11 people arrested. (All now released) 3 women and 6 men given a breach
of peace (what peace?) and no charge, 2 women charged with assaulting
police. Arrested men were held in cells together while the women were
each segregated.
At around 2:30pm today the police attacked a group of peaceful anti-war
demonstrators. The group had already been marching on the streets around
the downtown for hours, without incident, when the police decided to
start trouble. After coming from the U.S. consulate where a non-violent
die-in took place, and just minutes away from our resting point at the
Spring Garden Library the police decided to move. People were being
grabbed and tasered for doing nothing more than walk down the street. One
man joining the march was smashed face first into a cop car while dancing
on the side of the road. Another peaceful marcher was grabbed forcefully
by his beard and hauled to the groud. Several non-violent women were
tasered repeatedly. Marchers sat on the road and linked arms and tried to
protect targeted marchers from arrest.
Short Breakdown of events
report from the Halifax anti-war actions today (Thursday): street theatre
march with an air raid siren, ESSO station covered with blood-red paint,
mock dead body outlines - civilians got killed, but hey, that's war.
Attempted citizens' weapons inspection at the armory, demonstration at
the US embassy, 10-12 arrests, organizers targeted, Pepper spray and
tasers used, jail solidarity demo
There was a street theatre march with an air raid siren going off every
few minutes and people would scream and drop dead (symbolically).
There was a protest at an ESSO station, which was covered with blood-red
paint.
There were mock dead body outlines - civilians got killed, but hey,
that's war.
There was an attempted citizens' weapons inspection at the armory, but
there was a rapid response from the military police, who arrived as
people retreated just before being cornered by these military police.
Then folks went to join up with university & high school students for
further marching and demonstration at the US embassy.
Later in the afternoon there were about 10-12 arrests, it seems some
organizers were targeted. Pepper spray and tasers were used.
Link:
http://maritimes.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=4624&group=webcast
A) writes on Friday March 21 2003 @ 01:35PM PST: [
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Pigs couldn't handle the fact we stayed ahead of them all day and were
smarter than them. From the start they tried to keep us on the sidewalk,
but we continued to resist and keep the streets for most of the day. They
also kept asking for leaders and march routes but we told them we had
neither. Finally just before the end, less than a block from the end, the
police started shoving matches with people and a few fights broke out.
Then everyone locked down on the busy road and police tazered people and
beat them. They broke up a puppy pile and we eventually got up and
started moving towards the end point. More people were pushed around and
arrested during a few more confrontations. That was the longest 100 feet
I've ever marched.
