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And back in the city in time for... an encampment clearing.

Imagine making $107,000/year ripping down people's meagre shelters and stealing their few belongings. That's the lowest salary among these assholes.

Also, Kyle (in the blue, running away) would like it known that he is "uncomfortable" with people filming him as he lies to encampment residents about the likelihood of being housed, and threatening them.

And yeah, they have the public order unit chilling on standby.

Kyle, Loi/Laura/Laurie (she gives a different name every time), John et al strong arming unhoused people
Oh look at that! Phone numbers
Amy trying to escape my photo with the public order officer that she had just been standing beside
#HousingIsAHumanRight#HousingForAll#HousingNow
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Understanding Terrorism Laws in Part II.1 of Canada’s Criminal Code
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October 2024

Part II.1 of the Criminal Code is about terrorism and terrorism offences.

This post defines relevant terms and summarizes some of the specific offences in Part II.1. It does not address criminal offences outside of Part II.1 of the Criminal Code. It does not address terrorism within Canadian immigration law.

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This is legal information only and does not constitute legal advice.
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#ActivistResouces #resources #PFLP #TorontoActivists #Samidoun #WhoKeepsUsSafe

(The alt text contains additional info for the slide.)

Cover slide Understanding Terrorism Laws in Part II.1 of Canada’s Criminal Code October 2024
What is “terrorist activity” under the Criminal Code? The Criminal Code defines “terrorist activity”(1) as: ideologically-motivated acts with the intention of intimidating the public or compelling a person or organization to do something, if those acts: intentionally cause death or serious harm to people; OR cause substantial property damage that’s likely to cause death or serious harm to people; OR cause serious disruption of essential systems which could cause death or serious harm to people, other than acts of protest that are not intended to cause those consequences;(2) OR a list of specific acts prohibited under international law, including hijacking aircraft, kidnapping diplomats, taking hostages, carrying out terrorist bombings, and collecting money in order to carry out any of those acts In other words, “terrorist activities” are activities involving serious violence, serious disruption to essential systems, or financial support for organizations carrying out those activities. (1) Criminal Code, s 83.01. (2) R v Khawaja, 2012 SCC 69 at para 73.
What is a “terrorist group” under the Criminal Code? The Criminal Code defines “terrorist group”(1) as: an entity that facilitates or carries out terrorist activity, OR a listed terrorist entity A group that carries out terrorist activity under the definition in the Criminal Code is a “terrorist group” even if it is not named on the list. For example, an informal group of two people who plan out a violent attack could be a “terrorist group” even though they are not listed and do not have connections to existing groups. (1) Criminal Code, s 83.01.
How does a group get listed? A group can get listed as a terrorist entity (“listed entity”) without engaging in terrorist activity. The Cabinet, on the recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety, has broad discretion to list an entity if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the entity: knowingly participated in or facilitated terrorist activity, OR knowingly acted on behalf of, at the direction of, or in association with an entity involved in the above activity “Reasonable grounds” is a legal term for the threshold of proof required. It is supposed to mean more than just “mere suspicion.” However, it falls below a 51% likelihood (“balance of probabilities”) and far below the criminal standard of “beyond a reasonable doubt.” There is no court oversight or public process of reviewing and assessing evidence when the Minister makes a recommendation or Cabinet decides to list a group. A listed entity can apply to the Minister for review and, if denied, request that a judge review the Minister’s decision.(4) However, the Minister does not have to prove to the judge that the decision was correct and that the entity meets the criteria for listing.(5) Rather, the judge looks at whether it was reasonable for the Minister to conclude that it should be listed based on the available information. The Minister does not have to disclose their actual evidence to the listed entity seeking review, only a summary, if the judge believes full disclosure is too dangerous
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Gigi 🍄‍🟫

#Toronto
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It turns out that the #ACABBQ is going to be a monthly thing for the next while!

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Last Wednesday of the month, so
September 25th is the next one.
Doctor's Park
(there'll be artwork and deets closer to the date).

