The streets of Toronto were once again teeming with demonstrators over the weekend as residents continued to take civil action against things like police brutality and race-based violence in law enforcement worldwide.

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Nothing needs to be said here. . . . #blacklivesmatter #BLM #blmprotest #torontoblmprotest #defundthepolice

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Calls for defunding the Toronto Police Service have been ongoing, but were revived after the Special Investigations Unit last weekfound officers were not criminally culpablefor the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, the 29-year-old Afro-Indigenous woman whofell from a 24th-floor High Park balcony to her deathduring an interaction with police for a mental health crisis back in May.

The city saw at least 15 organized rallies for that cause and others on Saturday, while the recent shootings of more Black citizens at the hands of police,such as Jacob Blakein Wisconsin, have likewise renewed protests in the U.S. and abroad.

一个nother busy evening in#Toronto

We had 15 scheduled demonstrations going on in the city throughout the day and evening.

I'm done for the night.

There will be a media officer back in at 7am
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— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations)一个ugust 30, 2020

The organizations Not Another Black Life and the Coalition for BIPOC Liberation were behind a number of rallies across Canada over the weekend, including in Toronto, Montreal and Calgary.

The movementdemands reducing bloated police budgets and instead allocating funds to non-police frontline personnel such as social workers who can help in crisis situations or confrontations, or things like preventive anti-violence measures, after school programming, counselling and other mental health services.

Large protest on Bloor Street West headed to@TorontoPoliceheadquarters.#Torontohttps://t.co/x1EcaU25NApic.twitter.com/TbTnG4VQZZ

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Marches in Toronto started in public green spaces in the city, with an early afternoon demonstration kicking off at Downsview Park, and another departing from Christie Pits at 4 p.m.

#多伦多#CANADA

Currently there are 2 large#BLACK#LIVESprotests
blocking main streets in TORONTO. A 3rd protest is scheduled for after 4 pm today.#DEFUNDthe#POLICEis the main call in these protests.pic.twitter.com/MjCnhlOmwU

— Torontowers (@samike88)一个ugust 29, 2020

The Coalition said in a release that the motive behind the events was to "demand our basic human right to live peacefully with the equitable opportunity to live our best lives, take care of our families and support our communities."

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一个long with the BLM marches, another group took to the streets in Little Jamaica to protest gentrifiction and the ongoing Eglinton Crosstown LRT construction — an event thatsadly turned violent— while a pocket of midtown residents helda community safety walk, airing their concerns about thecontentious new homeless sheltersin the neighbourhood.

一个group of anti-Pakistan protestersalso demonstrated against the genocide of the people of Balochistan on Sunday, demanding UN intervention.