#RadicalDecember events are happening all this month! Join us on Saturday, December 5th, 2020 at 7 pm EST for a virtual book launch — Devin Zane Shaw is the author of The Philosophy of Antifascism. Joshua Moufawad-Paul is the author of Demarcation and Demystification. Join our event to discuss antifascism and radical
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Kersplebedeb: End of Year Sale at Leftwingbooks.Net!
What can we say about 2020, that has not already been said? Whether you need some distraction or are looking for ways to understand the meltdown which is contemporary reality, interested in finding self-care or a weapon to bring to the fight, or just hoping to learn from history in
Continue readingKersplebedeb: ‘The Principal Contradiction’ by Torkil Lauesen reviewed by Joshua Moufawad-Paul
available from leftwingbooks.net One of my frustrations with contemporary Marxist philosophy is the way in which the word ‘dialectical’ is often employed like a magical wand to sanctify various relational phenomena. Such vague employment is reflected in radical theory adjacent to Marxism as well where theorists pepper their work with
Continue readingKersplebedeb: It’s time for Hong Kong to reckon with its far-right (reposted from lausan.hk)
This article was translated by the wonderful Lausan collective. You can find it and many other articles offering “decolonial left perspectives on Hong Kong” here. It’s time for Hong Kong to reckon with its far-right That the 2019 movement fostered the rise of the far-right requires serious collective examination for
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Books by Maoist Philosopher J. Moufawad-Paul (JMP) at Leftwingbooks.net
Leftwingbooks.net is very happy to now be carrying all of the tiles by J. Moufawad-Paul, both those published by Kersplebedeb and those that have been published by Zer0 Books. J. Moufawad-Paul is an academic with a PhD in Philosophy who works on historical materialist engagements with colonialism, subjectivity, aesthetics,
Continue readingKersplebedeb: No Jail for Jean-Marc Rouillan! by Ron Augustin
Jean-Marc Rouillan, one of the founding members of Action Directe in the 1980s, was sentenced to eight months of house arrest two years ago for “apology of terrorism”. This is after having spent half his life in prison (from 1987 to 2012). Since July 2020, he has been wearing an
Continue readingKersplebedeb: November’s New Titles at Leftwingbooks.net (yay!)
We are very happy to announce that over the past week we have received dozens of new titles at Leftwingbooks.net — just click on the book cover in question to go to the site where you can place your order. Remember, free delivery (no minimum!) in Montreal, or with any
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Virtual Book Launch: The Philosophy of Antifascism & Demarcation and Demystification
Join us on Saturday, December 5th, 2020 at 7 pm EST for a virtual book launch — Devin Zane Shaw is the author of The Philosophy of Antifascism. Joshua Moufawad-Paul is the author of Demarcation and Demystification. Join our event to discuss antifascism and radical philosophy! Advance Registration required: cutt.ly/VirtualBookLaunch Copies in Toronto
Continue readingKersplebedeb: NYC-ABC PP/POW updates Nov. 17, 2020
NOTE: If you send the updates to Jay Chase, please stop, as he has been released! Here’s the latest compilation of every other week updates: https://nycabc.files.wordpress.com/2020/11/updates-17-nov-2020.pdf NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners and prisoners of war we
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Urgent! Take action for Russell ‘Maroon’ Shoatz!
