Pagla Dashu পাগলা দাশু
May Day
Over 1200 people in Toronto came out to support May day this year with several actions and protests taking place in the annual festival of workers rights. Concurrent demonstrations also took place in other parts of Canada.
Similar to 2012, a small contingent began gardening in a small patch at Queens Park. Occupy Gardens provided training, dances, speeches and hot food to dozens of protesters who eventually dug up the sod and grass and began creating a makeshift garden on the grounds of the legislature planting peas, garlic, onions, kale, lettuce and radishes.
The day's main rally and march gathered at City Hall hours later. Dozens of groups joined the protest, led by a group carrying a two row wampum. Organizers talked about deaths in Bangladesh, the work of No One is Illegal around Sanctuary City and the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty's (OCAP) work around shelter beds in the City of Toronto.
This years march focused on solidarity actions with garment workers in Bangladesh and striking workers at Porter Airlines.
(Source: toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/may-day-alive-and-well-toronto...)
N.B.- The photo in the poster was taken by GMB Akash.
May Day
Over 1200 people in Toronto came out to support May day this year with several actions and protests taking place in the annual festival of workers rights. Concurrent demonstrations also took place in other parts of Canada.
Similar to 2012, a small contingent began gardening in a small patch at Queens Park. Occupy Gardens provided training, dances, speeches and hot food to dozens of protesters who eventually dug up the sod and grass and began creating a makeshift garden on the grounds of the legislature planting peas, garlic, onions, kale, lettuce and radishes.
The day's main rally and march gathered at City Hall hours later. Dozens of groups joined the protest, led by a group carrying a two row wampum. Organizers talked about deaths in Bangladesh, the work of No One is Illegal around Sanctuary City and the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty's (OCAP) work around shelter beds in the City of Toronto.
This years march focused on solidarity actions with garment workers in Bangladesh and striking workers at Porter Airlines.
(Source: toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/may-day-alive-and-well-toronto...)
N.B.- The photo in the poster was taken by GMB Akash.