Punch Up: May Day as though kids matter

From Punch Up Collective This year Punch Up Collective hosted our seventh contribution to recognizing May Day in Ottawa: a kid-centred picnic and short march. We wanted to share something about why this was so fun and to reflect a little on including kids and families in these kinds of celebrations, and the difference between including them and focusing events on kids and families. We’ve done a mix of things Read More …

From Embers: Drag Defence in Quebec

By From Embers LISTEN HERE Talking with Louve Rose from P!nk Bloc Montreal about Quebec’s transphobic far right, drag defence, and building a revolutionary anti-capitalist queer organization for both community self-defence and to intervene against gay assimilationism. Links P!nk Bloc MTL – Instagram, Facebook, Linktree August 12 Rad Pride (Facebook Event) Montreal Antifasciste MAF reportback from April 12 drag defence From Embers – Anti-Fascism in Quebec Revolutionary Trans Politics and the Three Way Read More …

Halifax 6th Annual Anarchist Bookfair

This September 2nd marks Kjipuktuk’s 6th annual Anarchist Bookfair!

The Halifax Anarchist Bookfair is a place for anarchists and those curious about anarchism. Join us to reflect on wins and struggles both local and worldwide, and to dream and to collaborate with like-minded others on building a better world together.

Contact us with your ideas for workshops, art installations, games, discussions and whatever else you can dream up !

Feel free to be in touch re: accessibility and other inquiries.
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Announcing the Hamilton Anarchist Bookfair 2023

Submitted by the Hamilton Anarchist Bookfair Announcing: the Hamilton Anarchist Bookfair 2023! Mark your calendars and join us September 30th 2023 for a day of rad vendors, workshops, and seeing old friends and making new connections! Applications for tables and workshops are open now at https://hamiltonanarchistbookfair.noblogs.org/ – deadline is August 4th. Location to be announced soon. Free to attend. Saturday: Bookfair 10am-6pm Sunday: Community BBQ and pick-up softball game Keep Read More …

Ottawa: Reportback from February Drag Storytimes at NAC and Winter Pride

Anonymous Submission to North Shore Counter-Info DRAG STORYTIME AT THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE On Wednesday, February 8th, 2023, community turned out in big numbers to protect drag storytime at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, ON. This was the first major action called by the Save Canada boys since Renfrew, but despite the event being in the middle of the day, drag defenders outnumbered the fash about 200 to 30. Read More …

Ottawa: Anti-Fascists Kettle Bigots

From Anti-fascism in Ottawa on Instagram Today Billboard Chris, the fascist youth organization “Save Canada”, Derek Sloan and a conglomerate of reactionary media personalities arrived to attempt to march up and down Broadview Avenue. They were confronted by a diverse coalition of antifascists. The antifascists today not only managed to break police lines but also kettled the fascists for 2+ hours, effectively denying them the space and ability to demonstrate. Read More …

Canadian Tire Fire #59: Drag Defense, Mining Shareholder Meeting Disrupted

From It’s Going Down This week we cover drag storytime defense actions in Ontario and Quebec, and disruptions to Canada’s largest gold mining company’s annual shareholder meeting. There are also a few positive news stories from the past couple of weeks we’d like to mention. CBC recently reported that BC police forces are struggling to recruit and retain officers, and are blaming a “declining interest in policing” for the difficulty. Read More …

On Crow, Fascist Drifts, and People Who Are Not Comrades

Anonymous submission to North Shore Counter-Info This article contains research taken from public sources, mostly from articles posted publicly by Crow himself. Our intention is not to dox Crow, but rather to provided a compilation, summary, and analysis of already easily available information. We are also not encouraging anyone to harass Crow, threaten him with violence, etc. We simply want to give other anarchists the information they need to keep Read More …