G20

Are the G20 summits doing more harm than good for our country? For our world?  These meetings are supposedly set up to discuss and fix some of the major issues that are occurring throughout the world at that time.  However, to me, it seems as though they create even more issues.  One of the main examples that I came across is when protesters in Toronto, Canada started to speak out at the G20 Summit meeting in 2010.  First of all, the amount of security that is set out for these meetings is one sign that, obviously, something is not right.  Secondly, one video that I watched showed peaceful protesters – yes, I am aware that that can sometimes be an oxymoron, but in this case it is not – were singing ‘Oh Canada’ and began to sit in front of the police officers set out for security (as seen in the picture above).  In the middle of the song, with what seemed like no provocation from the crowd, the officers swarmed and attacked.  This should not be happening, especially when the G20 should be focused on fixing “bigger” problems.  Before we can fix those bigger problems, we need to find a way to fix the problems we are having in our own backyard.

‘Oh Canada’ Protest [Disclaimer: This video is a little unsettling.]

Short clip on the story of one of the protest leaders at the G20 Toronto Summit.