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Banner and coffin

by Robert Thivierge
Banner and coffin
The International Day of Mourning Workers Killed or Injured on the Job was marked in downtown Calgary on April 28, 2009 by marching with a faux coffin and wreaths from the Alberta Workers Compensation Board offices to the City of Calgary Workers' Memorial, which is located at Edwards Place Park, on the SW corner of City Hall. It was organized in part by the Calgary and District Labour Council.

Stand up for your rights at Riley Park

by Robert Thivierge
Stand up for your rights at Riley Park
In the Calgary community of Hillhurst, activists rallied against racism in general and the Aryan Guard specifically. The protest started on Kensington Road and wound here at Riley Park. The event was organized by Anti-Racist Action (ARA) Calgary.

Fanfarenzug-Strausberg lead

by Robert Thivierge
Fanfarenzug-Strausberg lead
This is the lead of Fanfarenzug-Strausberg marching band from Germany. I'm still wandering what it is the guy in the middle is holding. It looks like a baton with a bag attached. Their web site has some info on them, and time in Canada, but it seems to be all in German, as one would expect.

Rally for Kananaskis 2007-11-02 09

by Robert Thivierge
Rally for Kananaskis 2007-11-02 09
This is one of the pictures I took at the "Save Kananaskis Rally" held on Memorial Drive, at the corner with the 10 Street NW by the Calgary Parks building. Protesters objected to the Government of Alberta's logging policy, particularly in terms of allowing clear cutting.

Breast Cancer Survivors Parade

by Robert Thivierge
Breast Cancer Survivors Parade
Marchers wore pink for the Breast Cancer Survivors Parade put on in and outside of Banker's Hall in downtown Calgary. Done partly as a fundraiser, but mainly to honor the fight by survivors against cancer, it featured a hundred or so survivors of the disease marching on Stephen Avenue Mall. The event was organized by the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) and sponsored by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).

Lots of Breast Cancer Survivors

by Robert Thivierge
Lots of Breast Cancer Survivors
Marchers wore pink for the Breast Cancer Survivors Parade put on in and outside of Banker's Hall in downtown Calgary. Done partly as a fundraiser, but mainly to honor the fight by survivors against cancer, it featured a hundred or so survivors of the disease marching on Stephen Avenue Mall. The event was organized by the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) and sponsored by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).