Thursday, May 03, 2012

Finalized Workshop Schedule

10:30
"Will You Go Down On Me?"
A group discussion touching on contraception, including emergency contraception (hormonal and non-hormonal, "natural" options), addressing gender roles and patriarchy... in a sexual context, open communication with your partner or partners, openly expressing your needs and desires, safer sex in both homo and heterosexual encounters, maturbation, and positive body imagine in the bedroom (or anywhere you do it!). Followed by a sassy brainstorming session on ways that we as womyn and grrls can be supportive of each others personal journey to sexual empowerment.

11:00
"Stepping Up for Future Generations: Resistance Against the Nuclear Waste Dump in Northern Saskatchewan"
A discussion on the proposed nuclear waste storage site in Northern Saskatchewan to bury used nuclear bundles underground which would remain highly radio active for hundreds of thousands of years. The presenters will be sharing their experience on 7000 Generations Walk where the community members and their supporters walked from Pinehouse to Regina last summer to raise awareness about the issue. The workshop will also discuss how activists in Saskatoon and other cities can support their struggle. Presented by the Committee for Future Generations

12:30
"Permaculture In a Changing World"
Permaculture is an ecological design system for sustainability in all aspects of human endeavor. This workshop is a discussion on the basics of Permaculture and how groups of people around the world are learning the skills to live within environmental limits. It will look into Saskatchewan's role as the "bread basket" of the world, and how this role will change in the future as society encounters the limits of oil, climate stability, water, and other increasingly scarce resources. Permaculture can offer the tools to face this predicament with creativity and increasing resilience. Valuable information for the apartment dweller to the farmer.
Presented by Rooted

12:30
"Anarchist Organizations"
A discussion that will include a basic introduction to anarchist organizational principles, including what can be learned from the platformist and especifista traditions. Prairie Struggle Regina members will use practical examples from their own experiences, both within anarchist organizations and as participants in a range of labour and social movement organizations to demonstrate some of the relative strengths and weaknesses of different organizational approaches. This workshop will offer space for discussion on the benefits of and challenges faced by contemporary anarchist organizations.
Presented by the Prairie Struggle Organization.

2:00
"Anarchist Ecologies"
This workshop will explore the intersection of anarchy and ecology, looking at issues including food, water, climate, and more. We will consider a range of environmental actions undertaken by anarchists, as well as the ecological underpinnings of contemporary movements challenging corporate globalization, militarism, and increasingly dehumanizing and destructive economic systems. The aim is to reclaim an inherent ecological sensibility, and to draw upon it in our political work and social processes alike.
Presented by Randall Amster

3:15
"Imagined Communities: An Indigenous Manifesto Regarding The Occupy Movement"
The Occupy movement this fall captured the attention of the world, changing the narrative of political discourse in the West. We must not forget that occupation is nothing new to this land.
Presented by Anna Hunter

3:15
"The Quebec Student Movement: History, Politics and Anarchist Involvement."
This workshop takes a look at the history of the Quebec student movement from the 1960's to the 2012 general strike, its victories and blunders and its politics and strategies. In many ways anarchists have influenced this union movement profoundly. Testimony from an anarchist who participated in the 2005 and 2007 Quebec student strikes will answer the questions of 'Why are anarchists involved' and 'why is it important to promote these types of unions across Canada'.
Presented by the Prairie Struggle Organization.


4:30
"Environmental Justice in the Age of Austerity"
Around the world we are witnessing the rise of peoples' movements to address injustice and unsustainability. This workshop will discuss how environmental justice provides a framework to respond to the corporate onslaught and dismantling of publicly subsidized environmental programs and mainstream non-governmental organizations in the name of austerity. We will point to the strength of peoples' movements building horizontallly from the grassroots, rather than the hierarchical and institutionalized modes of organization characteristic of many non-governmental organizations. Our discussion will look into the future reflecting on effective strategies and tactics for movement building solidarity, resisting destruction, and developing alternatives.
Presented by Environmental Justice Saskatoon



4:30
"The Art of Self-Publishing"
Local author Wes Funk will provide ideas and tactics for those
interested in controlling the publishing and distribution of their
writing. Applies to more than just novelists. Zinesters get in here!

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Anarchism Today presented by Randall Amster


Pleased to announce the keynote speaker for this year's Anarchist Bookfair.


