The permanent rotating citizens' sit-in outside Rob Ford's office at Toronto City Hall takes place every day. Join us!
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Weekends: 10 am to 6 pm
Most holidays: 10 am to 6 pm
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Day 63 begins today.
It's Tuesday; the sit-in will be active from 8:30am until 9pm today. Things have been unusually quiet at City Hall since last Friday. We dig it. If you've been looking for a way to demonstrate how determined you are to see Rob Ford no longer in office - the Rob Ford Must Go sit-in is an excellent opportunity to do just that.
Day 61 was a great Sunday at city hall with lively discussions and new participants!
Day 62 begins today.
It's Monday; the sit-in will be active from 8:30am until 9pm today. It's time to begin working out the logistics of how to turn RobFordMustGo into a citywide campaign in addition to the core sit-in. Come join in and add your thoughts and energy and love for all that's good about this city!
Day 60 was another quiet and peaceful day at city hall and the sit-in. Rob Ford showed up at his office alone later in the day.
Day 61 begins today.
It's Sunday; the sit-in will be active from 10:00am until 6pm today. Come join in!
Day 59 was an exceptionally quiet day. The Ford brothers were no-shows at city hall. The sit-in carried on peacefully and continuously throughout the entirety of the day.
Day 60 begins today.
It's Saturday; the sit-in will be active from 10:00am until 6pm today. Looks likely to be a really calm, relaxed, quiet, enjoyable Saturday outside the mayor's office. Come join in to peacefully resist the vile and amoral conduct of Rob Ford and to share your vision and hope for a better Toronto.
Day 58 - federal finance minister Jim Flaherty, a close personal friend of the Ford family, died suddenly of a massive heart attack yesterday.
Day 59 begins today.
It's Friday; the sit-in will be active from 9:00am until 9pm today. Come join in!
Day 57 - it was International Day of Pink, "the International Day against Bullying, Discrimination, Homophobia and Transphobia in schools and communities." (http://www.dayofpink.org) Toronto's bully and bigot in chief remains, beyond all morality and ethics and basic human decency, in office. The sit-in stayed strong and continuous all day, calmly representing the values most people in Toronto hold dear and which the Ford brothers maliciously trample over every day.
Day 58 begins today.
It's Thursday; the sit-in will be active from 9:00am until 9pm today. Come join in! Your calm, peaceful, mindful presence is so welcome, wanted, and needed!
Day 56 - 10,000 unwanted easter eggs, a disgraced Olympian and a minor supporting player in Trailer Park Boys seemingly joining Rob Ford's campaign team but then later clarified as just dropping by to express support, Doug ranting about internet conspiracies... fairly standard weekday at city hall in the waning days of the Rob Ford era.
Day 57 begins today.
It's Wednesday; the sit-in will be active from 8:30am until 9pm today. Come join in to keep the peace and for excellent discussions about the past, present, and future of Toronto with deeply caring fellow citizens and residents.
Day 55 was a fairly typically demented Monday at city hall. Rob Ford refused to answer questions about ongoing drug use, Doug Ford minimized his brother's deplorable conduct and hammered on deeply dishonest talking points; the usual. The sit-in remained calm, peaceful, and present throughout the entire day, compassionately and mindfully witnessing the ongoing implosion of shame and disgrace that is the Ford brothers' political existence.
Day 56 begins today.
It's Tuesday; the sit-in will be active from 8:30am until 9pm today. Your kindness, goodness, mindfulness, decency, integrity, honesty, and peace are all needed - come join in! A few minutes or a few hours - any length of time you're able to participate is deeply appreciated!
Day 54 was an exceptionally calm, peaceful Sunday at city hall. A most excellent sit-in was had by all.
Day 55 begins today.
It's Monday; the sit-in will be active from 8:30am until 9pm. You are so unendingly welcome to come join in. For a few minutes or a few hours - every effort counts!
Day 53 - an excellent Saturday, excellent people, excellent discussions, as always. Rob Ford showed up alone at his office just before 5pm wearing a Leafs jersey. To the best of our knowledge there was nobody else in the office. As the sit-in was packing up to leave at 6pm, Ford emerged to greet councillor Frank Di Giorgio, with whom he had plans to take in the Leafs game. Later that night... http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/04/05/belligerent_rob_ford_warned_b...
Day 54 begins today.
It's Sunday; the sit-in will be active from 10am until 6pm. We have no clue what's going to happen today, but we'll be there. Come join!
