Montreal and Square Victoria

Square Victoria: The Peoples for Mother Earth marchers have, for the second time -- the first being in Levis -- spent a more than one day in a city. This time, that city is Montreal: a city known for its large activist presence, especially since the 2012 student strike. The march arrived on June 6 and will leave on the 8th, according to Rabble. Square Victoria was also the location of Occupy Montreal tent city. At that time, and since, it has been renamed by activists "The People Square." June 7: Montreal On the 7th, the marchers had organized a street demonstration to take place in Square Victoria, in the heart of Montreal storied financial district. The banks and finance companies which operate in the area are heavily invested in fossil fuel companies. Square Victoria itself, where the demonstration would take place, is surrounded by banks, the headquarters of Quebecor Media -- one of many huge conglomerates in Quebec highly concentrated media industry -- and the World Trade Center of Montreal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.