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NEW RELEASE: Remembering the Armed Struggle: My Time with the Red Army Faction

Available for pre-order. Shipping in late March. Margrit Schiller was an early member of the Red Army Faction, the West German urban guerrilla group. In 1971 she was captured and charged with a murder she did not commit, and upon her release she returned to the underground, being captured again …

The War Before: Events and Book Launches Across Amerika

The War Before: The True Life Story of Becoming a Black Panther, Keeping the Faith in Prison, and Fighting for Those Left Behind Black Liberation Army member, vice-president of the Republic of New Afrika, prisoner of war, comrade, activist, mother, grandmother. Safiya Bukhari was all of these things and many …

The Roots of Divers/Cite

It’s coming up that time of year again: Divers/Cite, Montreal’s “LBGTA” pride event. As some know, but too many do not, Pride in Montreal takes place later than in most North American cities, commemorating as it does not Stonewall, but Sexgarage, an after-hours party that was subject to a violent …

Police brutality mars Women’s Day Celebration in Montreal

This just in regarding yesterday’s police attack on Montreal’s IWD march: Montreal 9 March 2007 Police brutality mars Women’s Day Celebration in MontrealPolice Assault women at International Women’s Day MarchYesterday, as Montrealers, along with many around the world celebrated International Women’s Day – the event was marred by police brutality …

Women’s Demonstration Against War

While a majority of Israelis seem to be backing their government’s murderous aggression against the Lebanese people, there have been some voices of dissent.On July 23rd thousands of people (some reports say as many as 5,000) – from Arab, “left zionist”, peace, feminist and anarchist organizations – came together to …

Caliban And The Witch by Silvia Federici, Reviewed by Kersplebedeb

Caliban and the Witch: Women the Body and Primitive Accumulation (Sylvia Federici, Autonomedia 2004) Reviewed by Karl Kersplebedeb Back in May 2005, at the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair, i bought a copy of Silvia Federici’s latest book, Caliban and he Witch: Women, The Body and Primitive Accumulation. Suffice to say, i …