Surprise vegan hot dog aside, I enjoyed it very much. An opportunity to just chill with antifascists, not at an action, not dealing with cops, just talking.

I'd also been wanting to make a monthly thing of having people donate
➡️ ready to use ⬅️ items
for people who need them, whether that's clothing, camping gear, food, toiletries and basics the way it worked so well at the 24-hour City Hall protest last December.

So, we're going to do that at least for the next couple of months as a pilot.
The stipulation is to make sure that any clothing is WASHED and READY TO USE.
This is not an opportunity to get rid of that thing that's been sitting in the garage for the last 10 years and you haven't even looked to see whether it has been eaten by moths.

We'll also be bringing stock from Street Knit, so expect warm gear.

(At some point, Ima to pitch doing a bloc exchange and donation drive. I am me-shaped and highly visible, so I can facilitate this because no one is even going to be looking for me in bloc.)

#WhoKeepsUsSafe #CommunityDefence
#TorontoActions #AlertaAlertaAntifascista

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Gigi 🍄‍🟫

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Losing the roof over your head could reduce your lifespan by 17 years.

That’s the takeaway from a new study published Friday, which warns that the gap between life expectancies for housed versus homeless Torontonians has only been growing, and is especially pronounced for younger generations.

It’s a gap that persists even after accounting for the outsized toll of substance use and other mental health-related challenges within the city’s homeless population, said researcher Lucie Richard with Unity Health’s MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions.
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Meanwhile, City workers like Belinda Batista, whose job is displacing the unhoused with no actual solutions, live well on the sunshine list for facilitating death. Not an exaggeration.

thestar.com/news/gta/homeless-

archive.ph/TaUtw (for the eventual paywall)

ontariosunshinelist.com/people

Screenshot from the Toronto Star article with the title: Homeless Torontonians are dying younger than the general population — and it’s getting worse
Belinda Batista and piggy pal at an encampment clearing last month.
Screenshot Ontario Sunshine List with Belinda's salary in 2023: $100,157.
#HousingForAll#HousingIsAHumanRight#HousingNow
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Gigi 🍄‍🟫

In further classist nonsense, we're going to have a lovely encampment clearing tomorrow to make way for *checks notes* the 2024 Toronto Caribbean Carnival.

kolektiva.social/@Gigi/1128478

#FuckShitlibs #FuckThePolice #FuckFascism #AlertaAlertaAntifascista
#HousingForAll #HousingIsAHumanRight #HousingNow #WhoKeepsUsSafe #CommunityDefence
#TorontoActions

kolektiva.socialGigi 🍄‍🟫 (@Gigi@kolektiva.social)3. I realized this morning while puttering in the garden, that half the reason people have ✌🏾"car service"✌🏾 is to remind other people of just how important and successful they are. So buddy was pissed that he was leaving a function and having to walk a block, NOT so much because he had to walk the block, as much as it meant that the car wasn't waiting for him out front to remind the other people at the function that he is an important dude. #FuckShitlibs
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Hey #Toronto
A comrade who ALWAYS shows for community needs our help:
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Encampment support and disability justice stalwart soul Wyld Wych has had their living space flooded and is fighting to have the inaccessible furnishings replaced with ones they can ACTUALLY use.

As you'll learn from the slides, this is not the only time the residence has been unwilling to accommodate disability.

Please consider phoning and sharing to extend reach!

