http://montreal.mediacoop.ca/fr/old/taxonomy/term/1931/0 fr http://montreal.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/hundreds-riot-police-threaten-occupation-illegal-freeway-mexico-city/9388 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://montreal.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/arbol_por_olga_-_olgamcmc_0.jpeg" alt="" title="Residents defend trees http://lockerz.com/s/164059324" width="450" height="338" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://montreal.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/timthumb.php__0.jpeg" alt="" title="Dec 10, 2010 350.org Action Against Supervia" width="450" height="299" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://montreal.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/riot_police_on_dec_11_2011_by_adriana_ales_0.jpg" alt="" title="Riot Police - Dec 11, 2011" width="450" height="338" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>Early on Sunday morning, Marcelo Ebrard the Mayor of Mexico City sent <a href="http://www.proyectoambulante.org/?p=11276" rel="nofollow">hundreds of riot police</a> into a working class neighbourhood to evict occupiers and ensure that work can proceed on his pet freeway project, the &ldquo;Supervía Poniente&rdquo; which translates approximately as &lsquo;Western Superhighway&rsquo;.</p> <p><a href="http://montreal.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/hundreds-riot-police-threaten-occupation-illegal-freeway-mexico-city/9388" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://montreal.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/hundreds-riot-police-threaten-occupation-illegal-freeway-mexico-city/9388#comments Eric Doherty Action directe Environnement Logement Solidarité Transport #350.org #climatejustice #DF #Mexico #stopthepave #Supervia #turcot @m_ebrard Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:03:14 +0000 edoherty 9388 at http://montreal.mediacoop.ca http://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/victories-over-ontario-and-bc-highways-fight-continues-quebec/7856 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Fights Continue in Montreal and Vancouver </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://montreal.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/arrivee_au_parc04.juin_.2011.jpg" alt="" title="June 2011 Retro Demo in Montreal - Photo courtesy Mobilisation Turcot" width="450" height="301" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://montreal.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/IMG_5686-1024x682.jpg" alt="" title="Protest against Niagra to Toronto freeway - Photo courtesy nohighway.blog.com" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://montreal.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/logo_Mobilisation_Turcot.jpg" alt="" title="Montreal&#039;s Mobilisation Turcot Logo features transit, cycling and walking" width="291" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://montreal.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/DSCN3626.JPG" alt="" title="Earth Day in Metro Vancouver - Day one of SFPR occupation Photo by Eric Doherty" width="450" height="349" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>This week the government of Ontario cancelled the controversial <a href="http://www.cope-nomph.org/news/BPressrelease%20Hudak%20Jan%2012%202011.pdf" rel="nofollow">$6 billion</a> Niagara to Toronto freeway. A broad coalition of groups vigorously opposed the highway across the Niagara escarpment, and pushed for investment in transit and freight rail instead.</p> <p><a href="http://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/victories-over-ontario-and-bc-highways-fight-continues-quebec/7856" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/victories-over-ontario-and-bc-highways-fight-continues-quebec/7856#comments Eric Doherty Action directe Environnement Logement Autochtones Transport #Toronto #Vancouver #yvr Climate Justice Freeway Montreal public transit Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:36:32 +0000 edoherty 7856 at http://montreal.mediacoop.ca