Black Lives Matter Toronto blocks major intersection over Abdi death

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Demonstrations calling for more police accountability over the death of Ottawa’s Abdirahman Abdi have now spread to Toronto.

A major downtown Toronto intersection was taken over during Monday’s morning rush hour by Black Lives Matter demonstrators to present a list of demands to police and politicians.

Abdi died on July 24 following a violent altercation with Ottawa Police, who were called after Abdi was reported to be groping women inside a Bridgehead coffee shop. A cause of death has not been released for Abdi, and the provincial Special Investigations Unit is investigating what happened.

Members of Black Lives Matter Toronto occupied the intersection of Yonge and Dundas streets on Monday, and released videos on their Twitter feed as the demonstration was ongoing.

We've taken over Yonge & Dundas #justiceforabdirahmanabdi pic.twitter.com/lQQaqp4RWm

— BlackLivesMatter TO (@BLM_TO) August 15, 2016
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#JusticeForAbdirahmanAbdi pic.twitter.com/7N5RgzCpWB

— BlackLivesMatter TO (@BLM_TO) August 15, 2016
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The group presented nine demands, largely similar to what Ottawa-based groups have previously called for.

The demands included that the SIU release the full report into Abdi’s death, and that Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins look into whether the Ottawa Hospital “colluded” with police to mislead the public about the death.

If you think this is an issue just 4 #Ottawa you are sadly mistaken. Here are the demands: #BlackLivesMatter #JusticeForAbdirahman #onpoli

— BlackLivesMatter TO (@BLM_TO) August 15, 2016
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Charges laid against the police who beat Brother Abdi to death w/ their bare hands. David Weir & Daniel Montison. #JusticeForAbdirahman

— BlackLivesMatter TO (@BLM_TO) August 15, 2016
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The public release of the full Special Investigations Unit report into the killing of #AbdirahmanAbdi @SIUOntario @Yasir_Naqvi #onpoli

— BlackLivesMatter TO (@BLM_TO) August 15, 2016
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3. The collection, and release of any and all race-based data by the @SIUOntario. #BlackLivesMatter #JusticeForAbdirahman #blmto #onpoli

— BlackLivesMatter TO (@BLM_TO) August 15, 2016
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4. For Attorney General @Yasir_Naqvi to mandate the implementation of the Iacobucci Report across the province #JusticeForAbdirahman #onpoli

— BlackLivesMatter TO (@BLM_TO) August 15, 2016
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5. Attorney General @Yasir_Naqvi to undertake a similar investigation into police encounters with people living with disabilities. #onpoli

— BlackLivesMatter TO (@BLM_TO) August 15, 2016
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6. @DrEricHoskins to investigate how the Ottawa Hospital colluded w/ police to mislead the public and family about #AbdirahmanAbdi's death

— BlackLivesMatter TO (@BLM_TO) August 15, 2016
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7. The Ontario College of Physicians & Surgeons to strip the licenses of those who authorized misleading the public #AbdirahmanAbdi.

— BlackLivesMatter TO (@BLM_TO) August 15, 2016
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8. The Ottawa Hospital to end any collaboration with police or @SIUOntario to withhold information from the families & the public #onpoli

— BlackLivesMatter TO (@BLM_TO) August 15, 2016
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9. Counselling & support for family & community members who witnessed and were impacted by the killing of #AbdirahmanAbdi.

Fin.

— BlackLivesMatter TO (@BLM_TO) August 15, 2016
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Meanwhile, the U.S. is seeing more raucous protests after a 23-year-old black man was killed by police in Milwaukee on Saturday afternoon. At least six businesses have been destroyed by the unrest.

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