UPPING THE ANTI TORONTO LAUNCH PARTY - THURSDAY MAY 8TH
Just a reminder that we we will be launching the next issue of Upping the Anti in Toronto at 8pm on Thursday, May 8th 2008 at the Concorde Cafe (937 Bloor St - just east of Dovercourt at Ossington Station). DJ's Saira Chhibber and DJ Miss Ruckus will be spinning tunes and there will be a large number of awesome and exciting raffle prizes. This is a wheel-chair accessible location.
We hope to see you there!
UPPING THE ANTI SUDBURY LAUNCH EVENT: THE POLITICS OF HIP HOP - MAY 14TH
Wednesday, May 14th at 7pm sharp.
Laurentian University, Class Room Building (between the Library and the Arts Building), Room C-304. This is a wheel-chair accessible location.
A discussion of hip hop sparked by the "It's Bigger Than Hip Hop" interview with Mutula Olugbala ( M-1) from the revolutionary hip hop duo Dead Prez in Upping the Anti 6. This event will include speakers, discussion, and music videos. Copies of Upping the Anti 6 will be available for $5 each.
Speakers:
Shana Calixte -- "Your Revolution Will not Happen Between these Thighs: Forwarding a Hip Hop Feminist Pedagogy." Shana, queer mom/black eminist/academic is a lecturer in the Women's Studies department at Laurentian University. She has recently reconnected with her love of Hip Hop music, and currently teaches a course entitled: Theorizing Hip Hop Feminisms: Race, Gender and Sexuality at York University. She lives with her partner and son Dré in Sudbury.
Kaili Beck -- "Music and the Movement: Using music as pedagogy for social change." Kaili is a professor of Sociology and Labour Studies at Laurentian University and a consumate music fan. She volunteered for many years in Campus and Community Radio and the Northern Lights Festival Boreal, along with being a part of presenting many of the early all-ages shows o underground music in Sudbury through the early to mid 1990's. Kaili has spent much of her spare time actively participating in cultural events in the community, ranging from presenting underground concerts to organizing the Sudbury chapter of the Radical Cheerleaders, to bring entertainment and social activism together.
Robin Desmeules -- "Who May Play? Investigating Hip Hop and Identity"
Robin is a musician from the Sudbury area with a passionate interest in the ways that music and politics intersect. She will complete her undergraduate degree in Music and Political Science at Laurentian University this spring, and begins graduate studies in Music and Culture at Carleton University in the fall.
Alex-Rev -- "Visions of Hip Hop: Striking a Balance"
Facilitated discussion of the complexities and contradictions of native hip hop produced in Canada. Looking at both the revolutionary potential and the ppressive aspects of the music. Alex-Rev is an original guerrilla - with Common Cause, Sudbury Against War and Occupation. Fan of RGB Hip-Hop. Helping Hand with Indigenous Rebellion.
For travel and childcare subsidization, of if you need a ride from downtown to the event and back, call Gary at 523-2205 or email gkinsman@laurentian.ca
Upping the Anti is a radical journal of theory and action which provides a space to address and discuss unresolved questions and dynamics within the anti-capitalist, anti-oppression, and anti-imperialist politics of today's radical left in Canada. For more information on Upping the Anti go to http://uppingtheanti.org/
TORONTO INDIGENOUS SOLIDARITY EVENT - MAY 10TH
Building Solidarity Across Struggles: a half day conference on supporting the struggles of the people of Six Nations
This event is being jointly organized by CUPE 3903 First Nations Solidarity Working Group, the Black Action Defense Committee, and the Anarchist Black Cross Federation – Toronto Chapter.
Saturday May 10th, 2008 1pm to 8pm at the Concorde Café 937 Bloor St.
1pm – 2:30pm Movie Screenings: Viewing of several short films by Tracy Bomberry and Tom Keefer on the Six Nations reclamation.
2:30pm – 4:00pm UPDATE AND BACKGROUNDER ON THE STRUGGLE AT SIX NATIONS. Bryan Skye on the current status of negotiations, the history of the Haldimand tract, and the connection between indigenous and environmental struggles. Ruby Monture on the status of ongoing land rights struggles in Brantford. Adam Hill on the historic links between indigenous and anti-racist struggles, the upcoming solidarity festival in Six Nations, and his experiences at the reclamation site.
4:00pm – 5:30pm: HOW CAN NON-NATIVES BUILD SUPPORT FOR SIX NATIONS? Chris Harris from BADC on the relationship between Black and indigenous struggles. Joanne Webb (CUPE National Aboriginal Council) on how to build trade union support for indigenous sovereignty. Jan Watson, Caledonia resident, on building solidarity for indigenous struggles in Caledonia and other non-native towns in the Haldimand tract. Tom Keefer on strategies for vercoming far right organizing against indigenous struggles.
5:30PM: CATERED DINNER PROVIDED BY THE CONCORDE CAFE
6:30pm – 8:00pm: INCARCERATION AND RESISTANCE. Movie showing of Robert Seth Hayes' Video Statement on Black Liberation, Political Prisoners and the Six Nations Struggle. Skyler Williams, Six Nations political prisoner on resisting state repression. Sarah Dover, lawyer for Six Nations political prisoners on the historical and political context of state repression against indigenous peoples. Sara Falconer on the work of the Anarchist Black Cross and how to build a long-term movement in support of political prisoners.
Due to space considerations, attendance to this event is limited. We want to prioritize the attendance at this meeting of people committed to doing ongoing work in support of indigenous sovereignty. If you are interested in attending the event please send an email to 3903fnswg@gmail.com to register.