The author of a new volume on anarchism explores its vivid history and its resurgent relevance for addressing today’s most pressing social and environmental issues. By looking at anarchism's relationship to the past, present, and future, a picture emerges that is at once critical and constructive, bringing together means and ends in the process. This analysis concludes with a reflective assessment of anarchism’s impact and the meaningful role it can help play in building a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world.

Randall Amster, J.D., Ph.D., teaches Peace Studies and is Chair of the Master's Program in Humanities at Prescott College, and also serves as the Executive Director of the Peace & Justice Studies Association. His most recent books are the co-edited volumes Building Cultures of Peace: Transdisciplinary Voices of Hope and Action, Contemporary Anarchist Studies: An Introductory Anthology of Anarchy in the Academy, and the single-authored work Lost in Space: The Criminalization, Globalization, and Urban Ecology of Homelessness.

Dr. Amster writes a regular op-ed column for his local newspaper, edits a national peace and justice newsletter, and is the founding editor of the news and opinion website, New Clear Vision. He also serves on the editorial advisory boards for the Contemporary Justice Review, the Peace Studies Journal, and the Journal of Sustainability Education. Along with his partner and two young sons, he lives on a small ranch in the desert mountains where the deer and the antelope still actually play.

Saturday, May 5th
Bookfair Venue (505 10th St. East)
7:00-9:00 P.M.

Admission is free, donations gratefully accepted.

Cinema Politica & Saskatoon Anarchist Bookfair Present: DetermiNATION Songs

Join us for an evening of inspiring and challenging music and spoken word! This event is a joint presentation of Cinema Politica Saskatoon and the Saskatoon Anarchist Bookfair, and is part of National Youth Arts Week. First we will watch the film DetermiNATION Songs, and then be treated to spoken word by local poets, and a set by local rapper extraordinaire, Eekwol.

The Film: In DetermiNATION Songs, three Aboriginal artists use voice, rhythms, samples, and guitar riffs to reveal a vibrant Aboriginal music scene, while exposing the realities and struggles in their communities. Growing up, many young Aboriginal artists experienced a loss of traditional culture and language. Music became a vehicle to reclaim native language and aspects of traditional culture that have been slowly eroding over centuries of colonial policy.

In the process, their work becomes a powerful source of strength, cultural renewal and political awareness for members of their community, particularly the youth, be it on or off reserve, in the city or in isolated settlements. For the broader public, these artists move people to dance, cry, think and act, all the while becoming more aware of the concerns facing Aboriginal people today.

The Artists: Spoken word by Ahmad Majid, Tala Tootoosis, Anna Free, and Zoey "Pricelys" Roy; hip hop by Eekwol

Friday, May 4th
7:00 TO 9:30
253 3rd Ave South (SCYAP)

Admission is free, and donations are gladly accepted.

Sunday, March 25, 2012

And now for something completely different....

The most dangerous weapon to those in power is knowledge, ideas and discussion. From this comes the concept of the Anarchist Bookfair, a place where knowledge and ideas are made available, especially those one might not encounter every day.

Saturday, May 5th
Grace Westminister Church, 505 10th St. East
Doors at 10:00 A.M.

Expect:
Workshops (Listed below)
Alternative and D.I.Y. media
Books
Art
Zines
Patches
Posters
Seeds
The Free Store:
Where nothing is for sale, the only rule being share and share alike. An introduction to gift economics.

Under capitalism, there is no such thing as a free lunch. For anarchists, there is no other kind. We will be serving a free&delicious vegan lunch and supper.

Free childcare is available at the Bookfair; kids and parents are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Workshops:

"Imagined Communities: An Indigenous Manifesto Regarding The Occupy Movement"
The Occupy movement this fall captured the attention of the world, changing the narrative of political discourse in the West. We must not forget that occupation is nothing new to this land. Presented by Anna Hunter

"The Quebec Student Movement: History, Politics and Anarchist Involvement."
This workshop takes a look at the history of the Quebec student movement from the 1960's to the 2012 general strike, its victories and blunders and its politics and strategies. In many ways anarchists have influenced this union movement profoundly. Testimony from an anarchist who participated in the 2005 and 2007 Quebec student strikes will answer the questions of 'Why are anarchists involved' and 'why is it important to promote these types of unions across Canada'. A presentation by Prairie Struggle Organization.