Day 52 - Rob Ford was happier than we've ever seen him at the sit-in. He obviously felt completely vindicated, free and clear, and like he'd gotten away with everything. He ambled around with a giant smile, wearing a Jays jersey, gabbing with the media, and looking like the proverbial cat that caught the canary.
Day 53 begins today.
It's Saturday; the sit-in will be active from 10am until 6pm - come join!
Day 51 was a little tumultuous. A new sit-in participant didn't quite understand the peaceful nature of the sit-in and heckled the Fords and a councillor during a scrum. That's never happened before - and it won't happen again. We apologize for that lapse. We are taking steps to improve our communications and messaging and guidelines so that it doesn't happen again. The sit-in does not and cannot work unless all of its participants consciously adhere to its kind, loving, peaceful spirit. We're there to be the opposite of the Fords. We're there to demonstrate the kind of civil, open, inclusive, accepting, creative, compassionate, intelligent, decent, and truly good city we want to live in.
Oh and also news broke that the Ontario Provincial Police and the Toronto Police are at odds over the Brazen 2 investigation so it looks like Rob Ford may once again skate by with zero consequences. Until he's completely crushed in the election.
Day 52 begins today.
It's Friday; the sit-in will be active from 9 am until 9 pm! If you're able to maintain calmness, kindness, peace, and love in a chaotic and highly charged media circus atmosphere - come join!
Day 50 - our 50th continuous day of the sit-in! - was great!
Day 51 begins today.
It's Thursday; the sit-in will be active from 8:30 am until 9pm! Come join!
Day 49 - full city council meeting began at 9:30 and went on until past 8pm. Very busy day at city hall. Rob & Doug Ford were absent for the morning and ignored/wandered in and out of most of the council meeting in the afternoon and evening.
Day 50 begins today.
It's Wednesday; the sit-in will be active from 8:30 am until 9pm! City council meeting continues for a second day today so it'll be very busy again. It's also Day 50 of the sit-in! Catherine Crocket is bringing cake in with her this afternoon around 3 - come join and have a slice!
Day 48 was another vibrant and busy Monday at the sit-in!
Day 49 begins today.
It's Tuesday so the sit-in will be there from 8:30 am until 9pm! City council meets today so it's going to be a busy, busy day at City Hall! Come join!
Day 46 was a great Saturday at city hall. Lots of sit-inners, lots of great conversation, great energy! No Fords were seen. Ford's receptionist Graeme was in and brushed off important questions about why he'd been photographing audience members at the Ryerson University debate this past Thursday evening.
Day 47 begins today.
It's Sunday; we'll be there from 10:00 am until 6 pm today! We look forward to seeing you there!
Day 47 was another very peaceful Sunday at City Hall. Excellent people and great conversations.
Day 48 begins today.
It's Monday so the sit-in will be there from 8:30 am until 9pm! Come join in anytime - we'd love to see you!
Day 46 was a great Saturday at city hall. Lots of sit-inners, lots of great conversation, great energy! No Fords were seen. Ford's receptionist Graeme was in and brushed off important questions about why he'd been photographing audience members at the Ryerson University debate this past Thursday evening.
Day 47 begins today.
It's Sunday; we'll be there from 10:00 am until 6 pm today! We look forward to seeing you there!
Day 45 - yesterday - we got into the background of a Doug Ford media scrum and held up our "Doug, That's Not True" sign. It was fun. Doug didn't appreciate it.
Day 46 begins today.
It's Saturday; we'll be there from 10:00 am until 6 pm today! Weekends are great at city hall - an excellent time for meeting fellow Torontonians and having in-depth discussions about this great city and how to ensure nothing like Ford happens to it ever again!
Day 44 was a great day at the sit-in, an excellent mix of returning participants and new people!
Day 45 begins today.
It's Friday; we'll be there from 8:30am until 9pm today! New ITO information may be getting released by the courts today - and who knows what else will happen! Come bring all your peace, love, kindness, goodness, and calmness and join us!
Day 43 was another excellent day at the sit-in. The first official televised debate of the campaign took place at CityNews at 5pm. Rob Ford, as expected, lied continuously, loudly, and confidently, successfully dragging the debate down to his amoral level.
Day 44 begins today.
It's Thursday; we'll be there from 8:30am until 9pm today! Come sit-in for truth, honesty, decency, integrity, and to help end the reign of this cartoon villain.
Day 42 was another great day. The evening was unusually active due to the lengthy executive committee meeting about the highly controversial proposed island airport expansion. We spoke with many councillors as they went back and forth to the council chambers throughout the day and evening. In particular we spoke with Councillor Pam McConnell, who angrily related her experience of being grossly verbally and physically intimidated by Rob Ford earlier in the day during the meeting.
