Why We Should Welcome Boatful of Tamil Refugees Into Canada

Harsha Walia a Vancouver-activist with No One Is Illegal and other groups, had the following opinion piece in the Vancouver Sun: From the Komagata Maru carrying 376 Punjabi passengers and the SS St. Louis travelling with 900 Jewish asylum seekers, to the boats with 600 people from China’s Fujian province …

Genealogy vs. Context

This is more a note for future reference than a thought-out argument, so bear with me (or skip, if you prefer). When we think about things, they have two aspects which we need to grasp. i’ll call these genealogy and context.Genealogy is where things get their identity from. I.e. the …

G20 Arrests Continue

On August 5, 2010, Ryan Rainville was re-arrested charges stemming from the G20 Summit protest in Toronto in late June, 2010. Waterloo Regional Police, working in collaboration with officers from the Toronto Police Service, arrived where Rainville’s was currently staying in Waterloo yesterday to re-arrest the Indigenous Rights activist. He …

Matt Morgan-Brown Granted Bail

The following from Ottawa Movement Defense, which works to support the individuals facing charges related to the bombing of a Royal Bank branch in Ottawa earlier this year: Great news! Ottawa Movement Defense is happy to report that Matt MB was granted bail today! Matt has to serve roughly two …

“Marilyn Buck died today…”

Marilyn Buck died yesterday, surrounded by friends in Brooklyn. As comrade Judy Greenspan tells us: Marilyn died today not in the hospital but at Soffiyah Elijah’s house, her close friend and attorney with her friends around her. The federal bureau of prisons and the U.S. Criminal injustice system killed Marilyn …

Ottawa Movement Defense: Matt Morgan-Brown Bail Hearing Friday August 6th

Another update from Ottawa Movement Defense, providing information about the Ottawa comrades who were arrested in relation to the bombing of a Royal Bank earlier this year: Matt Morgan-Brown Bail Hearing: FRIDAY AUGUST 6th . COURTROOM 9 – 9:30amOttawa Courthouse, 161 Elgin in downtown Ottawa (near the human rights monument …

G20 or Bust

The following was written by J. Sakai in response to the G20 “debate” on the left in the hot summer of 2010: The biggest problem with the “Mr. Black Bloc Has Fun in Toronto” debate, is that it’s so unrealistic. More like the two-dimensional scenery “flats” on school theatrical stages. …

Toronto Community Mobilization Network August 4th Update

Toronto Community Mobilization Networkhttp://www.facebook.com/l/55f24W25p-S9mARC87cpldS-xYA;g20.torontomobilize.org Announcements1. We are winning2. Support those who are still in custody!3. G20 Zine: Call for submissions Events4. 247 Committee–Wednesday, August 4th5. G20 Acupuncture Fundraiser –Thursday, August 5th6. Audism and the Toronto Police Service–Saturday, August 77. Your Options for Taking Legal Action–Sunday, August 8, 1:30pm ********************1. We …