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Against Anti-Prostitute Violence

From Stella, Montreal’s sex-worker advocacy group: Stella invites you to support our actions in December to denounce violence against sex workers and to fight for our rights and the recognition of our work. The criminalization of our work robs us of the right to security. Security that is much needed: …

Report from Pittsburgh G20 Protests

Below, a report by an anarchist participant at the G20 protests in Pittsburgh (from Crimethinc): This is on-the-spot reporting just in from the first day of the G20 summit in Pittsburgh, which has seen a great deal of spirited resistance and confrontation—perhaps as much as has occurred at any anarchist …

Police Murder at G20 Protests: Video Footage Comes to Light!

TO VIEW VIDEO AT ORIGINAL LOCATION CLICK HERE Video footage obtained by the Guardian shows that Ian Tomlinson, the man who died at last week’s G20 protests in London, had been attacked from behind and thrown to the ground by a baton-wielding police officer in riot gear. Reports are that …

Thoughts on March 15th

Every lost battle is a principle of weakness and disorganization; and the first and immediate desideratum is to concentrate, and in concentration to recover order, courage, and confidence. – Carl von Clausewitz, On War By the time the day was over, over two hundred people had been arrested at yesterday’s …

[Montreal] Support the Villanueva family!

URGENT : March with the Villanueva family! The Coalition Against Police Repression and Abuse (CRAP), is joining the Villanueva family in calling for people to come out in big numbers in support of their extremely justified and legitimate demands, this Saturday, February 7th, in Montreal-North.To all those who are moved …

[Montreal] Protest the Slaughter of Tamils in Sri Lanka!

The following from the Montreal Tamil Action Committee, about an emergency response to the massacre in Sri Lanka: WORK TOGETHER TO STOP THE SLAUGHTER! Emergency Rallies in Montreal and in Ottawa! =======================>Wednesday February 4TH5 to 7pmComplex Guy Favreau on 200 Rene Levesque west Tamils and non-Tamils alike must work together …

[Montreal] Demand Truth & Justice for Anas!

DENOUNCE THE MONTREAL POLICE BROTHERHOOD’S MOTION TO PREVENT A CORONER’S INQUEST ****************************************LUNCHTIME RALLY12:00 (noon), Thursday, January 29, 2009Palais de Justice, 1 Notre-Dame EastChamps-de-mars metro **************************************** T-shirts to support the Justice for Anas campaign will be available on-siteFamily-friendly rally!! Bring your placards and banners!! Join us in denouncing the proceedings filed …

Police Clamping Down on Montreal Left

It would seem Montreal police are taking aim at the militant edge of the Montreal left, with news this morning of an impending bylaw banning masks at demonstrations.As i mentioned last year in my post of the Montreal hockey riots, the increasing number of security cameras and surveillance videos has …