Day 43 begins today.
It's Wednesday; we'll be there from 8:30am until 9pm today! You really, really never know what's going to happen. Your love, peace, kindness, goodness, decency, and integrity are needed at the sit-in - come join in for any length of time you're able! Even if it's only for 15 minutes - your presence is so welcome and wanted!
Day 41 was a very active Monday at CIty Hall. New information was released by the courts showing that Toronto Police started reviewing over 10 GB of audio and video content from Sandro Lisi's iPhone on March 7 - which isn't very long ago. The Project Brazen 2 investigation into potential criminal activities of Rob Ford is still very much an active investigation. Is an arrest impending? Time will tell.
Day 42 begins today.
It's Tuesday; we'll be there from 8:30am until 9pm today! You never know what's going to happen. Come bring all your peace, love, kindness, compassion, understanding, patience, integrity, decency, and goodness and join in!
Day 40 was an excellent Sunday; quiet and without drama. No surprise appearances by any Fords at City Hall.
Day 41 begins today.
It's Monday; we'll be there from 8:30am until 9pm today! Chris Logan is anchoring all morning until 1pm - she's extraordinary; come sit-in with her!
Day 39 was a great peaceful Saturday at City Hall. Rob Ford walked into his office at 1pm and left just after 5pm - an unusual weekend appearance.
Day 40 begins today.
It's Sunday; we'll be there from 10am until 6pm today! We're chilling out and having a relaxed celebration of the 40th continuous day of the sit-in - come join!
Day 38 was another fascinating sit-in day joined and kept vibrant by so many great Torontonians. Learned a large amount of new information. Laying groundwork to take RFMG campaign to next level.
Day 39 begins today.
It's Saturday; we'll be there from 10am until 6pm today! We're making new media-friendly camera-background signs today! Come join in the fun!
Day 37 saw a strong sit-in presence throughout the day. We started doing something new - holding up signs in the background when media cameras were trained on the Fords. We held up signs saying "RESIGN" whenever Rob was going back and forth from the office ignoring media questions, and we held up a "LIES" sign behind Doug when he was scrumming. It was interesting. Doug also made an odd and kind of clumsy attempt - when no media were around - to compliment/intimidate the sit-in. He seems generally rattled. Peace and love to you Doug! - please reconsider your way of being in the world! Drop the lies! Embrace honesty!
Day 38 begins today.
It's Friday; our morning anchor can't get there until 9, so the sit-in will begin at 9 am today and go until 9 pm. Come join in if you can, anytime throughout the day! Your kindness, peace, love, goodness - and signs! - are much needed!
Day 36 saw the release of new ITO information in the morning and a level of media activity at City Hall that hasn't been seen since November. It was... a ridiculous day. Rob Ford led the media on a foot chase from Nathan Phillips Square through City Hall up to his office, smashing over reporters and generally behaving even more like a maniac than usual.
Day 37 begins today.
It's Thursday, so the sit-in will begin at 8:30 am and go until 9 pm. Media presence is likely to be heavy again today; no telling what'll happen. Your love and peace and goodness are much needed!
We're doing something new today - experimenting with Facebook Events to draw out a much, much bigger crowd from 11am to 2pm - https://www.facebook.com/events/564411740323799/
Day 36 begins today.
It's Wednesday, so the sit-in will begin at 8:30 am and go until 9 pm. Come join!
Day 35 begins today.
It's Turesday, so the sit-in will begin at 8:30 am and go until 9 pm. There's increasing chatter that Toronto Police are wrapping up their investigation and that an arrest is pending.
Day 34 begins today.
It's Monday, so the sit-in will begin at 8:30 am and go until 9 pm. Rob Ford was recorded on video seemingly intoxicated in front of City Hall late Saturday night. Sit-in participants saw him enter his office shortly after 5pm - highly unusual.
CTV News broadcast the video yesterday. There's likely to be a large media presence at City Hall today. If you can come join in and bring calmness, peace, love, truth, decency, and integrity to a situation that continues to devolve - please come.
WEBSITE REVAMP INCLUDING TOTALLY DIFFERENT FRONT PAGE DESIGN COMING SOON!
Day 33 begins today.
It's Sunday, so the sit-in will begin at 10:00 am and go until 6 pm. Come join in!
Day 32 begins today.
It's Saturday, so the sit-in will begin at 10:00 am and go until 6 pm. Come join!
