The following from the Justice For Anas Coalition, the Montreal group organizing around the police murder of Mohamed Anas Bennis a year and a half ago. Reminder: the picket is happening tomorrow from 10am til 1pm, at 10 St Antoine East (in front of the Palais de l’Injustice). If you …
As many of you know, besides blogging i also publish and distribute a variety of revolutionary left-wing pamphlets and books, and also enjoy making buttons of all sorts. i’m happy to say that at long last much of my literature and a selection of my buttons and t-shirts are available …
A Montreal Municipal Court judge released protester Jaggi Singh on $1,000 bail yesterday, saying the hefty bond could discourage his activism. Singh had been in detention since Thursday, when he was arrested at an evening march to mark International Women’s Day. Police contend Singh violated a bail condition not to …
The following text from COBP was translated by yours truly – the French original is available on the CMAQ site.A Brief Summary of the Official Crimes of the Montreal Police in 2006 This text is primarily based on press releases issued by the Service de Police de la Ville de …
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 …
Good news: a coalition has formed to demand answers – and justice, whatever that means – for the police murder of Mohamed Anas Bennis in December 2005. The Justice For Anas Coalition has a website up, and from what i hear is planning a number of activities in the months …
In case it you didn’t notice it in the long post i just forwarded: On Wednesday, February 28th, to mark the oe year anniversary of the Six Nations Reclamation at Kanenhstaton: In Montreal, supporters will rally at the federal government buildings located downtown at noon. Speakers from various Haudenosaunee territories …
A friend let me know about this: three anglo Montreal student groups (2110 Center, Q-PIRGs McGill and Concordia) have put up an online catalog of books, magazines, videos and DVDs that you can drop by and peruse. Seems like much of this stuff can also be borrowed, though they say …
Sorry i didn’t post this earlier – i’m no longer in the habit of reading the Mirror. This article by Montreal activist/journalist Stefan Christoff is a welcome mention of Mohamed Anas Bennis in the local media. Montreal Mirror: Why did Mohamed-Anas Bennis die? by Stefan Christoff One year after Montreal …
The following is a call for a second vigil for Mohamed Anas Bennis, to be held this Satruday December 2nd in Montreal. Translation by yours truly… Early on the morning of December 1st 2005, on the corner of Kent Street and Côte des Neiges, an incident involving one (or more) …