Student journalism and Occupy Toronto

Occupy Toronto began on Oct. 15, 2011 when nearly 3,000 protestors took to Bay St. From there, they moved on to St. James Park, which they would call "home" until police peacefully dismantled their camp on Nov. 23 following an eviction order from the City. 

Check out some of the work that Ryerson j-students produced:

This Ryersonian mini-doc looks into the movement and what it means for those who participated.

Occupy Toronto began on Oct. 15, 2011 when nearly 3,000 protestors took to Bay St. From there, they moved on to St. James Park, which they would call "home" until police peacefully dismantled their camp on Nov. 23 following an eviction order from the City. 

Check out some of the work that Ryerson j-students produced:

This Ryersonian mini-doc looks into the movement and what it means for those who participated.

 

First-year Ryerson journalism student Stephanie Girardi visted the camp shortly after the protests began, and the Occupiers admitted that while they lack a single, unified message, they stand in solidarity with one another for the multitude of issues being raised. 

Annie Burns-Pieper camped out at St. James Park and wrote a personal account for the Ryersonian about how disjointed she found the movement to be. 

 

Ryerson journalism student Alvina Siddiqui visited St. James Park twice, and had two very different experiences

First-year Ryerson journalism student Sofia Mikhaylova found that the Occupiers had developed a self-identifying colour code that represented their willingness to be arrested when police arrived. 

RyersonianTV reporter Carly Conway covered the eviction of Occupy Toronto from the point of view of protesters, the city and the police.