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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.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Jun 11, 20

Peaceful Protest, Outside Agitators, and the State: A Letter to BIPOC Comrades

Originally published to North Shore Counter-Info, this text has been distributed at some anti-racist rallies in Southern Ontario recently. It is available... Read Full Article

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May 20, 20

Hamilton: Recent Updates from the Barton Prisoner Solidarity Project

Report on the the growing #FreeThemAll struggle in so-called Ontario, which is attempting to free prisoners in the face of the spread... Read Full Article

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May 19, 20

Hamilton, ON: Rail Sabotage in Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en struggle

The following communique was originally anonymously submitted to North Shore Counter-Info, which we re-post here. It reads: Using the the track signalling... Read Full Article

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May 10, 20

Keep Your Rent Hamilton: Reflections on May Day and Organizing in a Pandemic

Report on May Day actions in Hamilton and ongoing ‘Keep Your Rent’ organizing initiatives in the area. The first of May is... Read Full Article

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May 4, 20

Reportback from May Day Noise Demo at Toronto South Detention Center

Reportback from noise demonstration on May Day outside of a detention center in so-called Toronto, Ontario. Originally published on North Shore Counter-Info.... Read Full Article

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Apr 23, 20

April 19th #FreeThemAllCaravan Reportback

Report back on day of action in so-called Canada against prisons and migrant detention centers. Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. On April... Read Full Article

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Apr 21, 20

Kingston, ON: Prisoner Solidarity Car Caravan

Report on recent car bloc noise demonstration outside of Collins Bay Institution in so-called Kingston, Ontario. On Sunday afternoon a caravan of... Read Full Article

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Apr 19, 20

Hamilton: Update Message from Barton Prisoners

Update on prisoner struggle at Barton Jail in so-called Hamilton. Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. The prisoners of Barton Jail continue... Read Full Article

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Apr 16, 20

Two Demos for Barton Prisoners: What’s Possible in the Streets During Covid?

Report back on recent demonstrations to free prisoners in the face of the spreading coronavirus epidemic. Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info.... Read Full Article

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Apr 8, 20

Lambs to the Slaughter: An Ontario Prisoner on COVID-19 Behind Bars

Report from inside the walls of the Hamilton-Wentworth detention center about the spread of COV19. Originally published to Northshore Counter-Info from Barton... Read Full Article

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Apr 5, 20

Hamilton: Barton Jail Update — Freeing all the Prisoners is Possible

Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. From the Barton Prisoner Solidarity Project. Since last Friday when it was confirmed that a Barton... Read Full Article

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Mar 26, 20

Hamilton: Coronavirus Phone Line for Prisoners at the Barton Jail

Report back from action and campaign to connect with prisoners regarding the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. On March 20 and 21, we stood... Read Full Article

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Mar 12, 20

St. Catharines, ON: Banner Drop in Solidarity With Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders

Report on banner drop in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en struggle. Originally posted to NorthShore Counter-Info. In response to the continued colonialist occupation... Read Full Article

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Mar 11, 20

Toronto, ON: Early Morning Blockades Shut Down Trains in Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

Action report on solidarity blockades in the great Toronto area. Originally posted to NorthShore Counter-Info. On Wednesday March 11, hours before the... Read Full Article

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Mar 1, 20

Flyers for Distribution in #ShutDownCanada Struggle

Collection of flyers from an anarchist, anti-colonial, and anti-capitalist perspective meant for distribution in the wider Wet’suwet’en struggle. Originally posted to North... Read Full Article

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Feb 29, 20

Kingston, ON: Report from CN Rail Occupation

Report back on rail blockade action in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en. First posted to NorthShore Counter-Info. On Thursday February 27th, Kingston locals... Read Full Article

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Feb 27, 20

Hamilton Update: News About Arrests and Tips for Staying Safe at the Blockades to Come

Overview on repression in so-called Hamilton and some ideas about how to push back. Several arrests in Hamilton have been made in... Read Full Article

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Feb 24, 20

Vaughn, ON: Report on Shutdown of Canada’s Second-Largest Rail Yard

Report on recent shutdown and blockade of Canada’s second-largest rail yard in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en struggle. On Saturday February 15th about... Read Full Article

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Feb 19, 20

Kingston, ON: Thousand Islands Bridge Occupied and Shutdown in Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

Report and analysis of recent bridge blockade in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en struggle. Originally posted to NorthShore Counter-Info. On Monday February 17th,... Read Full Article

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Feb 19, 20

We Won’t Stop: Toronto Solidarity Rail Action

Anonymous communique originally posted to NorthShore Counter-Info. Moved by the momentum of rail blockades and actions across the country, we set out... Read Full Article

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Feb 15, 20

Reconciliation is Dead: A Strategic Proposal

An analysis on the ongoing anti-colonial revolt happening across so-called Canada with strategic proposals for how to continue forward. Originally posted to... Read Full Article

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Feb 13, 20

Kingston, ON: Report from #ShutDownCanada Action

Report on recent Wet’suwet’en solidarity action which shut down CN Rail. Originally posted to NorthShore Counter-Info. In response to the ongoing raid... Read Full Article

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Feb 9, 20

Hamilton, ON: Native Women Block the Highway 403!

Report on recent blockade in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en. Originally posted on NorthShore Counter-Info. On Thursday morning, I got up to the news... Read Full Article

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Feb 8, 20

St. Catharines, ON: White Nationalist Trolls Pushed Out of Campus Event

Report from community defense of public event from livestreaming white nationalist trolls. Originally posted to Northshore Counter-Info. After hours of inaction by... Read Full Article

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Feb 8, 20

Hamilton, ON: Report from Rail Blockade

Report on solidarity action and rail blockade with the Wet’suwet’en in so-called Hamilton, Ontario. Originally posted to Northshore Counter-Info. On February 2, 2020... Read Full Article

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Feb 4, 20

Guelph, ON: Banner Drop in Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

Report on banner drop in Guelph, Ontario in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en people. Originally posted to NorthShore Counter-Info. The Wet’suwet’en Nation is... Read Full Article

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