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June 28, 2010 |
G20 Protests in Toronto
Last week, leaders of nations from both the G8 and G20 gathered in Ontario Canada, for meetings in in Huntsville and Toronto. Canadian authorities planning for the event spent an estimated $1 billion, mostly for security. Tens of thousands of protesters descended on Toronto, looking to have their voices heard on a broad range of issues, from indigenous rights to anti-capitalist ideals, to human and animal rights, and much more. Many peaceful marches took place throughout the weekend, but on Saturday, a small group of "black bloc" anarchists became violent, smashing storefronts and burning several police vehicles. Harsher tactics and more arrests by the 20,000 police officers deployed to Toronto soon followed, although many of those arrested were released from a temporary G20 detainment center soon after. (42 photos total)

A USMC VH-60 Blackhawk flies through Toronto's financial district, hovering over Union Station at a very low altitude, between the skyscrapers at 1pm on June 23rd, 2010. It landed on a grassy area next to the CN Tower, doing aerial trials/drills for the upcoming G20 this past weekend. (© David G. Tran) #

Leaders of the organization Defenders of the Land lead a march of several hundred indigenous people on a march through the streets of Toronto to bring attention to the plight of indigenous peoples in Canada two days prior to the opening of the G20 Summit on June 24, 2010 in Toronto, Canada. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images) #

Security scrutinizes the horizon from atop a building near the security perimeter of the G20 site on June 25, 2010 in Toronto, Canada. Tens of thousands of police fanned out across Ontario on June 24, on the eve of the back-to-back summits, throwing a ring of steel around the eastern Canadian province as world leaders began arriving for two key summits focused on economic recovery and global development. (GEOFF ROBINS/AFP/Getty Images) #

Oxfam activists pose as G8 leaders "pregnant with promise" during a photo opportunity ahead of the G8/G20 summits in Huntsville, Ontario June 24, 2010. Oxfam urged the leaders to deliver their promises made in past G8 meetings. From left, portraying Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, U.S. President Barack Obama, Canada's PM Stephen Harper, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev and Japan's PM Naoto Kan. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri) #

People sit in Muskoka-style chairs next to a "fake lake" inside the G20 International Media Centre on June 25, 2010 in Toronto, Canada. The $57,000 water feature, part of the larger Media Centre costing nearly $2 million, includes comfortable chairs for visiting journalists, canoes and a large video screen showing beautiful scenes of Canada. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) #

Heads of state and world leaders, walk to the 2010 G8 Summit family photo at the Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada, Friday, June 25, 2010. From left are: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi; EU President Jose Manuel Barroso; US President Barack Obama; German Chancellor Angela Merkel; French President Nicolas Sarkozy; President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy; Russian President Dmitry Medvedev; British Prime Minister David Cameron; and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb) #

Police in riot gear stand guard in front of activists during a protest ahead of the G20 Summit in downtown Toronto, June 25, 2010. About 2,000 protesters thronged Toronto on Friday in the biggest rally yet against the G20 summit, facing off against police in riot gear just blocks from the U.S. consulate. (REUTERS/Mark Blinch) #

A group of protesters all wearing black destroy a police car as the authorities stood nearby. June 26, 2010 in Toronto, Canada. (© Olivier PontBriand) #

The first of two Police squad cars was set on fire on Queen Street at Spadina Avenue, June 26, 2010 at 6:26pm. A second squad car 15 feet away was torched about an hour later and earlier in the day at around 3:30pm 2 squad cars were set on fire at King/Bay Street in Toronto. (© David G. Tran) #

Police arrest a protester at a rally outside the temporary G20 police detention center, where over 500 people are now being detained on June 27, 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Police ramped up arrests across the city after widespread violence and vandalism plagued the city on the first day of G20 Summit. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images) #

Riot police in Toronto, Canada make a mass arrest in front of the Novotel Hotel June 26, 2010, where several of the G20 delegations are staying, as the police attempt to secure the city's downtown core near the summit site. Toronto police used tear gas and arrested 75 when a violent mob tried to hijack a peaceful protest by tens of thousands of people against the G20 summit here Saturday, the city's police chief said. (GEOFF ROBINS/AFP/Getty Images) #

Selena Flood (center) is embraced by friends Jeremy Fischer (left) and Seamus Parker after they were released from the temporary G20 detainment center June 27, 2010 in Toronto, Canada. Hundreds of people, including journalists, were arrested by police in downtown Toronto during the G20 Summit and many were released prior to the 24-hour limit at which time they had to be charged with a crime. (Simon Hayter/Getty Images) #
More links and information
World Leaders Agree on Timetable for Cutting Deficits - NYTimes.com, 6/27
Police in Toronto Criticized for Treatment of Protesters, Many Peaceful - NYTimes.com, 6/27
Group of 20 - NYTimes.com Topics Page