Opposing the G20? We've only just begun.

I was one of the over 900 people arrested and/or assaulted by the Toronto police during the G20 Summit the last weekend of June, 2010. I was snatched from a peaceful rally, thrown into the back of an unmarked van, and assaulted by four thugs, who may have been plain-clothes police. Police then kept me in jail for two and a half days.

Now I am back here in Washington DC and organizing to oppose corporate globalization. Despite the fact that Washington DC is arguably the most powerful city in the world, few of my brothers and sisters truly understand why we must oppose the G20 and its allies like the IMF, the World Bank, the US Department of Treasury, the US Federal Reserve, corporations, etc -- and why we must resist the intangible ideals of monied wealth that poison our minds.

We cannot lose heart. The real struggle has only just begun!

www.lacymacauley.wordpress.com

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[purplepineberry]

Very insightful. I wish I could share in your optimism.

[Mankindfails]

I admire your spirit and conviction but this is just the begining they already called us terrorists soon they'll make people like you disapear and people will be too scared to ask

[Mankindfails]

Last time i was in a peacefull manifestation in Montreal swatts were beating everyone even old peoples that were not in the manifestation and just passing by... I saw the face of the `cops` and looked in their eyes... honestly i dont think they are humans anymore maybe not complete mechanical robots but brainwashed biological antities like simples weapons like guns with no minds of is own only programed to hate and destroy at the end of the day i'm sure they put them back in a suitcase...

[1n1r3]

Thanks for speaking out. Sorry to hear about what happened to you.

Canadians are starting our own inquiry, without the help from our government - We will get to the truth. g20 (dot) torontomobilize (dot) org/posters or google "torontomobilize"