Derek Chauvin is now properly referred to as convicted murderer. A jury found the former Minneapolis police officer guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder […]
Tag: police brutality
Last Sunday’s Montreal Protest Against Police Brutality in Solidarity With Black Lives Matter (PHOTOS)
Protests against systemic racism and police brutality continue as thousands gathered at Place Emilie Gamelin last Sunday. Protestors spent their sunny afternoon marching peacefully in […]
RCMP Mistakenly Tackles and Handcuffs Teenage Girl in Surrey
The RCMP is investigating an upsetting incident in Surrey (BC), where a 16 year-old black girl was handcuffed and taken down in a case of […]
His Name is Wardel Davis: 20 Year Old Black Man Dead in Buffalo Police Custody
A 20 year old black man died in the hands of police in my neighborhood on Tuesday night. His name is Wardel Davis, say it […]
SPVM Body Camera Pilot Project Enters its Second Phase
Forty police officers will be equipped with body cameras this autumn in the Montreal boroughs of Montréal-Nord, Plateau Mont-Royal and Lachine. This is the second […]
Two Montreal Events in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter this Week
Around 300 people gathered in Montreal on Wednesday to protest police treatment of black people, both here and in the US. Over a thousand people […]
Solidarity with Unist’ot’en protest abruptly ended by SPVM
The number of pipeline proposals for Northwest BC that big oil companies have been making is astounding. Enbridge Pipeline, PNG Pipeline Looping Project, Pacific Northern […]
Enough is enough, silent protest against police violence
“Enough is enough” was the message of the silent demonstration on June 8th. More than 30 demonstrators met in front of the SPVM headquarters in […]
The Wire On Fire: Baltimore Rebels Against Police Brutality and Corruption
On April 12, 25-year-old Freddie Gray “made eye contact” with a Baltimore police officer. Within minutes, Gray was brutalized, “twisted into a pretzel,“which caused his […]
À Nous l’UQÀM!
Yesterday like hundreds of fellow UQAM students, I occupied the J-A. De Sève building. Like hundreds of my fellow students, I occupied my university to […]