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From the Quebec student strike to Occupy Wall Street, the potential for a new global resistance is emerging.

BREAKING: University of Ottawa students occupy their adminstration office over tuition fee increase.

A Canadian journalist recounts her weekend in Chicago, as an accidental eyewitness to the protests against NATO.

In support of striking students in Quebec against the Charest government and Law 78, Occupy Toronto is helping to spread the Maple Spring.

Montreal city councillors voted today to approve a city-wide bylaw that bans the wearing of masks at public protests in a vote that passed 33-25.

Beginning Sunday, May 20 at St James Park from Noon until evening and ongoing weekly in different areas of the city. See TorontoFreeSkule.blogspot.ca for classes and teaching info as it develops.

An open call out to the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) to embrace the principles of the Maple Spring and UPDATED news of an Occupy Toronto demonstration.

Derrick O'Keefe will be on babble, rabble.ca's online discussion forum, this afternoon to discuss rabble.ca's coverage of the Quebec student protests. Come join the conversation!

Members of No One is Illegal Toronto and Occupy Toronto protested outside Conservative MP Joe Oliver’s office on Wednesday morning, demanding that the Conservatives cancel Bill C-31.

Occupy McMaster continues on, using its diversity as strength to engage students and faculty in inclusive public conversation.

An eventful month at "Occupy Ottawa" saw the General Assembly approve a change of name to "Occupied Ottawa." This discussion began the day the movement began.

If the 1 per cent are still winning the brutal class war, the 99 per cent are not yet surrendering. Portents of hope are everywhere.

News from the recent occupations from Winnipeg, Ottawa and Montreal

Moments of Excess, a collection of anarchist writings, offers important reflections for participants in the grassroots Occupy movement and the Quebec student movement.

The broad coalition outside the shareholder meeting demonstrates a key development in Occupy Wall Street's spring revival, and foreshadows possible confrontations with the Obama re-election campaign.

A guest blog from Occupied Ottawa activists Matt Morgan and John Bainbridge with an interview of Squid Murgatroyd, updating the rabble community on what's going on in Ottawa's Occupied movement.

Last month, a broad alliance of organizations from across the progressive spectrum came together to train 100,000 people in non-violent direct action. It was called 99% Spring.

A revolution that does not seek to address systemic patriarchy is not a revolution but just another manifestation of the status quo.

On Saturday, May 12, Occupied Ottawa will be back in the streets and the parks, asserting that we have the right to protest, organize and resist in public space.

At 7:00 p.m. assemble at Mondragon, then occupy Old Market Square. Bring signs, tent, sleeping bag, food, etc.

Nous sommes 99%. Nous avons le nombre. Donnons-nous le courage.

This Smash the State Report starts off with the re-opening of the abortion debate in Canada, then jumps into the Quebec student strike, the Yinka-Dene Freedom Train and much more!

Today’s general election in Greece has turned out to be a historic turning point in Greek politics. Combing with the ouster of Sarkozy, this has implications for the whole of Europe.

On Sunday, the Coalition Against Psychiatric Assault is organizing a non-violent action where survivors and activists will occupy the front grounds of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

On the Smash the State Report: the Walk for Peace, Respect and Friendship, a piece from Julian Ichim on legitimacy in movements, ripping apart Margaret Wente's attack on David Suzuki, and more!