Upping the Anti

We are happy to organize the Toronto premier of An Island and One Night on the French resistance against large-scale devleopment through the creation of "Zones of Defence." Get tickets through the link!

Liberating land from ecocide: “An Island and One Night” (“Une Ile et une nuit”) screening of the documentary “An Island and One Night” (“Une Ile et une nuit”) - First time viewing in Toronto!

Learn about the BDS movement and other forms of pro-Palestinian activism in our new anthology

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This anthology on all our works on Palestine from 2006 to date provides activists a long-view of our struggles, what worked, what didn’t, and how far we’ve come.

Please consider purchasing a hard copy so our group of volunteers can continue to conduct this much-needed archival work.

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Presenting our zine on Palestine! This is our first anthology of collected essays, interviews, and round tables on Palestine spanning from 2006! Learn about how organized has shifted and changed in the last few decades and how everything now builds on previous organizing.

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Review of Andreas Malm’s How to Blow Up a Pipeline written by Kate Klein now available online.

“Malm concedes that this historic commitment to non-violence in the climate justice world has many tactical advantages, both when it comes to recruitment and media representation. Indeed, as it relates to movement-building on a mass scale, there is a strong argument to be made for non-violence: it is the most accessible to the largest number of people. But, he asks: “Can we be sure that [this approach] will suffice against this enemy?” (24). In other words, while non-violence may be a necessary component of a good climate justice strategy, should it be the only component? Years down the road, when we look back at the current wave of climate activism, will we truly be able to say that we’d done all we could?”

Read the rest at:

https://uppingtheanti.org/journal/article/23-we-will-behave-calmly-and-carefully

July 20 at noon in Toronto - rally to support

Join the Land Alliance to say "no" to unwanted mining activity on their land and stand in solidarity with their struggle for control over their lives and their lands.

We will rally to tell Ford to respect Indigenous rights and protect their sources of life on their Territories in the face of mining incursions.

Rally will be at University Ave and Grosvenor St near the Past and Present Monument.

Please Click Here to RSVP - https://freegrassy.net/land-alliance-rally-july20th/

Interview from Issue 23 now available online:

With climate and environmental movements still dominated by white activists and non-profit staff, there has been a growing movement of Indigenous-centred organizing addressing climate change, fighting pipelines, and engaging in militant forms of direct action. While mainstream environmental movements remain centred on a single-based issue, Indigenous organizing has focused on decolonization, land back, and sovereignty with the struggle to fight climate change and fight for a just transition.

Exploring the role of white and non-Indigenous settlers in building power and support, Eriel Tchekwie Deranger offers insight into the current struggles against environmental devastation.

https://uppingtheanti.org/journal/article/to-centre-indigenous-knowledge

Today on Lee Maracle’s birthday we want to share two special features from Issue 23 that reflect on her life and work..

Reading, Writing, and Thinking Alongside Lee Maracle by Glen Coulthard

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How Do We Hold Our Heroes? A Personal Essay on Lessons From Lee Maracle by Riley Yesno.

Both available online from Issue 23:
https://uppingtheanti.org/journal/uta/issue-23

Article from Issue 23 now available: “Pockets of Resistance: Hopeful Reflections on Italy’s Communist Refoundation Party” by Jennie Long

“It doesn’t take much for me to imagine, and witness, how sustaining the PRC is for community members struggling to survive in this post-industrialized, economically-squeezed, and often overtly-racist Italian landscape. Like seeds in the ground, pockets of resistance such as this hold the hopeful promise for ways of being that are rooted in solidarity, compassion, and justice.”

Read the rest at https://uppingtheanti.org/journal/article/23-pockets-of-resistance-in-padova

Review from Issue 23 now available. Q***r Eye for a Co**ie Person: Towards a Q***r Left Liberation. Book review of De-centring Q***r Theory by Bogdan Popa by Ian Liujia Tian.

Read the review on our website: https://uppingtheanti.org/journal/article/23-queer-eye-for-a-commie-person-toward-a-queer-left-liberation

Article from Issue 23 now available: “Feeding Toronto: The Fall of the Food Co-Op and the Rise of the Delivery App Economy” by Isabela Armiento

“How do we knit back together the disparate threads that bind our complex food supply chain? How do we create a food politics built not on a single issue—food security, the environment, animal rights, access to culturally relevant foods—but rather on all the issues, all at once?”

Read the rest at https://uppingtheanti.org/journal/article/23vfeeding-toronto