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Police bring weapons and attitude to anarchist gathering

Image from a video shot by Will Dean, of a police officer attempting to gain entrance to the North American Anarchist Studies Network Conference in Toronto on Jan. 15, carrying a shotgun. He and another officer were denied entry by attendees.

The second annual North American Anarchist Studies Network (NAASN) Conference was held in Toronto at the Steelworkers Hall on January 15 and 16. 

The conference was a chance for anarchists or activists interested in anarchism to meet post-G20, with opportunities for sharing wisdom and education taking place between new and old anarchists, including those radicalized at last June's summit. It was a non-violent, private event.

But the police, riding on a post-G20 high, showed up by the dozen, with some officers not revealing themselves right away, but clearly knowing the event was happening and monitoring it. So goes activism and organizing in a post-G20 world.

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Making change from the bottom-up

What happens when the political becomes personal? Then who has the power?
Does Stephen Harper because he's our prime minister? For sure. Does Oprah Winfrey because she's a billionaire media celebrity who likes to share her political views and ideas? Yep, she's got some sway. How about ordinary citizens who come together to champion certain causes, or try to tackle certain socio-economic problems? Do they have any political power? Darn right they do. And they're what Maker Culture politics is all about. People, united in cause, working together to spread a message and set changes in action.

Whether at the local, provincial, national or global level, examples of Maker Culture politics are everywhere.

London Activism: Empowerment Infoshop

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DIY Anar-craft Market

Date: Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Location

Rhizome Cafe Inc
317 Broadway E.
Vancouver, BC
Canada
49° 15' 46.656" N, 123° 5' 54.8376" W

This evening will be a chance to disrupt Consumer-istmas by selling, trading, or giving away stuff we've made instead of supporting the Christmas Industrial Complex. This is all about the D.I.Y. and the anti-capitalism aspects of sharing our skills with each other, and will feature jewelry, patches and zines, art-prints, sauerkraut, and much more, all created by folks in the community.

$1-$5 donation accepted at the door or sweaters and blankets for the cold season, no one turned away for lack of funds.


CALLOUT:
If you are interested in having a table, please email rawbeanrebecca@gmail.com for more info.

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G20 organizers agree to plea deal

December 21, 2011
| In mid-November, 17 members of the G20 Main Conspiracy Group reached a collective plea deal. No one was convicted of conspiracy but six of the defendants pleaded guilty to lesser charges.
Length: 16:24 minutes
Chris Shaw

Is your attic breeding anarchists?

| June 20, 2011
Aw@l

House Arrest Interview #3 -- An interview with Toronto anarchists

April 9, 2011
| Alex interviews anarchist organisers on organising against the police, in general and for the upcoming Toronto Anarchist Bookfair, in the third installment of the house arrest interviews.
Length: 29:31 minutes

The other side of the G20 protest

| July 15, 2010
Krystalline Kraus

Anarchist group claims responsibility for Tuesday's bank firebombing

| May 20, 2010

Vancouver Media Co-op's Dawn Paley defends protesters' non-peaceful tactics

On Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010, VIVO (a not for profit media production, exhibition and distribution centre) hosted a night of discussion on the support of a 'diversity of tactics' and the direct action protests against the Olympics that took place on the previous Saturday, entitled 'Heart Attack'.

In this clip, Vancouver Media Co-op's Dawn Paley defends protesters' non-peaceful tactics.

Linchpin 10, Labour Day 2009 Special Edition

Issue 10 of Linchpin, the newspaper of Common Cause, is now online and available for downloading and printing. This is a special edition of the paper produced for Labour Day 2009. In it you can read the reflections of Common Cause member and CUPE 3906 union organizer Peter Marin on the recent successful organizing drive of post-doctorate workers at McMaster University. There are also ads for upcoming anarchist discussions and conferences in Ottawa, Hamilton, and Toronto. Download Linchpin now!

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