Thank you.
#Disability #DisabilityJustice #HousingForAll #HousingIsAHumanRight #HousingNow #WhoKeepsUsSafe #CommunityDefence
#TorontoActions #AlertaAlertaAntifascista

Emergency phone zap: Demand disability justice for Wyld Wych Information and instructions on next slides
Wyld Wych just had her YWCA apartment flood, and now needs her cabinets completely replaced. In the year and a half that she's lived there, her kitchen has never been accessible to her in her wheelchair and walker. She's asking them to install accessible cabinets this time, but they are refusing. This is not the first instance of the YWCA refusing Disability Justice to Wyld Wych . For 5 months, they would refuse to let her workers up to her apartment, unless she could come down to get them. Personal support workers delivering her medication!
Wyld Wych is refusing to leave her unit for repairs unless the YWCA agrees in writing they will replace her cabinets using Universal Design, so that she can live in an accessible home that will stay accessible for all future tenants. YWCA's refusal has no sensible reasoning. It is cruel and abusive!
Call the YWCA property manager at 389 Church Street and demand that they uphold Disability Justice and Universal Design when fixing Wyld Wych's apartment kitchen 416-459-1848
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When you remind yourself during an LO training that respectability politics is one of the privileges you have that can be used for #CommunityDefence so you pull out a dry cleaner bag that hasn't been opened in YEARS, and in the pocket is a ring you assumed was lost to the world pre-covid beginning.

Kudos to the dry cleaning personnel who just put it back in the right jacket. Not-kudos to me for not checking pockets before dropping shit off.

Also, have my Purim noisemaker for today's action.

My hand holding a fox 40 whistle, with a dinner ring on the middle finger, with a large oblong peridot and two crystals.
#LOLife#TorontoActions#WhoKeepsUsSafe
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Gigi 🍄‍🟫

Doing a fair amount of community defence trainings in the next while.

May as well put it out there that I am willing to do sessions:

• unofficial mix of Know Your Rights (KYR)/Basics of Cop Watch;

• official MDC KYR; and

• official MDC Legal Observing

and, of course LO Coordinator training for those who have taken the LO session and come out to at least 5 actions.

Canadian law only.

While it's great when an org has a budget and can pay me (like tomorrow), I also do trainings gratis, because:

We keep us safe.

And the more we know, the safer we are.

#CommunityDefence#WhoKeepsUsSafe
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Gigi 🍄‍🟫

Happy International Day
Against Police Brutality.
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To celebrate, I thought I would put together a little slideshow on doing Cop Watch, mostly because I have to teach a session on it in the very near future.

Hilariously, there was just an article in the National Poo media featuring the piggy motherfuckers whining about being caught on film being shitty.

(I also understand that a certain ✌🏾"protest expert"✌🏾 was quoted at length declaring that taunting cops is a new thing, which makes it even better.)

Anyhow, one of the ways to reduce the overall incidents of 🐖🐷🐖 brutality is to simply stop when you see a cop interacting with someone, particularly if they are in a demographic that cops assume they can get away with abusing.

Be sure not to intervene physically unless you are willing to catch flak as well. You are, however, allowed to make commentary and ask questions. Lots of pointed questions.

Cop Watch is not a panacea, but you might be interested in joining a local Cop Watch group, or forming one if none exist. (Cop Watch is distinct from legal observing, though there is a certain amount of overlap.)

Even if you don't think you will be using the skills and knowledge regularly, it's worth taking a training session as it will help you identify the signs and markers associated with policing in your area — and you never know when that information will come in handy.

Anyway, that's my pitch for Cop Watch. There's a second post coming in the thread because I can only attach 4 images cleanly.

#WhoKeepsUsSafe #WeKeepUsSafe
#PoliceDontKeepUsSafe #PoliceDontPreventCrime #FuckThePolice #DefundDisarmDismantle

Opening slide which reads: International Day Against Police Brutality March 15 Basics of Cop Watch It is accompanied by a drawing of a police officer emanating from a phone with a baton above his head, about to hit someone with it.
1. Why do Cop Watch? We watch the police to remind them that they are accountable to the broader community and to provide support for those forced into interactions with cops.
2. You have the right to record the police. In Canada, as long as you are not obstructing cops from engaging in their official nonsense, you are absolutely within your rights to film, photograph, or otherwise record the police.
3. You don't HAVE to film when you do Cop Watch Just your presence as an observer can affect a situation by reminding cops that they are accountable.
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