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MYSEUM INTERSECTIONS: QUARANTINE EDITION

Images of Resistance: An Archive of Action

Images of Resistance: An Archive of Action is an online photo essay exhibition that explores the untold stories of the 2008-2009 Toronto Protests against the Genocidal War in Sri Lanka. Mobilized by members of the Tamil Canadian community, these demonstrations brought together tens of thousands of protesters during the months of September 2008 to June 2009, culminating notably in the Gardiner Expressway blockade.

This project is organized by the Tamil Canadian Centre for Civic Action in collaboration with Neethan Shan, Thevya Balendran and Hiba Abdallah.

To explore the photo essay timeline first click on the date/image you want to view. This will take you to a new page where you can read the photo essay and click through the photos which correspond with it.

A crowd protesting in Ottawa in front of the Parliament Building

April 21, 2009

Over 30,000 Tamils Protest at Parliament Hill.

A line of protesters outside Union Station in Toronto carrying Canadian and Tamil flags

January 30th & March 16th, 2009

Thousands Form Human Chains Across Toronto

Protesters sitting on the pavement on University Street in Toronto

April 26, 2009

4 Day Long Sit-in Begins on University Avenue as Atrocities against Tamils continue in Sri Lanka

Protesters sitting on the pavement on University Street in Toronto while a standing man in the middle addresses the crowd holding a microphone

April 29, 2009

4 Day Long Sit-in on University Avenue Ends.

Tamil protesters in Washington D.C.

February 20 & April 17, 2009

Tamil Diaspora from Canada and the U.S. Head to Washington D.C. to Protest Outside the White House

Tamil Students Protest outside the Toronto District School Board

February 12, 2009

Tamil Students Protest outside the Toronto District School Board

A massive Tamil protest marches southbound on Yonge Street in Toronto

MAY 9, 2009

Tamils Protest at Queen’s Park and Form a Human Chain while Bloodbath occurs in Sri Lanka

Female protesters face anti-riot cops wearing shields

MAY 10, 2009

Tamil Canadians Occupy the Gardiner Expressway

A massive crowd of people holding candles

MAY 11, 2009

Queen’s Park Protests

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