Images of Resistance: An Archive of Action is an exhibition that brings together interviews, documents, photographs, and untold stories of the 2008-2009 Toronto Protests against the Genocidal War in Sri Lanka. Mobilized by members of the Tamil Canadian community, these demonstrations brought together tens of thousands of protesters during the months between September 2008 to June 2009, culminating notably in the Gardiner Expressway blockade.
Tamil Canadian Centre for Civic Action has assembled the protest images into an archive, spearheaded by former City Councillor Neethan Shan, as a product of a wider community engagement project called: A Million Words: An Exhibit on the Histories of Tamil Canadians. With over 600+ collected photos, this growing collection carries the weight, history, and resilience of a community through decades of resistance and activism.
This project is organized by the Tamil Canadian Centre for Civic Action in collaboration with Neethan Shan, Thevya Balendran and Hiba Abdallah. It is presented in partnership with Myseum of Toronto and the Fort York National Historic Centre.
See more at: www.imagesofresistance.com