Mumia Abu-Jamal's second contact visit in over 30 years, since his transfer to General Population on Jan 27.
resistance
Voices of dissent: International Festival of Poetry of Resistance
From Aime Cesaire and Pablo Neruda to Mahmoud Darwish and Wislawa Szymborska, poets throughout the world have raised their voices in protest against injustice in all its forms.
And poets, artists, musicians and social activists will gather in various Toronto venues later this month to celebrate the boundless capacity of verse to resist oppression and create links among diverse communities. The International Festival of Poetry of Resistance (From September 16 to 20) will feature readings, roundtable discussions, musical performances and a special "festivalito" for children.
'Languages of the Unheard' asks if militant action is important to democracy
Languages of the Unheard: Why Militant Protest is Good for Democracy
(Between the Lines,
2013;
$24.95)
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In this time of political action and global protest, what are the politics and ethics of militant resistance?
In Languages of the Unheard: Why Militant Protest is Good for Democracy, Stephen D'Arcy uses the vivid examples of the Quebec Student Strike to the Mohawk land defence at Kanesatake to the Black Blocs at summit protests and attempts to build off the words of Dr. Martin Luther King that "riot is the language of the unheard."
Direct action on Line 9: Moving beyond Keystone and Northern Gateway
On the morning of June 20, 2013, a group of people walked onto the Canadian energy corporation Enbridge's North Westover pumping station and occupied the facility. They called this blockade "Swamp Line 9". The facility is part of what is called Line 9, a pipeline that moves oil west towards Sarnia and the refining facilities there. However, the industry has been engaged in an effort to slowly gain regulatory approval to reverse the pipeline, allowing it to carry tar sands oil east for refining or to the Atlantic coast for export.
