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About North Shore Counter-Info
North Shore Counter-Info is a platform for sharing news, analysis, and events, as well as facilitating discussion and encouraging collaboration. We aspire to provide a space for strategic reflection, engaged critique, and thoughtful debate from an anarchist and anti-authoritarian perspective in Southern Ontario.
Feb 12, 23
Ottawa: The “Battle” of Billings Bridge
A critical analysis of actions taken last year by Ottawa residents against far-Right convoy protests. Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. A... Read Full Article
Feb 5, 23
Practical Abolition from the Inside Out: Reflections on Prisoner Solidarity Organizing
In-depth reflection and analysis from the Barton Prisoner Solidarity Project (BAPSOP) on years of abolitionist organizing. Download this Text as an Imposed... Read Full Article
Jan 24, 23
Drag Defenders Won 4-0 At Weekend Protests
Report on community defense of LGBTQ+ events across so-called Canada. Originally posted to Northshore Counter-Info and written by Canadian Anti-Hate Network. The far-Right movement... Read Full Article
Jan 1, 23
NYE Noise Demos in Hamilton, 2022
Report on New Year’s Eve noise demos in so-called Hamilton, Ontario outside of local jails. Originally posted to Northshore Counter-Info. This was... Read Full Article
Nov 28, 22
Hamilton, ON: Queer Community Defense Report Back
Report from so-called Hamilton on recent defense of a drag story-time event against the far-Right. Originally posted to Northshore Counter-Info. On November... Read Full Article
Jul 25, 22
Hamilton Pride 2022 Report Back
Report back from an autonomous Pride march in so-called Hamilton. Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. Remember Hamilton Pride 2019? Expecting an... Read Full Article
Feb 8, 22
Critical Notes From On the Ground in Ottawa
Originally published on North Shore Counter-Info, the following reflection offers critical notes on the far-Right convoy in Ottawa and how it is... Read Full Article
Jan 26, 22
Hamilton, ON: Hoarding Hot Air – Plywood Taken Down at City Hall
Action report from anarchists in so-called Hamilton, Ontario. Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. Anonymous action report reads: Hi, it’s the anarchists.... Read Full Article
Dec 21, 21
Hundreds of Antifascists Shut Down Far-Right Rally in Toronto
Report back on antifascist mobilization in so-called Toronto that successfully shut-down far-Right rally. Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. On December 18th,... Read Full Article
Nov 29, 21
Supporters of Wet’suwet’en Shut Down Shell Terminal in Hamilton
Action in Hamilton in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en shuts down Shell terminal. Originally posted to North-Shore Counter-Info. On Tuesday, November 23rd, around... Read Full Article
Nov 24, 21
Kingston, ON: Blockade of the LaSalle Causeway
Report on march and action in Kingston, Ontario in solidarity with ongoing Wet’suwet’en struggle. Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. On the... Read Full Article
Oct 26, 21
Update on Rail Blockade Charges in Hamilton, ON
Update on people still facing charges for Wet’suwet’en solidarity actions in so-called Hamilton, Ontario. Territory of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and... Read Full Article
Oct 18, 21
Wet’suwet’en Solidarity March in Kingston, ON
Report back from solidarity march and rally with the Wet’suwet’en. Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. In response to the call for... Read Full Article
Oct 8, 21
Kingston: Banner Drop to Defend Wedzin Kwa
Action report of banner drop in solidarity with the Gidimt’en Clan. Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. On the morning of October... Read Full Article
Aug 10, 21
Toronto — Trial and Error: Lamport Stadium and Beyond
Report on eviction defense of encampment in Lamport stadium in Toronto, Ontario. Was originally posted to North-Shore Counter-Info. Most people are aware... Read Full Article
Jun 3, 21
Toronto, ON: Action Against Company Helping to Build Transmountain Pipeline
The following communique was originally posted to North-Shore Counter-Info. We re-post it here. Last night, a statement was made at the Toronto... Read Full Article
May 19, 21
Oshawa, ON: Posters Decry Gentrification; Destruction of Community Memorial Garden
Action report from Oshawa, Ontario about poster campaign in response to gentrification and the destruction of a community-led memorial garden. Originally posted... Read Full Article
Apr 16, 21
Hamilton, ON: The Tower is Closing…For Now
Statement on the closing of the anarchist social center, the Tower, in so-called Ontario. Originally published to NorthShore Counter-Info. As of April... Read Full Article
Apr 14, 21
Blockade Defense Charges Dropped for all 15 Lennoxville QC Defendants!
