Paperless, Práxedis* is a Mexican anarchist who has been working in Canada as a cherry picker in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. After a walk within the ‘’Solidarity with Palestine’’ demo in downtown Montreal, Práxedis and I ended up in a coffee shop where we spent the rest of the evening talking. He talked …
Photo by Montreal Autonomous Tenants’ Union Overview In this short article, we will be exploring • The relationship between anarcho-syndicalism and tenants’ union organizing • The necessity of a focus on one-on-one relationships if anarcho-syndicalist practices are to remain relevant • The successes and activities of the Montreal Autonomous Tenants’ Union involving many active anarchists …
Don’t Forget the Neighbourhood! Organizing Anarchist Tenants’ Unions Read More »
This is a period of more openly bare class warfare. From more engaged and aggressive labor action than we have seen in awhile on one side, to the growing mobilizations of fascists (and their intersections with anti-trans and misogynistic movements) on the other. From the blockades and land reclamations by Indigenous land defenders, to state …
Build Flying Squads Now: For Working Class Defense Read More »
After almost ten years fighting for justice, Ansell workers in Sri Lanka who were sacked for attempting to organise their workplace have won the compensation they were seeking as justice. Here is yet another example of the power of international solidarity. In October 2013, eleven members of the IndustriALL affiliated Free Trade Zone and General …
Victory! Sacked Workers Receive Compensation at Last Read More »
[Translator’s note: in the following article the International Workers Association is “IWA” but also “AIT”, which stands for Asociación Internacional de les Trabajadores in Spanish. Therefore in Spain, the IWA affiliate is called CNT-AIT ] Spanish anarcho-syndicalism has experienced a new rupture. The crisis had been brewing for a long time. It came to an …
The year 2023 is officially the worst recorded fire season in so-called Canada. And was the case even before the middle of summer, when more than 8 million hectares were burned. These wildfires have deeply impacted many communities around the world. They have most severely impacted local Indigenous communities, because their territories are northern, rural, …
Climate Breakdown and Indigenous Solidarity in Canada Read More »
As anarchists, we know well that governmental or state structures are not a true representation of, nor are they interchangeable with, the individuals who reside within their borders. In response to the tragedy unfolding in Gaza, it is important that we, as activists and allies, demand accountability from the proper place: governments that, as is …
Being Outraged Together: Solidarity against State Violence in Gaza Read More »
What is anarchism? Freedom is only possible in a free society without oppressive social institutions, such as the state and capitalism. For most anarchists, this free society needs to be a libertarian communist one. But why are there so many tendencies within anarchism? For example there are the anarcho-syndicalists, the neoplatformists/especifismo, the individualists, the insurrectionists, …
