A woman was beaten at Berri-Uqam metro station on Monday – the first day that police were “making the metro safe” – right in front of two metro security guards, neither of whom lifted a finger to help her. Nor did anybody from her community – you know, the people …
BECAUSE the Societe de Transport de Montreal already reflects the realities of an unjust society. Whereas a disproportionate number of STM users are people of colour, and an absolute majority are women, over 80% of those employed by the STM are male and over 90% are white. (Source: STM 2005 …
Over the years i have seen quite a bit of violence against youth, and most specifically against Black youth, dished out by the security guards who patrol the Montreal metro system. It generally starts with someone being boisterous – once, for instance, a young Black guy happily shouted “Jah live!” …