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Workshop Recap: the Coming Climate Catastrophe

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Casual conversations amongst comrades led to a reading group, then this research was assembled as a offering for one of the later readings. folks then encouraged the presentation be shared at the local social space, and then the hamilton anarchist bookfair.

We wanted to get our friends on the same page about what the next few decades are likely to bring as per the most current scientific consensus as a basis for shared priorities and preparedness in our projects/lives.

We built a profile of what climate change could like in our geographic region (hamilton-gta) by the year 2050; We wanted to flesh out what “we are all screwed” actually looks like, to the best of our ability.

It’s important to keep in mind that this catastrophe doesn’t negate or replace other struggles. Fascism, colonization, war, disease, technological oppression, etc are all still on the horizon, or already here and unfolding. Rather, the specific challenges faced by a changing climate will:

gradually develop independently of all these other crises

pile onto on our existing struggles and make enduring them harder, potentially much harder, than many folks might be attuned to. Read More …

2025 NYE at Barton Jail

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Anonymous Submission to North Shore Counter-Info In the early evening of December 31st of 2025 in Hamilton, Ontario about 40 masked and dark clothed individuals joined together in the shadows of a city park. After Safety tips, lighters, and fireworks were shared, quietly and together we walked up the bridge to the jail that has held and still holds our friends and neighbours. From the wiz pop of the first Read More …

A Good Offense: A Few Thoughts on Recent House Raids Across Ontario

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On Tuesday November 25, 2025 the London Police Services – in conjunction with several other police services – carried out four simultaneous pre-dawn raids on individuals throughout Ontario that they allege to have been part of resistance to “The Best Defense Conference” held in London, Ontario on October 21, 2025. The conference attracted participants and attendees from the canadian forces, arms manufacturers, and defense contractors – all of whom spent considerable time in the rain and hotel lobby when over 100 people took to shutting down the conference. Reports from the day outline that people successfully used a variety of tactics to disrupt – from blocking areas with their bodies and the creative use of paint to physically securing entrances with u-locks, destroying card readers, building barricades, and drilling sliding doors closed.

As of this writing, a total of six individuals have now been arrested and charged in relation to this disruption, some with their electronics and other items seized. London Police Detectives continue to try and harass or intimidate others into providing information with repeated calls and door knocks, inviting individuals to come in for an interview to “distance themselves from any criminal acts”. Read More …

Hamilton: Home of University Official Targeted over Investments in Genocide

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Last friday, April 25, some anonymous individuals targeted the home of McMaster University’s provost and future president Susan Tighe with vandalism. Media reports describe rocks thrown through windows and threatening messages left in paint following the university board of governors passing a new investment policy that does not include divesting from Israel. The media did not specify that Tighe’s university-owned home near campus was the target. Read More …

Hamilton: Announcing Black Oak Anarchist Social Space

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We are thrilled to announce the Black Oak Anarchist Social Space! This space is meant to give us a place to gather, support the organizing and political development of anarchists in Hamilton, and be an entry point for those interested in anarchist ideas.

To stay in the loop about upcoming events, add us as a contact on Signal! Send us a message at @blackoak.492 on Signal (any message – “hello” will do!). You will then be able to see our Signal stories, where we will share event announcements and reminders. We’ll also maintain a list of upcoming events on the website below. Read More …

Hamilton: 80 cars sabotaged at Tesla dealership

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What follows is copied from a CBC News article and deals with events of interest to anarchists. It was published on March 20, 2025. It primarily describes the large-scale attack in Hamilton but also talks about incidents in London and Montreal.

80 Teslas damaged at Hamilton dealership, largest car vandalism reported in Canada against the U.S. company

Dozens of vehicles have been damaged at a Tesla dealership on the Hamilton Mountain, police in the Ontario city said.

It’s believed to be the largest vandalism in Canada against vehicles from the U.S.-based car company. Read More …

Hamilton: New Years Noise Demo at the Barton Jail

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This year marked 15 years of new years eve noise demos at the Barton Jail in Hamilton. A group of around 50 people marched around the jail, setting off fireworks, throwing paint bombs and shouting our new years greetings to our neighbours who are locked up. The Barton Jail is a horrific place where every day people experience degradation, dehumanization, and neglect at the hands of COs, administration, and a Read More …

Hostages of the Gun: On Militancy and Militarism

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Political violence is a delicate topic—and not only because of how easy it is to find ourselves getting criminalized for conversations among comrades about violence.

Violence is something to take very seriously, since how we choose to use or respond to it shapes our struggles and ourselves. I do believe violence changes us, for better or for worse. We can’t choose to escape the violence of capitalism, and likewise the violence of colonization, racism, and patriarchy is inescapable for many. We can, however, choose how to use violence in our struggles against those forces. Read More …

From Embers: Five Years After The Brawl At Hamilton Pride

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Originally published by From Embers LISTEN HERE Five summers ago on June 15th 2019, a group of homophobic “street preachers” and their white nationalist allies attempted to enter and disrupt the annual Hamilton Pride celebrations at Gage Park. Based on experience the previous year at Hamilton Pride and elsewhere in southern Ontario, anarchists and radical queers were expecting this and had organized to counter them. Wearing pink t-shirts over their faces and carrying a 30’ Read More …

Announcing the 2024 Hamilton Anarchist Bookfair

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Submitted to North Shore Counter-Info Books! Zines! Art! Workshops! The Hamilton Anarchist Bookfair is back for another year and planning is well underway. This year we’ll be hosting out of the Worker’s Arts & Heritage Center (where the bookfair was held a decade ago) and there will be even more lovely space for us to spread out. Join us for a day of workshops, vendors, free food and childcare on Read More …