(reposted from Socialist Resurgence) Black liberation fighter Russell “Maroon” Shoatz has tested positive for COVID-19. Maroon, a former member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army, is a political prisoner/prisoner of war held by the state of Pennsylvania. Maroon has been imprisoned since 1972, when he was
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Confronting Medical Colonialism: “Fighting for a Hand to Hold” Online Speaking Tour
Samir Shaheen-Hussain, author of Fighting for a Hand to Hold: Confronting Medical Violence against Indigenous Children in Canada (25% off with coupon code THEKIDSAREALRIGHT at leftwingbooks.net), will be doing several online speaking events this month. For a complete list of future events, which will be updated as more are confirmed,
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Nov. 16 – Black Panther Party Seattle Chapter Captain Aaron Dixon “in Montreal”
En français ci-dessous A Talk by Black Panther Party Seattle Chapter Captain Aaron Dixon Monday November 16, 6pm Online via Zoom Facebook event https://www.facebook.com/events/370006314312637 ****Pre-registration required: https://forms.gle/C5HiCaQ7Rsg3xnEq8 Aaron Dixon is a political activist who established the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party in 1968, and co-founded the Seattle Area
Continue readingKersplebedeb: November Book Sale at Leftwingbooks.net!
The November book sale at leftwingbooks.net is here; many new titles discounted, on themes ranging from feminism to armed struggle to the rise of global authoritarianism, titles by Silvia Federici, J. Sakai, Ulrike Meinhof, and many otehrs … check them out at: https://www.leftwingbooks.net/sale And stay tuned! We will be adding
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Paranoia as Aesthetic – Kristian Williams (Three Way Fight)
Conspiracy theorists at Vancouver anti-lockdown protest This article is re-posted from Three Way Fight. Antifa had quite a summer: First, jetting around the country, stoking unrest and attacking police in dozens of cities simultaneously; then, moving by tour bus through the countryside to burn and loot small towns, only to
Continue readingKersplebedeb: NYC-ABC PP/POW updates Nov. 3, 2020
NOTE: If you send the updates to Kojo Bomani Sababu, his address has changed as USP Canaan has shifted to a privatized mail service: Kojo Bomani Sababu* #39384-066 USP Canaan Smart Communications Post Office Box 30 Pinellas Park, Florida 33781 *Address envelope to Grailing Brown. Here’s the latest compilation of
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Oct 31: Demonstration in Solidarity with Dollarama Warehouse Workers
DOLLARAMA WAREHOUSE WORKER SOLIDARITY DEMONSTRATION We are not temps! We are essential! Join the demonstration in front of a Dollarama store to fight for: PERMANENT JOBS FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS! Saturday October 31st, 1pm to 3pm Next to Dollarama store 7017 St Hubert street-South of Jean-Talon (Jean-Talon metro) Since the beginning
Continue readingKersplebedeb: NYC-ABC PP/POW updates Oct. 20, 2020
PDF: NYC Anarchist Black Cross Political Prisoner/Prisoner of War updates, Oct. 20, 2020. One part of NYC ABC‘s every-other-week Political Prisoner Letter-Writing event is presenting updates and announcements. These typically relate to or are written by PPs and/or POWs. Since February 2011, they’ve been printing and mailing hard copies of
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Settler forgetting in Saulnierville: the Sipekne’katik Mi’kmaw fishery as reminder
By Mercedes Peters One of the first things you’re taught when you’re training to be a historian in Canada is that Canadians have a memory problem. It can be a little jarring to some. This reality didn’t come as much of a shock to my system, though, because as a
Continue readingKersplebedeb: kites: a journal of communist theory and strategy #2 (October 2020)
available from leftwingbooks.net The second issue (Oct. 2020) of this communist journal is now available from leftwingbooks.net — the following is taken from its opening editorial [“Nothing is hard if we dare to scale the heights”]: Revolutionary philosophy, strategy, and politics are difficult to come by in North America today. While
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Solidarity Action Day with 1492 Landback Lane and All Indigenous-Led Land Defending Demonstrations Across Turtle Island
Official Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1049347945523775/ SOLIDARITY ACTION DAY WITH 1492 LANDBACK LANE AND ALL INDIGENOUS-LED LAND DEFENDING DEMONSTRATIONS ACROSS TURTLE ISLAND Where ? Wolf Park (St-Urbain x Maisonneuve) When ? October 9th, from 1-7pm What ? As part of the Day of Action called by Land Defenders at Six Nations a
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