The evictions in Toronto are part of violent efforts to sustain settler control over Indigenous land.
![People scuffle with police officers after the eviction of two dozen people from a homeless encampment at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto, Ontario, on June 22, 2021 [Carlos Osorio/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/RTXDJIZD-1.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
AJ Withers is a Toronto-based activist and scholar. Their latest book, Fight to Win: Inside Poor People’s Organizing will be out in October.
The evictions in Toronto are part of violent efforts to sustain settler control over Indigenous land.