930s

Here's what to see and do on the Toronto Islands

Here's how to make friends and meet new people in Toronto