Fighting for a Hand to Hold: Confronting Medical Colonialism against Indigenous Children in Canada, by Samir Shaheen-Hussain

An exploration of anti-Indigenous systemic racism in Canadian health care, medical violence inflicted upon Indigenous children, and the medical establishment’s role in colonial genocide. Launched by healthcare providers in January 2018, the #aHand2Hold campaign confronted the Quebec government’s practice of separating children from their families during medical evacuation airlifts, which …

Sept 22: Confronting Medical Violence: Conversations to Decolonize Healthcare

This panel will discuss the history and ongoing medical colonialism that perpetuates anti-Indigenous racism in healthcare About this Event Fighting for A Hand to Hold exposes the Canadian medical establishment’s role in the displacement, colonization, and genocide of Indigenous Peoples — colonial genocide. Through meticulously gathered government documentation, historical scholarship, …

New AK Press Arrivals at Leftwingbooks.net

Anarcho-Blackness: Notes Toward a Black Anarchism Author: Marquis Bey Format: Paperback Size: 96 pages ISBN: 9781849353755 Publisher: AK Press   For Workers’ Power The Selected Writings of Maurice Brinton, Second Edition Author: Maurice Brinton Editor: David Goodway Format: Paperback Size: 440 pages ISBN: 9781849353830 Publisher: AK Press   Resist Everything …

Pathfinder Press and Black Rose Books Now Available at Leftwingbooks.net

We are happy to announce that books from two new publishers are now available from leftwingbooks.net: Black Rose Books and Pathfinder Press. You can check out some of their titles here: Black Rose Books: https://bit.ly/BlackRoseLWB    the bove titles are all on special during our September sale; see more at leftwingbooks.net …

September Sale at Leftwingbooks.net!

Fall is approaching, and while we love the winter it is bitersweet as normally we would be gearing up to table at various conferences, universities, and bookfairs. Not this year! We miss seeing you all in person, but we are still able to send you books one way or another. …

HAS COVID-19 STRENGTHENED XI JINPING? (repost)

On June 15, the National Bureau of Statistics cancelled its press conference in Beijing. It was due to present May’s economic data, showing that China’s economy continues to “gain momentum” following the shocking crash of the first quarter. Read the rest of this post on the original site at HAS COVID-19 STRENGTHENED …

23 de agosto. Un Estatus Para Todes: Marches de Barrios

ÂĄNosotros no nos rendimos! Queremos un Programa de RegularizaciĂłn para TODO EL MUNDO El Domingo 23 de agosto a las 14h MontrĂ©al-Nord: punto de encuentro en el mĂ©tro Henri Bourassa (en face de l’IGA) Parc Ex: punto de encuentro en el mĂ©tro Parc CĂŽte-des-neiges: punto de encuentro en el mĂ©tro …

23 August. Un Statut pour tous et toutes : Marches de quartiers

Nous le lĂąchons pas ! Nous voulons un programme de rĂ©gularisation pour TOUT LE MONDE Dimanche le 23 aoĂ»t Ă  14h MontrĂ©al-Nord: point de rassemblement mĂ©tro Henri Bourassa (en face de l’IGA) Parc Ex: point de rassemblement au mĂ©tro Parc CĂŽte-des-neiges : point de rassemblement au mĂ©tro Plamondon (sortie Van …

23 August. Status for All: Neighbourhood Marches

reposted from Solidarity Across Borders We’re not stopping until there is a programme of regularization for EVERYONE! Sunday, August 23rd at 2pm MontrĂ©al-Nord: meet up at Henri Bourassa metro (in front of the IGA) Parc Ex: meet up at Parc metro CĂŽte-des-neiges: meet up at Plamondon metro (Van Horne exit) …