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Jalil Muntaqim Granted Parole After 49+ Years in Prison

Jalil Muntaqim, a 68-year-old respected elder, was granted parole on September 22, 2020, after serving nearly 50 years in prison. Jalil is one of thousands of incarcerated older people in New York State who was repeatedly denied parole for over two decades after completing his minimum sentence despite his excellent …

14th Virtual NYC Anarchist Book Fair 2020, Sept. 25-27

We are happy to say that Kersplebedeb Leftwingbooks will be participating in the 14th Virtual NYC Anarchist Book Fair later this week — you can check out the full program here, and read the collective’s statement announcing the book fair below:   September 25, 26, 27, 2020 The NYC Anarchist …

Torkil Lauesen Interviewed on RevLeft Radio: The Principal Contradiction, Applying Dialectical Materialism

Revolutionary Left Radio is a podcast that addresses Communist Philosophy, Proletarian History, Critical Theory, & Revolutionary Politics. In their most recent episode, Breht talks to Torkil Lauesen about his newest book “The Principal Contradiction“. In this discussion, Torkil and Breht discuss dialectical materialism, how it is applied in real world situations, …

2021 Slingshots Have Arrived!

By far the most popular way for anarchists to stay organized, the Slingshot 2021 organizers are here, complete with mini-calendar, daybook planner, address book section, international radical contact list, and nifty what happened on this day notes scattered throughout. The artwork, as ever, is wonderful in a chaotic punk rock …

September’s New Books at Leftwingbooks.net

Fall is here, and while we are missing our annual tabling routine, we are still getting more books, which are available for free delivery in Montreal, or free delivery for orders of $50 or more anywhere in North America. Our most recent arrivals are from Common Notions, but we also …

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Orisanmi Burton on the Revolutionaries Organizing Inside Attica Before the Rebellion

From the “Prison Activism and the Organizing Tradition” panel at the Making and Unmaking Mass Incarceration Conference, Dec 5th, 2019. The panel also featured Dan Berger, Steven “Stevie” Wilson, Zoharah Simmons, Darren Mack, and Jessica Wilkerson. The full transcript from this and other sessions available at https://mumiconference.com/transcripts/ Orisanmi Burton: Free Leonard Peltier. …

Fighting for a Hand to Hold: Confronting Medical Colonialism against Indigenous Children in Canada, by Samir Shaheen-Hussain

An exploration of anti-Indigenous systemic racism in Canadian health care, medical violence inflicted upon Indigenous children, and the medical establishment’s role in colonial genocide. Launched by healthcare providers in January 2018, the #aHand2Hold campaign confronted the Quebec government’s practice of separating children from their families during medical evacuation airlifts, which …

Sept 22: Confronting Medical Violence: Conversations to Decolonize Healthcare

This panel will discuss the history and ongoing medical colonialism that perpetuates anti-Indigenous racism in healthcare About this Event Fighting for A Hand to Hold exposes the Canadian medical establishment’s role in the displacement, colonization, and genocide of Indigenous Peoples — colonial genocide. Through meticulously gathered government documentation, historical scholarship, …