A pro-science anti-curfew protest is happening in Montreal on Sunday

Masks are a must at an anti-curfew protest planned for Sunday evening in Montreal. This event was organized by left, progressive types, in contrast to the right-wing, anti-mask, anti-vax elements that appeared to dominate the anti-curfew protest/riot that took place in Old Montreal last Sunday (as well as other, smaller protests that happened subsequently over the past week).

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Montreal activist (and sometimes Cult MTL contributor) Jaggi Singh shared some notes about the different factions organizing protests in the city right now:

“Unfortunately, many people are hesitant to oppose or defy the curfew due to the potential presence of anti-science, far-right, conspiracy theorists. The political terrain is messy,” he notes in a statement, pointing out that one protest in Montreal yesterday was “organized by a pro-Trump, evangelical Christian … who is opportunistically using curfew opposition to gain support.”

“Similarly, many people are innocently promoting a demo at the Olympic Stadium (a vaccination site) on May 1,” Singh. “This demo is also organized by anti-science, far-right conspiracy folks.”

As for the protest happening on Sunday, it will be taking place at Jeanne-Mance Park (at Duluth) at 5:30 p.m. For more information about the event and its organizers, please visit the Facebook event page.

“The curfew disproportionately impacts all the people that live in small and/or crowded apartments, those that are the victims of domestic violence and LGBTQphobic abuse, homeless people, racialized folks already harassed by the police, sex workers, people that don’t have a legal status and work night shifts, people who use drugs, people who live alone and / or have mental or physical health issues. The curfew isn’t an answer, the curfew is the repressive measure of a state that uses its police more and more in a futile attempt to adress much wider issues.“

—Protest organizers Pas de solution policière à la crise sanitaire and Printemps tout le temps

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