Riot cops abducted my power-wheelchair just as I was going back to it a
few feet away, protesters got me on the other side of the street to hold
onto a rail. Riot cops then forced us off there and Protesters
persuaded them to let me cross back to my chair, My left side of my body had weakened and was dragging abit and the dystonia was starting to cramp as well. I continued on, I had no choice as they refused to let me or anyone else out.

Riot cops continue their blockade of protestors, bystanders and getting
more abusive with people as they start shoving them around. Arrests one
by one may have started on the far side by now

G20 Protesters still blocked in by cops on all four sides, are still in a
fairly light mood at Queen and Spadina and sing Oh Canada to the Riot
Police just before Police get abusive.

Riot Cops have blocked all sides, have LRAD, and start herding in
Protesters and bystanders tighter and tigher and being abusive so they
can arrest people one by on, which clearly was the plan from the beginning of being surrounde. I am still holding on to the railing, unable to sit because of close quarters and my power-wheelchair had been abducted by Riot Police on the other side

G20 protesters, critical mass riders, bystanders, walkers by that were
surrounded by bike cops not long before given no orders to leave, and
left with no way out are now surrounded by Riot Cops, LRAD is brought in
and Riot Police take my power-wheelchair just as I head back for it

G20 critical mass bike riders and protestors have a sit-in at Queen and
Spadina. As they are doing so, police are quietly blocking off each
street and all exits out

G20 June 27th Critical mass bike riders and
protestors arrive peacefully with cops on bikes along Queen Steet to
Spadina Ave. Police in the area had been waiting hours, for
them, as had I.

June 27, 2010, late afternoon near Queen and Spadina. Casandra & Janet talk about protesting prior at the Detention Center regarding  the arrest of Emomotimi Azorbo, who is deaf and was attacked by police, beaten and arrested. They talk about other issues important to them, including Abortion rights, poverty,  and talk of the destruction of property by anarchists the day prior, and coming out on a more peaceful day, so they thought, as did I.

Riot police continue to push Protestor's out of the desgniated protesting area, off of Queen's Park and along Harbord St. Scare tactics continue & mention of rubber bullets being used. Protestors got herded into a small street by Police and we separated.

Forward widely and write about your experiences too.

G20 in Toronto (June 26th-28th, 2010):

This reflection is unedited. It is one of the thousands that need to be told. I was inspired to write this when another reflection came my way earlier today.

I had a relatively easier time of it than most this past weekend in Toronto, but I believe that the police, the governments and everyone else must hear our stories. Silence is not an option at this point. Letting the seizure of freedoms that occured this weekend in Toronto stand without dissent means that it is/will be possible anywhere and anytime. This will inevitably mean that it will happen everywhere and every time people (any people) want to speak out and make the world a better place.