Sunday Pics From Montebello

The folks wearing the bandanas belong to the PGA Bloc, which, although non-violent, tends to be more confrontational. As fate would have it, the march got underway later than many people expected - because the speeches on the Hill took almost an hour - and the PGA group had committed themselves to a meeting at a union building, and had to leave the march prematurely. The police couldn't stand the disappointment. Would you believe the cops followed and surrounded them and wouldn't let them into the building to the room they had booked for their meeting? Finally, union representatives showed up and vouched for them, and the police had to back off. The PGA Bloc, an affiliate of Block the Empire, assert that it is impossible to work within the system, that exposure and confrontation are necessary for change, and therefore they refuse to set foot on Parliament Hill. Today they waited across the street until the speeches were over and then joined the parade. The police will deny that they profile or target anyone, but the fact is they do, and the PGA Bloc is targeted in Ottawa, as is Block the Empire in Montreal. The cops have divided protesters up into "good" ones and "bad" ones, and will actually try to keep them separated at Montebello... For the rest of the article and the pics go to http://yayacanada.blogspot.com/2007/08/prelude-to-montebello.html [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on August 20, 2007]

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