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A self-described [[anarcho-pacifist]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Guerchani|first=Sarra|title=Vedette des manifestations étudiantes, Qui est Anarchopanda?|url=http://tvanouvelles.ca/lcn/infos/regional/montreal/archives/2012/05/20120523-051454.html|accessdate=27 May 2012|newspaper=TVA Nouvelles|date=23 May 2012}}</ref>, he tries to create a buffer between police and students to avoid violence "without betraying [the students'] struggle or co-opting their discourse". In an interview in Montreal's Le Devoir, he expresses a desire to oppose police brutality. "If peaceful students deserve to be beat with police batons, pepper sprayed, shot with rubber bullets or flash grenades for demonstrating, so do I." |
A self-described [[anarcho-pacifist]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Guerchani|first=Sarra|title=Vedette des manifestations étudiantes, Qui est Anarchopanda?|url=http://tvanouvelles.ca/lcn/infos/regional/montreal/archives/2012/05/20120523-051454.html|accessdate=27 May 2012|newspaper=TVA Nouvelles|date=23 May 2012}}</ref>, he tries to create a buffer between police and students to avoid violence "without betraying [the students'] struggle or co-opting their discourse". In an interview in Montreal's Le Devoir, he expresses a desire to oppose police brutality. "If peaceful students deserve to be beat with police batons, pepper sprayed, shot with rubber bullets or flash grenades for demonstrating, so do I." |
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The panda suit was chosen because it was the nicest cheap costume he could find on [[eBay]] China. Before buying it, he participated in 70 student demonstrations in his "human skin" to protect demonstrators |
The panda suit was chosen because it was the nicest cheap costume he could find on [[eBay]] China. Before buying it, he participated in 70 student demonstrations in his "human skin" to protect demonstrators from police, which he found impractical and paternalist. |
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Although his costume is technically illegal under no-mask by-laws, he was never arrested at a protest. |
Although his costume is technically illegal under no-mask by-laws, he was never arrested at a protest. |
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Revision as of 02:04, 31 May 2012
during a demonstration May 22nd in Montréal
Anarchopanda is a giant panda and the unofficial mascot of the 2012 Quebec student protests, known for hugging both students and police officers.[1] He favours free education and opposes the tuition hike.
Profile
Anarchopanda made his first appearance at a protest May 8th, 2012. By day he is a philosophy professor in a Montreal CEGEP, with a strong affinity for Plato, Aristotle and Plotinus.[2]
A self-described anarcho-pacifist[3], he tries to create a buffer between police and students to avoid violence "without betraying [the students'] struggle or co-opting their discourse". In an interview in Montreal's Le Devoir, he expresses a desire to oppose police brutality. "If peaceful students deserve to be beat with police batons, pepper sprayed, shot with rubber bullets or flash grenades for demonstrating, so do I."
The panda suit was chosen because it was the nicest cheap costume he could find on eBay China. Before buying it, he participated in 70 student demonstrations in his "human skin" to protect demonstrators from police, which he found impractical and paternalist.
Although his costume is technically illegal under no-mask by-laws, he was never arrested at a protest.
References
- ^ "Grève étudiante: un panda pour la gratuité scolaire". Huffington Post Quebec. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Lalonde, Catherine (26 May 2012). "AnarchoPanda : la philosophie dans le trottoir". Le Devoir. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Guerchani, Sarra (23 May 2012). "Vedette des manifestations étudiantes, Qui est Anarchopanda?". TVA Nouvelles. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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