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Vancouver: Slam the gate on the G8!

by Tami Starlight

G8 demonstrators gather at Britannia
Alex (one of the organizers) warms the crowd up before heading onto the street
G8 rally/demo begins to make its way down Commercial
Demo makes its way almost to Hastings St.
Hit's Hastings St. & heads west.
Down Hastings we go
Vancouver: Slam the gate on the G8!
RCMP in da sky (were there for hours - throughout the whole demo/rally)
Clark & Hastings
Putting up banner across the road on the overpass to The Port Of Vancouver
Stand off
RCMP chopper gets closer
Heading back to Commercial Drive down Hastings (from Clark Dr)
Sit down - blocking point - Hastings & Commercial (notice the 3 special police vans)
Black Bloc - blocking! (blocking the VPD camera surveillance crew)
Hastings & Commercial Drive
Sit down at Commercial & Hastings

The solidarity demonstration & rally in Vancouver. June 26th - 2010 "Pictures are worth a thousand words" Solidarity march in conjunction with the G20 demonstrations, rallies and riot in Toronto.

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