Casseroles Night in Canada in solidarity for Quebec students - Toronto

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Rosy Thompson bangs on a large pot at the corner of Bloor Street West and Delaware Avenue.

02/25

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A group of people stand on a picnic table and bang on pots and pans outside the Linux Caffe on the corner of Harbord and Grace Streets.

03/25

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Matt and Katherine hold signs supporting Quebec's students while gathering in Dufferin Grove Park.

04/25

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Ruby Rose bangs on a frying pan on her head with wooden spoons in Dufferin Grove Park.

05/25

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Alexandra bangs on a pot lid in Dufferin Grove Park.

06/25

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The crowd marches across Bloor Street West while banging on pots and pans.

07/25

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Lena encourages drivers along Bloor Street West to honk their horns in solidarity with the marchers.

08/25

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A group of people holding and wearing the symbolic red square, cheer on the marchers from the sidewalk on Bloor Street West.

09/25

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The crowd wearing mostly red bang on pots and pans while marching across Bloor Street West.

10/25

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Sheila, Ignacia and Michelle march and bang on pots at the corner of Havelock and Hepbourne Streets.

11/25

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A group of kids wear pots on their heads and parade around in Dufferin Grove Park.

12/25

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A group of people bang on pots and pans with wooden spoons in Dufferin Grove Park.

13/25

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People wearing mostly red begin to gather in Dufferin Grove Park and bang on pots and pans.

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Clownarchy wears a colander on her head in Dufferin Grove Park.

15/25

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People cheer and bang on pots from the patio of The Abbey on College Street West.

16/25

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People dressed in red bang on pats and pans while walking across College Street West.

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A group of three people bang pots from their balcony at the corner of Bloor Street West and Christie Street.

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A man bangs a pot over his head while marching along College Street with the crowd.

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The marchers leave Dufferin Grove Park by walking up Havelock Street.

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Lena entices drivers on Bloor Street West to honk their car horns in solidarity with marchers.

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David bangs on his pan while doing a crowd count on the sidewalk of Delaware Avenue.

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Clownarchy and Graham bang on their kitchen implements in Dufferin Grove Park.

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Kids pose with Clownarchy the clown and bang on pots with wooden spoons in Dufferin Grove Park.

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A mother and her two daughters stand on their porch and bang a pot on Hepbourne Street while watching the marchers walk by.

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A woman waves a red flag in Dufferin Grove Park.

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People in Toronto take part in Casseroles Night in Canada or 'Manif Casseroles', banging on pots and pans to protest austerity measures and Bill 78, in solidarity with the Quebec student demonstrations.

All across Canada tonight, people took up pots and pans for what has become known as Casseroles Night in Canada. In solidarity with the Quebec student uprising and as a protest against austerity measures, Toronto's own version of this 'Manif Casseroles' took to the streets. People wearing mostly red banged on every type of pot, pan and kitchen implement they could get their hands on. What started as a 1000 strong demonstration in Dufferin Grove quickly grew to a crowd of 2000 clanging 'casseroles' as they wound their way through Toronto's west end.