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What’s Up With Mumia

The following is the legal update posted at Philly IMC: Mumia Abu-Jamal legal update by Lead Attorney Robert R. Bryan | 04.12.2008 This Legal Update is made on behalf of my client, Mumia Abu-Jamal, who remains on Pennsylvania’s death row. Many people have inquired as to our reaction and position …

[Tadamon] Confronting Israeli Apartheid in Montreal: Activists disrupt Israeli Ambassador to Canada

The following from the tadamon blog: Confronting Israeli Apartheid in Montreal: Activists disrupt Israeli Ambassador to Canada Montreal, Wednesday, April 9th, 2008: Israel’s Ambassador to Canada, Alan Baker, was humiliated by demonstrators at the posh Queen Elizabeth Hotel in downtown Montreal. Protestors successfully disrupted a lunch-in sponsored by the Quebec-Israel …

David Rovics on the 911-"Truth" Movement

i found the following by anarchist musician David Rovics to be of interest: 9/11 Truth Movement vs. 9/11 TruthOr, who are these people and why do they keep yelling at me? I found myself once again singing at an antiwar rally two weeks ago, and once again being confronted by …

[Montréal] Pour les ArretéEs du 15 mars

Le message suivant s’adresse à celes et ceux qui ont été arretéEs il y a quelques semaines lors du manif de COBP à Montréal: Le 15 mars 2008, lors de la 12 journée internationale contre la brutalité policière, une quarantaine d’arrestations ont eu lieu. Le Collectif Opposé à la Brutalité …

[Montreal] For Those Arrested on March 15

The following notice has been put out, for those who were arrested in Montreal at the COBP demonstration a few weeks ago: On March 15, 2008, forty-seven people were arrested during the 12th International day against police brutality. The Collective opposed to police brutality is still currently trying to get …

Interview with Comrade Parvati of the CPN(M)

i am happy to be able to pass on this brief interview with Hisila Yami, nom de guerre Comrade Parvati, of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). While i am wary of some features of the revolutionary movement in Nepal (see here or here for instance), i am also inspired …

Montreal Mazda dealership and Bell Canada vans attacked

The latest communique from Montreal’s East End – the original in english and french can be read on Infoshop here. Once again, if i see these on the net i’ll post them here, if they’re in french i’ll translate them, but please nobody send me one of these – i’m …