Eric

Eric - stranger #64 and daily photo #223/365, originally uploaded by PJMixer.

I met Eric on is first day of fasting for non-violent protest during the G20.  Eric believes that non-violent protest ultimately produces the best results, unfortunately, the media is often focused on the violent protests. He is quietly making his point known at the corner of Queen and Bay and welcomes anyone to stop by for a chat. He'd had a discussion with a protester who believes bricks and guns is the way to go - Eric feels that at least that protester now knows about Eric and has heard his point-of-view.

For more images from the G20, go to my G20 Flickr set.

Eric teaches French at a Scarborough Catholic high school. Although he hasn't told his students what he's doing, he has nothing to hide and some staff and students know about his protest. When I talked to him about the 100 stranger project and asked if I could take his photograph, he told me that another photographer had already added him to their 100 stranger project - small world. Thanks for the photograph Eric and good luck with your protest - stay well.

Eric is #64 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.100Strangers.com.