Olivia Chow's official entrance into the 2014 mayoral campaign has caused a seismic shift in the energy at city hall and across Toronto. Most discussions at the sit-in on Day 30 revolved around this.
Day 31 begins today.
It's Friday, so the sit-in will begin at 8:30 am and go until 9 pm. Come join!
Day 29 of the sit-in was wonderful, per usual.
Day 30 begins today.
It's Thursday, so the sit-in will begin at 8:30 am and go until 9 pm. Bring all your love and peace and join in!
Day 28 of the sit-in was kept going by an awesome array of dedicated Torontonians! Had a brief 1 hour gap in mid-afternoon that coincided with a total twitter outage, but we were quickly back on course and present through to the end of the day at 9pm!
Day 29 - the first day of Week 5! - begins today.
It's Wednesday, so the sit-in will begin at 8:30 am and go until 9 pm. Come help keep the sit-in going strong - and help discuss where it goes next!
7:40 am
Day 27 of the sit-in was, per usual, great! First-timer Matthew Hyslop anchored from 9:30 to 4:30 - amazing dedication!
Day 28 - the last day of Week 4! - begins today.
It's Tuesday, so the sit-in will begin at 8:30 am and go until 9 pm. Come keep the sit-in going strong - and help expand RobFordMustGo into a full-fledged city-wide campaign to ensure Rob Ford never holds office again!
6:23 am
Day 26 of the sit-in was another very calm and peaceful Sunday. Eight great citizens/residents of Toronto made it out to city hall for the sit-in and maintained a continuous presene from 10 am throuh to 6 pm. Great conversations, great energy.
Day 27 begins today.
It's Monday, so the sit-in will begin at 8:30 am and go until 9 pm. What will Toronto be like when Ford is gone? Come join in and help envision the post-Ford city!
8:09 am
Day 25 of the sit-in was calm and peaceful; another great day for excellent conversations at city hall. The sit-in was there until 6 pm and nary a Ford nor reporter was seen.
Day 26 begins today.
It's Sunday, so the sit-in will begin at 10:00 am and go until 6 pm. Come join in and share your vision for Toronto's Ford-free future!
7:51 am
Day 24 of the sit-in was great and maintained a continuous presence from 8:30 am straight through to 9pm. Many new people came out and many dedicated veterans returned.
Day 25 begins today.
It's Saturday, so the sit-in will begin at 10:00 am and go until 6 pm. Come join us!
7:09 am
Day 23 of the sit-in was much more peaceful than Day 22; neither Ford brother made any appearance at City Hall, despite the fact that it was Toronto's 180th birthday. There was an official celebration on the main floor in which Deputy Mayor Kelly and several councillors cut and shared a large chocolate birthday cake with everyone present and also sang "Happy Birthday" to the city. The sit-in remained continuous and vibrant from 8:30 am until 9 pm with no gaps! Many new participants came out from all across the city - and from Hamilton! It was a fantastic, inspiring, empowering day.
Day 24 begins today.
It's Friday; the sit-in will begin at 8:30 am and continue until 9 pm. We have committed anchors signed up for the entire day. Come join them!
7:42 am
Day 22 was highly charged; a peaceful but electric kind of day. It felt in the morning like something was going to happen - and something did. Police chief Bill Blair announced that the Ontario Provincial Police are taking over oversight on the Project Brazen 2 investigation into Rob Ford. It's a huge development. Neither Ford brother seemed particularly happy about it.
Day 23 begins today.
It's Thursday; the sit-in will begin at 8:30 am and continue until 9 pm. Who knows what could happen! Will Rob Ford get arrested today? There's always that possibility. Regardless of whether he does or doesn't - he must go. Please come join the sit-in and show him that with your peaceful presence.
7:05 am
Day 21 was focused and intense. The Fords returned from LA. Media presence was much larger than normal. Participants in the sit-in calmly witnessed both Ford brothers attempt to spin Rob Ford's humiliating appearance on a late night US talk show as some kind of positive for Toronto. It wasn't.
Day 22 - the start of Week 4! - begins today.
It's Wednesday; the sit-in will begin at 8:30 am and continue until 9 pm. We look forward to seeing you there!
6:47 am
Day 20 was calm and beautiful. The Fords were still in Los Angeles. City Hall was functioning normally. Out of respect for the vigil for Ukraine taking place on the main floor in the evening, the sit-in ended early at 7:30 pm instead of 9 pm. It was inspiring to watch Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly speak on behalf of the City of Toronto at the vigil - a reminder of how an actual mayor should behave.
Day 21 - the final day of Week 3! - begins today.
