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About Canadian Tire Fire
A weekly roundup of anarchist and anti-authoritarian news from so-called Canada. Email us at: [email protected]
Sep 6, 21
Canadian Tire Fire #11: Overdose Awareness Day, Far-Right Anti-Vax Protests Heat Up, People’s Park Calls for Housing Action
cover image: @MCKennedy_ This week, groups across so-called Canada gathered to remember loved ones lost to overdoses, call for policy change, and... Read Full Article
Aug 23, 21
Canadian Tire Fire #10: Encampment Evictions in Halifax, A Deadly Week in Saskatchewan Prisons, Sipekne’katik First Nation Faces Police Harassment
Image Credit: @colinsmithtakespics on Instagram This week, Halifax was the latest city to continue the summer-long trend of violent encampment evictions and... Read Full Article
Aug 18, 21
Canadian Tire Fire #10: Statue Toppled; Prisoners Justice Day; New Jails; Fairy Creek Pushes Back
cover image: @defund604 This past week marked the 45th annual Prisoners Justice Day, remembering all those who have died in prison. The... Read Full Article
Aug 9, 21
Canadian Tire Fire #9: Youth Worker Solidarity, the Latest in COVID Policies, Defund the Police
Across so-called Canada this week, there were five documented deaths at the hands of police – a bleak start to a month... Read Full Article
Aug 2, 21
Canadian Tire Fire #8: Status For All Day of Action, Land Defense Updates, New Cop Technology and a Wildcat Strike
This week brought a number of updates from the struggle against the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project on the west coast. It... Read Full Article
Jul 26, 21
Canadian Tire Fire #7: Justice for #JaredLowndes, Police Violently Evict Encampments, Kahnawake Land Reclamation, Indigenous & Setter Land Sharing Project Launches
In a continuing trend, this week brought a wave of encampment evictions across multiple cities, with new levels of police violence. Communities... Read Full Article
Jul 19, 21
Canadian Tire Fire #6: Far Right Losses, Neglect in Prison, and a Summer of Encampment Evictions
Yet more unmarked residential school graves were discovered this week, this time near the Kuper Island Industrial School on Penelakut Island in... Read Full Article
Jul 13, 21
Canadian Tire Fire #6: Land Reclamation on Kahnawake Land; Frustrations Mount Over Wildfire Response
cover image: @WWHealthJustice on twitter This week saw the emergence of a new land reclamation project in Kahnawake, as well as the... Read Full Article
Jul 6, 21
Canadian Tire Fire #5: Cancel Canada
This week brought coast to coast resistance against Canada Day and Canada in general, and heartwarming victories for land defenders. Churches were... Read Full Article
Jun 30, 21
Canadian Tire Fire #4: Churches Burn as the Remains of Hundreds of More Children Uncovered; Mass Resistance to Brutal Eviction in Toronto
The week leading up to Canada Day saw another devastating discovery of unmarked graves, this time at the Marieval Indian Residential School.... Read Full Article
Jun 21, 21
Canadian Tire Fire #3: Anti-Colonial Actions, Environmental Defense, and Demanding Action on the Overdose Crisis
This week, with further discoveries of residential school mass graves, people across so-called Canada channeled feelings of grief and rage into action.... Read Full Article
Jun 14, 21
Canadian Tire Fire #2: Statues Fall, Racism Kills, Land Defense Efforts Rage On
This past week brought more sobering reminders of Canada’s deeply-entrenched racism, as well as some inspiring moments of fiery resistance. As communities... Read Full Article
Jun 7, 21
Canadian Tire Fire: A New Weekly Roundup of Anarchist News from So-Called Canada
Welcome to Canadian Tire Fire, a new weekly roundup of anarchist and anti-authoritarian news from so-called Canada. We’re excited to provide a... Read Full Article