While Torontonians may be coping with a strike by educational support workers on Monday closing all schools, an additional headache is on the horizon for anyone who walks, bicycles or drives to work using the Bloor St. Viaduct.
Climate change protesters calling themselves the “Extinction Rebellion” say they will shut down the heavily-travelled bridge during the morning rush hour, starting at 8 am, massing at nearby Playter Gardens Park before walking to the bridge.
It’s not an idle threat. The group also plans to shut down heavily-used bridges in Halifax and Vancouver on Monday and has staged mass protests in many cities, causing major traffic disruptions.
It says it believes in “non-violent direct action and civil disobedience for action on the climate crisis,” featuring speeches, street theatre, singing and dancing.
But on Thursday, members sprayed 1,800 litres of fake blood from a decommissioned fire truck onto the streets of London, England during their protest.
Extinction Rebellion demonstrations in April, which brought parts of London to a standstill for over a week, ended with the mass arrest of 1,000 protesters.
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