Police arrest 3 people after protesters splatter paint on statues in Toronto - News Summed Up

Police arrest 3 people after protesters splatter paint on statues in Toronto


Toronto police say they have arrested three people after protesters splattered paint on statues at the Ontario legislature and Ryerson University. (Michael Charles Cole/CBC)Outside of 52 Division, protesters chanted "Black lives, they matter here!" Black Lives Matter - Toronto says the 'artistic disruption' comes after Black activists in other parts of the world have defaced monuments due to 'anti-Blackness, white supremacy, and colonialism.' Rodney Diverlus, co-founder of Black Lives Matter - Toronto, says: 'Protesters should not be charged for protesting. Words are not enough to ensure Black lives matter, Ware said.


Source: CBC News July 18, 2020 15:28 UTC



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