We are entering a dramatic period in history. Capitalism is in decline. The collapse of the system will be characterized by intense and sometimes chaotic economic and political fluctuations. The next economic crisis might be triggered by Brexit, Italy’s economic crises, or a trade war between the US and China.
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Kersplebedeb: Montreal 2019 Certain Days Calendar Launch
(english follows) Lancement du calendrier 2019 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Une soirée de présentations, d’échanges et d’art sur le thème de la santé/le soin (care) ***************************************************************** Jeudi 13 décembre 2018, 18h30 GRIP-Concordia 2100 rue Guy, #205, Tio’ta:ke (Montréal) (Métro Guy-Concordia) facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/203036423907655/ Joignez-vous à nous pour le lancement du
Continue readingKersplebedeb: The PunkOttawa Flea Market Redux – Dec 9 @ MSN
the biannual punkottawa flea market Sunday December 9 Makerspace North 250 City Centre Ave. – Unit 216 11am-5pm facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/900533973464075/ records – new/vintage clothing – art – pins/patches – vegan food – jewelry – toys – crafts +++ tons more physically accessible space – gender neutral washrooms $5 suggested donation –
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Expozine 2018, Nov. 24-25 in Montreal!
Free Admission! WHEN: November 24-25, 11 am – 6 pm. WHERE: 1025 Bélanger (Église Saint-Arsène), Jean-Talon métro FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/events/2095604614086524/ WEBSITE: https://expozine.ca/en/ The largest bilingual small press fair in North America returns with a vengeance in a new larger accessible space right next to Jean-Talon métro! With nearly 300 publishers and self-publishing authors and
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Winter Sale at Kersplebedeb Leftwingbooks.net!
It’s that time of year again — Kersplebedeb Leftwingbooks.net has put dozens of books on special, for a limited time only! This is in addition to free shipping within North America for orders of $50 or more. To view the entire sale, go to https://www.leftwingbooks.net/sale Some of the books you can
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Against Prisons, Against Borders: Keynote Event in Montreal with El Jones
Thursday November 15, 2018 6:30pm-8:30pm CEDA 2515 rue Delisle Metro Lionel Groulx Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/493957961084880/ Join us for a keynote talk highlighting the intersection of abolition struggles against prisons and borders! Drawing on her recent work surrounding the Abdul Abdi deportation case and the Burnside prison strikes, El Jones will explore
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Montreal Event: Prison Strikes 101
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 11:00am-1:00pm United Theological College 3521 University Metro McGill College Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1881893441880227/ This workshop will look at prison strikes as an organizing tool, from both an inside (prisoner) and outside (solidarity) perspective. We will give a bit of historical background about strikes in the Canadian and
Continue readingKersplebedeb: 5th Annual Ottawa Feminist Fair, This Weekend!
WHEN: Sunday November 4th, 11 AM – 4 PM WHERE: Makerspace North, 250 City Centre Ave Bay 216, Ottawa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/993893037457075/ The Feminist Twins are proud to present the 5th annual Feminist Fair taking place on Sunday November 4th at Makerspace North. This event is a vendor’s craft market, fundraiser, and showcase for several
Continue readingKersplebedeb: A Threat of the First Magnitude, reviewed by Don Hamerquist
available from leftwingbooks.net The recent book by Aaron Leonard and Conor Gallagher, “A Threat of the First Magnitude”, focuses on the FBI counterinsurgency operation against the Maoist sector of the left during the decade after 1968. The book provides important, impressively substantiated, insights into the development and application of state
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Antifa Comic Book Launches with Gord Hill, in Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal
Today, tomorrow, and Friday, author and artist Gord Hill will be presenting his latest book, The Antifa Comic Book, at events in Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal … the book is also available for purchase online from www.leftwingbooks.net “The Antifa Comic Book” at The Beguiling in Toronto WHEN: Wednesday, October
Continue readingKersplebedeb | Kersplebedeb: Garbage Floats in with the Tide: For Autonomous Antifascism
In his “Notes on Trump,” Bromma posits that the election of Trump and the accompanying rise of the far right are not simple accidents of history, nor the result of some single failure on our side or success on theirs, but are conjoined expressions of a deep phase-shift within the
Continue readingKersplebedeb | Kersplebedeb: Toronto Anarchist Bookfair, July 23-24!
The Toronto Anarchist Bookfair is only 9 days away! Join us for a weekend full of anti-authoritarian activities, workshops, books, zines, food, friends, and great conversations!
Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th
10:30am – 6pm
Steelworkers’ Hall (25 Cecil Street) (click here for map)
There will be a great selection of workshops this year, with presentations on:
- The Occupation of INAC (Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada), before, after and now
- Pinkwashing and Homonationalism
- Deconstructing Intoxication Culture
- Applying Anarchist Ideas to Current Cloud and Standalone Tech
- Calling In: Doing Justice without Breaking Each Other
- The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
Kersplebedeb | Kersplebedeb: Quick Thoughts on Culture
“Culture” is a framework developed by people to describe patterns of social behaviour, expression, consciousness. A given culture will manifest in multiple ways, will have more than one characteristic. and will in the final analysis be defined by the practice of people, albeit refracted through a distorted view that they have of themselves.
Culture can change, but not according to anyone’s rulebook. It is the result of what large numbers of uncontrollable people will do, often without thinking about it. It is the result of not only what “members of” a culture will do, but also of what others not ………..READ MORE
Continue readingKersplebedeb | Kersplebedeb: Settlers, Oppressed Nations, Indigeneity
A friend recently wrote me, asking me “after how many years/generations do new settlers become Indigenous to a land? So, for example, are the Boers descendants today in S. Africa, African?” It’s a question i’ve had a number of conversations about, not because i’ve any kind of special standing on the
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