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'Bare with us': Topless protest in Canada after three sisters 'were stopped by police for cycling shirtless' | 'Bare with us': Topless protest in Canada after three sisters 'were stopped by police for cycling shirtless' |
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Topless men and women have taken part in a protest in Canada following an incident where three sisters were allegedly stopped by police for cycling shirtless. | Topless men and women have taken part in a protest in Canada following an incident where three sisters were allegedly stopped by police for cycling shirtless. |
The ‘Bare With Us’ rally, which took place yesterday in Waterloo's Town Square in Ontario, aimed to educate people about women’s right to go topless in public, a practice which has been legal since 1996. | The ‘Bare With Us’ rally, which took place yesterday in Waterloo's Town Square in Ontario, aimed to educate people about women’s right to go topless in public, a practice which has been legal since 1996. |
The rally was organised by Alysha Brilla, a musician, and her two sisters. It is claimed that on 24 July in Kitchener, the trio were stopped by a male police officer who told them to cover up because it was the law, AP reported. | The rally was organised by Alysha Brilla, a musician, and her two sisters. It is claimed that on 24 July in Kitchener, the trio were stopped by a male police officer who told them to cover up because it was the law, AP reported. |
Brilla told the officer he was wrong and started filming the interaction on her phone. The officer said he had only stopped the women for safety reasons. | Brilla told the officer he was wrong and started filming the interaction on her phone. The officer said he had only stopped the women for safety reasons. |
Messages from protesters at the rally included: “Bare With Us! They’re just boobs!” | Messages from protesters at the rally included: “Bare With Us! They’re just boobs!” |
Brilla told CBC news: “I had no idea how [polarising] the issue would be. I thought people wouldn’t be so disturbed by the female breast.” | Brilla told CBC news: “I had no idea how [polarising] the issue would be. I thought people wouldn’t be so disturbed by the female breast.” |
“We just want to advocate and let people know that they do have the right,” she said. | “We just want to advocate and let people know that they do have the right,” she said. |
In a tweet, Waterloo Regional Police said the event had been a “respectful, peaceful, safe demonstration”. | In a tweet, Waterloo Regional Police said the event had been a “respectful, peaceful, safe demonstration”. |
In 1996, the Ontario Court of Appeal overturned the conviction of a student who went topless on a university campus in 1991. | In 1996, the Ontario Court of Appeal overturned the conviction of a student who went topless on a university campus in 1991. |
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