Update on people facing charges from actions in solidarity with indigenous sovereignty and against resource extraction in so-called Quebec. We are a... Read Full Article
Mar 18, 21
Statement from (former!) Toronto Defendants on the ongoing #ShutDownCanada Repression
Statement from #ShutDownCanada demonstrators arrested in solidarity with Wet’suet’en land defenders marking the one year anniversary of the initial wave of actions.... Read Full Article
Mar 15, 21
Blockade Defense: Website Launched to Support #ShutDownCanada Defendants
New website project compiling information and solidarity initiatives related to the ongoing charges from the Shut Down Canada blockades from winter 2020.... Read Full Article
Mar 7, 21
Hamilton: There is Always Resistance — Prison Demo Reportback & Solidarity with Koufodinas
Action report from the Barton Prisoner Solidarity Project. Full list of demands below. Re-posted to North Shore Counter-Info. March 6 2020 —... Read Full Article
Feb 25, 21
Hamilton: Report back on Land Defender Solidarity Demo
Report on solidarity demonstration with the #1492LandBackLane reclamation. Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. Yesterday, Hamilton cops arrested a Haudenosaunee woman while... Read Full Article
Feb 25, 21
Hamilton Pride Defender Update! Some Charges Withdrawn, Others Going to Trial
From the Pride Defender Solidarity Committee. Solidarity statement from CUPE 3906 below. The charges against the two defendants that were expected to... Read Full Article
Feb 7, 21
Wet’suwet’en Territory: #ShutDownCanada Anti-Repression Posters Up
Report on poster campaign in response to ongoing repression of Indigenous struggles across so-called Canada. For background information and a link to... Read Full Article
Jan 12, 21
After a Winter of Blockades: Updates on Criminal Charges from #ShutDownCanada
North Shore Counter-Info looks at political repression and fallout from the large scale #ShutDownCanada actions over the past year. photo: @beadagainstfash It’s... Read Full Article
Jan 7, 21
Always Against Prison — From Hamilton to Minneapolis
Report back on banner drop in solidarity with five people facing serious charges following a New Year’s Eve noise demonstration in so-called... Read Full Article
Jan 7, 21
Hamilton, ON: Report Back on New Year’s Eve Noise Demo
Report back on New Year’s Eve noise demonstration in so-called Hamilton, Ontario. For the 12th* year in row, folks in Hamilton rung... Read Full Article
Nov 24, 20
Hamilton: November Update from the Barton Jail
Update on conditions at the Barton Jail, where prisoners and abolitionists have been struggling in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and... Read Full Article
Sep 3, 20
Thorold, ON: Migrant Worker Rally at Niagara Detention Center
Report back from recent anti-prison demonstration in Throld, Ontario. Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. On a hot Sunday on August 23rd,... Read Full Article
Sep 2, 20
Hamilton, ON: Demonstration in Solidarity then 1492 Land Back Lane Reclamation
Report on Hamilton solidarity demonstration with the ongoing Six Nations land reclamation at 1492 Lane Back Lane. Originally posted to North Shore... Read Full Article
Aug 20, 20
New Documents Shed Light on Police Surveillance of Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Organizing Efforts
Report from North Shore Counter-Info on newly released documents that show the extent of which the so-called Canadian State put anarchists and anti-colonial... Read Full Article
Aug 12, 20
Caledonia: Account of the Raid at the #1492LandbackLane Reclamation Site
Report back from resistance to an attempted police eviction of the #1492LandBackLane land reclamation on Six Nations territory in so-called Ontario. Originally... Read Full Article
Aug 6, 20
Empty Promises Met with a New Strike: Urgent Solidarity Needed with Barton Jail Prisoners
Report on ongoing hunger strike at the Barton Jail in so-called Hamilton, ON. Originally posted to North-Shore Counter Info. Starting this morning, August... Read Full Article
Jul 31, 20
Hamilton, ON: Hunger Strike Wins Concessions at Barton Facility
Report on recent hunger strike in Hamilton, Ontario. From the Barton Prisoner Solidarity Project and originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. Today... Read Full Article
Jul 29, 20
Resisting: A New Legal Zine
A new legal resource guide for those in so-called Canada and originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. If you are in the so-called... Read Full Article
Jul 18, 20
Female Keep Separate: Prisons, Gender, and the Violence of Inclusion
The following essay was originally published on North Shore Counter-Info. To view a PDF version of the text, go here. First, a... Read Full Article
Jul 14, 20
There Was a Time Before Police, There Will Be a Time After: Reportback on Anti-Canada Day Demo in Guelph
Reportback on recent anti-Canada Day demonstration in Guelph. Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. On July 1st, 2020, the day called “Canada... Read Full Article
Jul 3, 20
Hamilton, ON: Statement from a Striking Prisoner and Solidarity Demo Reportback
Two recent updates from the Barton Prisoner Solidarity Project, originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. Below is an audio statement from a... Read Full Article
Jun 24, 20
Hamilton, ON: Hunger Strike in the Barton Jail
Report on recent hunger strike inside the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Center in so-called Hamilton, Ontario. At about 4:30pm on June 19th, 2020, all... Read Full Article