Police chased anti-G7 protesters through the streets of Quebec City on Friday, as small pockets of activists carried out a series of actions aimed at tiring out security forces and disrupting activities related to the summit.

While the protesters occasionally blocked traffic and on one occasion set a pair of sofas on fire, as of early evening, their protests were largely peaceful as they played cat and mouse with police through the city streets and parks.

They were closely followed at all times by a large police presence that included flashing sirens, helicopters, the occasional police dog and large contingents of officers marching in formation.

Quebec City police said they arrested six people for unlawful assembly and one for obstructing the work of a police officer over the course of the day. “I don’t believe in democracy any more,” said one 28-year-old tattooed protester, who went by the name of Cantsin. “A lot of people here will tell you the same thing.”

A few hours after a morning protest that briefly shut down a main highway to La Malbaie where the G7 was taking place, city police were forced to close the northbound direction of a major boulevard for about an hour after protesters set fire to lawn chairs and two couches in the middle of the road, The Star reports.