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'''Vandalism''' is the act of deliberately destroying or defacing someone else's property. The word originally referred to the [[Vandals]], a Germanic tribe. | '''Vandalism''' is the act of deliberately destroying or defacing someone else's property. The word originally referred to the [[Vandals]], a Germanic tribe. | ||
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[http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontog20summit/article/829919--police-targeted-quebecers-say-protest-organizers Police targeted Quebecers, say protest organizers ‘For us it’s not violence,’ spokesperson says of G20 vandalism]. Published On Mon Jun 28.<br/><br/>''“For us it’s not violence,†said Mathieu Francoeur, a spokesperson for the Anti-Capitalist Convergence, a group of Montreal social activists and anarchists that organized buses for about 450 to Toronto. “It’s a means of expression and doesn’t compare to the economic and state violence we’re subjected to.â€<br/><br/>The “smashing that happened in Toronto,†he explained, was against symbols of capitalism.<br/><br/>Quebec’s possible outsized role in the protests stems from a well-organized anti-authoritarian movement here.<br/><br/>Anti-war demonstrations tend to be much larger in Montreal than other Canadian cities, as are labour protests, in part because far more Quebecers belong to unions than elsewhere in the country.''{{stub}} | [http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontog20summit/article/829919--police-targeted-quebecers-say-protest-organizers Police targeted Quebecers, say protest organizers ‘For us it’s not violence,’ spokesperson says of G20 vandalism]. Published On Mon Jun 28.<br/><br/>''“For us it’s not violence,†said Mathieu Francoeur, a spokesperson for the Anti-Capitalist Convergence, a group of Montreal social activists and anarchists that organized buses for about 450 to Toronto. “It’s a means of expression and doesn’t compare to the economic and state violence we’re subjected to.â€<br/><br/>The “smashing that happened in Toronto,†he explained, was against symbols of capitalism.<br/><br/>Quebec’s possible outsized role in the protests stems from a well-organized anti-authoritarian movement here.<br/><br/>Anti-war demonstrations tend to be much larger in Montreal than other Canadian cities, as are labour protests, in part because far more Quebecers belong to unions than elsewhere in the country.''{{stub}} | ||
Revision as of 02:24, 5 September 2010
Vandalism is the act of deliberately destroying or defacing someone else's property. The word originally referred to the Vandals, a Germanic tribe.
In the view of some anarchist, however, vandalism is considered to be self-expression.
Police targeted Quebecers, say protest organizers ‘For us it’s not violence,’ spokesperson says of G20 vandalism. Published On Mon Jun 28.“For us it’s not violence,†said Mathieu Francoeur, a spokesperson for the Anti-Capitalist Convergence, a group of Montreal social activists and anarchists that organized buses for about 450 to Toronto. “It’s a means of expression and doesn’t compare to the economic and state violence we’re subjected to.â€
The “smashing that happened in Toronto,†he explained, was against symbols of capitalism.
Quebec’s possible outsized role in the protests stems from a well-organized anti-authoritarian movement here.
Anti-war demonstrations tend to be much larger in Montreal than other Canadian cities, as are labour protests, in part because far more Quebecers belong to unions than elsewhere in the country.
