Organizers of a protest against sexual violence scheduled to take place in Montreal on Sunday say they are not backing down despite veiled online threats and harassment. Gabrielle Loftin, one of the organizers of the protest, said someone behind the social media account of a Montreal media company was harassing protest organizers online leading up to the event, sharing photos of protest organizers and indicating he knew their IP addresses. Montreal police say they are investigating the social media posts surrounding the protests, and that police officers will be at the protest Sunday to ensure everyone's safety. Mélanie Lemay, one of the organizers of the protest, says cancelling the protest would be akin to giving into fear. (Submitted by Mélanie Lemay)Loftin denies that the protest organizers had anything to do with those social media accounts.

Source: CBC News July 18, 2020 20:11 UTC