TUESDAY MAY 15, 9:45am
Courtroom TBA - check with the info desk or twitter Ontario Superior Court, 361 University Ave (near St Patrick station)
TORONTO
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[Court will begin at 10am and is not expected to last any longer than the morning session. Note: as always there is a security check, please leave time to get through security's line and find the courtroom.]
The Crown is petitioning to re-open Byron Sonne's case this Thursday. This is related to the search on Byron's former home that happened two days after his trial concluded. Two very good pieces highlighting the extremely questionable timing, motivations and security theatre involved in the search can be found here: http://is.gd/N4f53f and http://is.gd/6rYyTI
Express your solidarity with Byron by attending court while the Crown attempts this motion.
G20 Legal Defence Fund Announces Final Round of Applications
The G20 Legal Defence Fund has opened its fourth and final application round. The Fund is now accepting applications for requests for financial assistance from G20 defendants, both current and past. If you have incurred legal or associated costs as a result of criminal charges you faced following the G20 in Toronto, please consider applying for assistance from the Fund. If you previously applied to the Fund, you can reapply for costs that may not have been covered previously.
After seven weeks of trial since November 2011, the last day of Byron Sonne's trial is finally here. Closing arguments started Thursday March 29th, continued Friday March 30th & HAVE NOW SPILLED OVER INTO MONDAY APRIL 2nd.
Express your solidarity with Byron by joining his friends and family at the courthouse. Break the isolation of the legal system and provide a visible reminder of the many communities uniting in support.
When: Thursday March 29th at 10:30am + Friday March 30th + Monday April 2nd starting at 10am
Byron Sonne's trial resumes this Monday March 19th and is expected to run everyday until April 5th at Ontario Superior Court (361 University Ave). This will be his sixth week of trial. While many charges were dropped after the preliminary inquiry, Byron still faces charges of possession of explosive substances and counseling the commission of mischief that was not committed.
November 22, 2011 — As people across Turtle Island look towards the global wave of protests against the austerity agenda, the memory of the 2010 G20 protests in Toronto looms large as both inspiration and caution. We are seventeen people accused by the state of planning to disrupt the leaders summit – the prosecutors call us the G20 Main Conspiracy Group.
Three days after starting to blog about his experience at the G20 and with undercover infiltration, community organizer Julian Ichim was ordered by the OPP to take down his blog.
For refusing to comply and alter any blog postings, he is now facing three charges of disobeying a court order and must appear in court at Old City Hall on December 13 at 11:00am in courtroom 111.
What: Community rally and march to oppose austerity measures in our city, to fight police repression against activists during the G20, at Occupy Toronto, in marginalized communities, and in solidarity with political prisoners.
*Bus to court- pickup at OISE (252 Bloor Street West) - please arrive by 9am (leaving at 9:15am sharp!) If you would like to be on the bus, please email us at toronto.g20resist@gmail.com and confirm that you would like a spot- there are limited seats.
*Leaving court- 12:30pm approximately- drop off location St. James Park
The G20 Legal Defence Fund has reopened for its third application round and is now accepting applications for requests for financial assistance from G20 defendants, both current and past. If you have incurred legal or associated costs as a result of criminal charges you faced following the G20 in Toronto, please consider applying for assistance from the Fund. If you previously applied to the Fund, you can reapply for costs that may not have been covered previously.
The G8/G20 meetings took place in Ontario from June 25-27, 2010. Toronto-based organizations of women, people of colour, indigenous peoples, the poor, the working class, queer and trans people and disabled people organized a peoples convergence with 40,000 people taking to the streets, standing up for justice in collaboration and solidarity!
Activists, community members, inspired and outraged individuals came together as a movement to demand justice for people and the planet. Over a week of mobilizations, events, workshops and direct actions took place in the face of state and police repression, violence and infringements on rights and freedoms.
We must continue to mobilize and build greater solidarity among our communities- an important part of this is supporting all those arrested during the G20 summit, including our allies still in detention, and those released on bail.
