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Crimethinc. Look Back at their Childhood

There’s an at-times-interesting and at-times-funny piece by Crimethinc, “Fighting in the New Terrain: What’s Changed Since the 20th Century”, which (if you have the time) is worth skimming, up at anarchistnews.org Why amusing? Well, partly just because it’s funny to remember how oblivious these folks could be when they started …

Afterglow

What happens when the foundations are cut out from under an observation? When a solid thought gets emptied out, vacated, left as hollow as a drum? When we’re talking ideas, what does a giant with feet of clay look like? An emperor with no clothes? Could what seems that way …

Judge to Rule on Roger Clement’s Bail TOMORROW

From Ottawa Movement Defense, which is working to support the individuals arrested and facing charges related to the bombing of an RBC bank earlier this year: Ottawa Movement DefenseJ18 UPDATE – Tuesday, August 24th PACK THE COURTROOM ON WEDNESDAY, 12:30PM!Judge to give decision on releasing Roger on bail The Judge …

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 …