It's Tuesday; the sit-in will begin at 8:30 am and continue until 9 pm. The Fords are back from their Hollywood sojourn today. Things may get intense. Your peaceful, calm, loving presence at the sit-in is so very needed!
6:16 am
Day 19 was another calm, Ford-free Sunday. Great discussions, great people, great love for Toronto, great determination to do what we can to help make this city better.
Day 20 begins today.
It's Monday, so the sit-in will begin at 8:30 am and continue until 9 pm. You are so very welcome to come join in!
8:32 am
Day 18 was great - a calm, Ford-free Saturday. During which we learned that all the Ford brothers are now in Los Angeles as guests of the Jimmy Kimmel show. And that Ford may possibly be attending the Oscars as Kimmels' guest. A head-shaking development and, on the surface, a grotesque step forward in the sad cultural process of normalizing and legitimizing the vile and reprehensible conduct of Rob Ford.
Day 19 begins today.
It's Sunday, so the sit-in will begin at 10:00 am and continue until 6 pm. If you're appalled by the latest development in the Ford debacle and want to do something - come join!
8:44 am
Day 17 was calm and beautiful - the Fords didn't show up at City Hall.
The sit-in had a large number of people both new and returning and experienced a new record for simultaneous participants - there were 14 of us there in the late morning! It was a fantastic day - another one where nobody wanted to leave. Thank you so much to everyone who joined in!
Day 18 begins today.
It's Saturday, so the sit-in will begin at 10:00 am and continue until 6 pm. Come join in - weekends at the sit-in are incredible! Peaceful, calm, no media - an excellent time to connect and converse and help create a beautiful Ford-free future!
6:35 am
Day 16 of the sit-in was intense. Amazing Toronto citizens and residents came out, new and returning... and the Ford brothers recklessly amped up their wholly vile and baseless attacks on police chief Bill Blair.
Day 17 begins today.
It's Friday, so the sit-in will begin at 8:30 am and continue until 9 pm. Come join in!
7:04 am
Day 15 of the sit-in - the start of Week 3! - saw the return of many dedicated Toronto citizens who've come back to the sit-in multiple times, along with a continuing influx of new participants. Another day of incredible conversations and connections as people join together to do their part to help create a Toronto in which Rob Ford and others like him are no longer possible.
Day 16 begins today.
It's Thursday, so the sit-in will begin at 8:30 am and will continue until 9 pm. Come join in!
3:06 am
Day 14 of the sit-in - the end of Week 2! - continued in the same great spirit, maintaining its continuous peaceful presence all day. New buttons were created at the sit-in by Toby Lake, now featuring the website address. Conversations are starting to take off on our discussion forum!
Day 15 begins today.
The first day of Week 3! It's Wednesday, so the sit-in will begin at 8:30 am and will remain peacefully until 9 pm. Come join in!
6:35 am
Day 13 of the sit-in was carried forward in the same vibrant spirit of love and truth and community by committed sitters Chris Logan, Ben Wert, Carol, and many others. Deepest and most profound gratitude and respect to all. Profiles section coming to the site soon! If you're able to join in committing to being at the sit-in for a block of time - you are so needed! You can use the "Sign Up!" link in the menu above to add your name and time to the schedule!
Day 14 begins today.
The final day of Week 2! It's Tuesday, so the sit-in at City Hall will begin at 8:30 am and will remain there in peace and honesty until 9 pm. Come join!
5:43 am
Day 12 of the sit-in was deeply transformative and inspiring and marks the last day that I (Chris Caple) was able to be there full time. Excellent people have been stepping up (and sitting down!) to keep a continuous presence at the sit-in. I'll drop in for a bit when I'm able, and I'll be doing a lot of work on this website over the coming days. If you're able to commit to being at the sit-in for a block of time - you are so needed! Please use the "Sign Up!" link to add your name and time to the schedule!
Day 13 begins today.
It's Monday, so the sit-in at City Hall will be starting at 8:30 am and will be there until 9 pm. Come join!
6:52 am
Day 11 of the sit-in saw equal parts returning sit-inners and new participants. Incredible conversation and connections and insights. Day 11 also saw us get our basic first pass at a discussion forum up on this site - please feel free to make use of it! There's a lot in the works, including improved scheduling system & RobFordMustGo.com stickers, signs, lawn signs, etc. Keep watching this space!
Day 12 begins today.
It's Sunday, so we'll be sitting-in at City Hall starting at 10 am and we'll be there until 6 pm. This weekend we're focusing on ensuring the sit-in is self-sustaining. Come out and join us!