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Hollywood star Martin Sheen joined the picket lines outside the Royal York Hotel Friday morning.
“We will not cross your line and if you want us to leave the hotel we will,” Sheen told the cheering picketers on behalf of himself and his son, actor and director Emilio Estevez.
Wearing a sign reading “On strike for justice Unite Here,” Sheen told the Star: “I’ve been a union member all my adult life. I’ve been involved in labour struggles all my adult life and I support it.”
Sheen walked with each of the three pickets around the entrances to the landmark downtown hotel which has been hit by a one-day walkout at the start of the Toronto International Film Festival.
“I know it can get very difficult with labour struggles,” Sheen, a long-time social activist, told the strikers.
“I’m here to remind you that lost causes are the only causes worth fighting for.”
Sheen stayed with the pickets for about 20 minutes. He stars in his son’s film The Way, which was scheduled to premiere at the festival Friday afternoon.
credits : thestar.com
I always knew Martin Sheen was a cool guy, this just makes him even cooler –> ( is this even a word? ) lol … need more star power down there at the Royal York Hotel !
