Hamilton’s 1st Anarchist Bookfair takes place June 14, 2008 at Westdale Highschool (700 Main St. W) from 10am-4pm. Kingston’s Miasma will be there. See below for more information.
Fellow underdogs unite in underdog city for a day of workshops, discussion, networking and of course literature!
Kingston Action for National Day of Action
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Wolfe Island Ferry Terminal
7:15 am Meet
7:30 am sharp Depart
People in and around Kingston are invited to take part in an early morning action this Thursday. We gather to act in solidarity with First Nations communities across the country, but particularly those closest to us currently enduring attack by our governments, corporations, their police and an indifferent public.
Acting on May 29 to bring light to ignored issues should not be seen as an endorsement of the AFN, but rather as a necessary step toward justice and building stronger relationships with those communities defending their inherent and legal rights to the land and to govern themselves.
After the morning action there will be transportation to Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory for a work day. Bring water, gloves and a hammer if you’ve got them. Returning in the early evening.
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PRESS RELEASE for Immediate Release
“This is it, justice for first nations communities: lock us up. Anybody who
speaks out, lock-em up. KI6, Bob Lovelace: lock-em up…Don’t fix the problems,
lock-em up.” Shawn Brant, TMT Defendant
Saturday, May 24, 2008
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Organic Underground
255 Front Street
Belleville, ON
Free parking
(613) 967-3647
An Analysis of the Strategic Opportunities and Challenges Presented by the 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions
Prepared as a contribution to In the Middle of a Whirlwind: 2008 Convention Protests, Movement and Movements, a project coordinated by Team Colors and published by The Journal of Aesthetics and Protest
If you plan to attend the demonstrations at the Democratic or Republican National Conventions, you should already know what you intend to accomplish there and how you will go about it. If, for example, you intend to blockade a street, you should already be in a committed affinity group, have picked out a location, and be hammering out the details. Things never go as planned, but preparation helps get things off on the right foot. If you haven’t done any of this yet, there’s still time, but get a move on—one thing that has been proven not to work at mass mobilizations is for everyone to show up hoping everyone else has done the work.
Doubtless, there will be some—perhaps ten, perhaps ten thousand—for whom the conventions are a life-changing experience, and others for whom they will be non-events. We get out of life what we put in. But one has to prioritize—so how important are these conventions, anyway?
PROJECT BACKGROUND
Loving Spoonful is a collaborative initiative of Ontario Public Interest Research Group Kingston, The Partners in Mission Foodbank, the Justice and Peace Office of The Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul and the National Farmer’s Union Local 316. We will be recovering surplus perishable food from grocers, restaurants and farmers to be used in meal programs and other community agencies. The project will combine food reclamation with support for local, sustainably produced food in Kingston. This position is hosted by OPIRG Kingston.
Click here for the job description and other details.