G20 Summit in Toronto - Part 6

So finally today, I caught some live G20 action!  There was a big protest on Queen St. and Bay St.  They were protesting for the aboriginal community of Canada that is largely ignored by the government, and live in poverty on their own native land.  Poor education and unemployment are trademarks of Native reserves.

I got in the middle of all the action and took pictures like a true freelance photographer - it was fun!

I saw first hand what a peaceful protest can accomplish - positive media coverage and increased public awareness.

I was walking around on Queen St. when I saw this

At first it looked small... however, it was quite big.

The living conditions of the Natives is very poor

Banners are a great way to advertise!

I'm not sure what that flag represents - First Nations community perhaps?

Many media men and women were covering this protest

Something was written on it - but I couldn't tell what it said

Check out the guy dragging a dummy and a cameraman following him

They were walking north on Bay St. towards Queen's Park

Obviously, the road was closed and traffic was halted

This was probably aired as "Breaking News"!

It seemed people from various ethnic backgrounds participated in the protest

Native Genocide?  Either I'm ignorant about what's going on or these people have no idea what that word means.

The native community is largely ignored not only in Canada, but also in United States and Australia

There were quite a few "characters" in the protest

The protest was peaceful and quite amusing

"Canada Can't Hide Genocide"? - Hmmm....

The tail-end of the protest

Police were following to make sure traffic doesn't come too close to the protesters

Toronto police following the protesters on horse back - those are some pretty big horses! 

See Also:

G20 Summit in Toronto - Part 1
G20 Summit in Toronto - Part 2
G20 Summit in Toronto - Part 3
G20 Summit in Toronto - Part 4
G20 Summit in Toronto - Part 5