Protest resource for QTBIPOC in Toronto (Community Justice Collective)
Protest resource for QTBIPOC in Toronto For Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (QTBIPOC) and their allies. Designed by Pardis Pahlavanlu, and compiled by Gitanjali Lena and Vincent Wong, this resource is primarily for Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (QTBIPOC) and their allies who are considering participating in or organizing political actions. This project was also motivated by a dissatisfaction with the strictly “neutral†role of traditional legal observing, which is often impossible for BIPOC and queer lawyers who are commonly called to play more varied roles at all stages of protest… Read More »Protest resource for QTBIPOC in Toronto (Community Justice Collective)
COVID Update: Know Your Rights & Police Powers
Updated April 18, 2021 Political Context: On April 17, 2021, facing the highest COVID-19 case counts and a slow roll out of vaccines especially in the hardest hit neighbourhoods, the Premier of Ontario and Ontario conservatives expanded police powers, choosing to address a public health crisis through individualized enforcement. These expanded police powers accompany an April Stay at Home order. We know that not everyone can stay at home and that many people remain at risk for the virus because our public health approach has not prioritized essential workers for the vaccine and does not… Read More »COVID Update: Know Your Rights & Police Powers
Legal F.A.Q. on COVID Police Powers
Updated April 18, 2021 Political Context: On April 17, 2021, facing the highest COVID-19 case counts and a slow roll out of vaccines especially in the hardest hit neighbourhoods, the Premier of Ontario and Ontario conservatives expanded police powers, choosing to address a public health crisis through individualized enforcement. These expanded police powers accompany an April Stay at Home order. We know that not everyone can stay at home and that many people remain at risk for the virus because our public health approach has not prioritized essential workers for the vaccine and does not… Read More »Legal F.A.Q. on COVID Police Powers
Know Your Rights: A guide for activists
Know Your Rights. Updates for the April 2021 Stay-at-Home Order If you are in Ontario during the COVID-19 Lockdown, please check: Legal F.A.Q.on COVID Police Powers COVID Update:KYR & Police Powers Original content follows: This guide is intended to provide you with an overview of your rights when dealing with the police. Knowing your basic rights and the common charges that are leveled against protesters can help you in your interactions with the police. However, our rights in theory are very different from our rights in practice. It is important to recognize that the police… Read More »Know Your Rights: A guide for activists
US/Canada Legal Primer
The following is for informational purposes only. This is NOT legal advice. Brought to you by the MDC via the late great NYC People’s Law Collective and Common Front Legal Committee Basics US: The People v. Scott = Canada: R. v. Scott (R. = Regina, a.k.a the Queen) District Attorney = Crown Attorney (commonly referred to as ‘the Crown’) Criminal law is federal and uniform across Canada (set out in the Criminal Code mainly, also the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Youth Criminal Justice Act), although courts are administered by the provinces and… Read More »US/Canada Legal Primer
Que faire si la police cogne à la porte?
Info pour les organisatrices/teurs et participant-e-s aux mobilisations anti-G8/20 Si la police vous questionne ou fouille Vous n’avez pas à vous identifiez à moins d’être en état d’arrestation (sauf si vous conduisez un véhicule motorisé) et vous n’avez pas à répondre à aucune question. Demandez simplement si les policier-e-s ont un mandat; si ce n’est pas le cas, dites-leur que vous n’allez pas leur parler. Souvenez-vous que tout ce que vous pouvez dire pourra être utilisé contre vous, même à un autre moment. De plus, bien qu’elles/ils puissent se présenter comme voulant aider au bon… Read More »Que faire si la police cogne à la porte?