"Will You Go Down On Me?"
A group discussion touching on contraception, including emergency contraception (hormonal and non-hormonal, "natural" options), addressing gender roles and patriarchy... in a sexual context, open communication with your partner or partners, openly expressing your needs and desires, safer sex in both homo and heterosexual encounters, maturbation, and positive body imagine in the bedroom (or anywhere you do it!). Followed by a sassy brainstorming session on ways that we as womyn and grrls can be supportive of each others personal journey to sexual empowerment.

"Anarchist Organizations"
A discussion that will include a basic introduction to anarchist
organizational principles, including what can be learned from the
platformist and especifista traditions. Prairie Struggle Regina members will use practical examples from their own experiences, both within anarchist organizations and as participants in a range of labour and social movement organizations to demonstrate some of the relative strengths and weaknesses of different organizational approaches. This workshop will offer space for discussion on the benefits of and challenges faced by contemporary anarchist organizations. Brought to you by the Prairie Struggle Organization.

"Permaculture; Presented by Rooted"
Permaculture is a theory of ecological design which seeks to develop sustainable human settlements and agricultural systems, by attempting to model them on natural ecosystems.

If you are interested in volunteering, having a table or hosting a workshop please contact us at saskatoonanarchy@gmail.com

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

2012 Saskatoon Anarchist Bookfair!

Pleased to announce the imminent arrival of the 2012 Saskatoon Anarchist Bookfair.

It will take place on Saturday, May 5th at Grace Westminster church. For more details as they emerge follow us on Facebook or this blog.

If you are interested in tabling/hosting a workshop or just helping out, send an email to saskatoonanarchy@gmail.com

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Thursday, December 02, 2010

updated program

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UPDATE: we regret to inform you that this event is no longer all ages. due to a misread of fine print on our license. apologies that it was advertised as such.

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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Is Canada Imperialist? - A Book Launch with Todd Gordon



December 2nd, 2010
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Frances Morrison Library Theatre
311 - 23rd Street East
Saskatoon, SK

Admission Free - Public Welcome
Wheelchair Accessible

Sponsored by Turning the Tide Bookstore and the Saskatoon Anarchist Bookfair, and Arbeiter Ring Publishing.

Imperialist Canada
by Todd Gordon

Book Description:

Imperialist Canada exposes Canada’s imperialist past and present, at home and across the globe. Todd Gordon interweaves histories of indigenous dispossession in Canada with the cold facts of Canadian capital’s oppression of peoples in the global South. The book digs beneath the surface of Canada’s image as global peacekeeper and promoter of human rights, revealing the links between the corporate pursuit of profit and Canadian foreign and domestic policy. Drawing on examples from Colombia, the Congo, Sudan, Haiti and elsewhere, Imperialist Canada makes a passionate plea for greater critical attention to Canada’s role in the global order.

About Todd Gordon:

Todd Gordon is a social justice activist who completed his Ph.D. in political
science at York University. His articles have appeared in Studies in Political Economy, Canadian Review of Social Policy and Capital and Class. He is also an editor of New Socialist magazine.

Praise for Imperialist Canada

This outstanding book will change the way all of us think about Canadian history, culture, and political economy. Documenting Canada’s oppression of indigenous peoples at home, and the plunder, racism and violence of Canadian multinationals abroad, Gordon shows that Canada’s elites are part of a world power structure built on colonialism, racism and dispossession.”

— David McNally, York University, author of Another World is Possible: Globalization and Anti-Capitalism

A tour de force, a must-read for anyone concerned with bringing about a new world without capital.”

— Henry Veltemeyer, St. Mary’s University, author with James Petras of Globalization Unmasked: Imperialism in the 21st Century

Imperialist Canada provides crucial insights into the new forms of Canadian imperialism. Rather than blindly endorse the mythologies of ‘peacekeeper’ and ‘good neighbour’, Gordon dissects the grim realities of the Canadian state and capitalism.”

— Greg Albo, co-author (with Sam Gindin and Leo Panitch) of In and Out of Crisis: The Global Financial Meltdown and Left Alternatives

If you assume Canada always acts as a benign force in the world you should read this book. You may be surprised.”

— Thomas Walkom, Columnist, Toronto StarSee more

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Book Launch - Food Sovereignty: Reconnecting Food, Nature and Community



Time:
December 1st, 2010, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Location:
Estevan Room - Hilton Garden Inn
90 – 22nd St East
Saskatoon, SK


The National Farmers Union, Fernwood Publishing, Turning the Tide Bookstore and the Saskatoon Anarchist Bookfair present:

A Book Launch
with editors Annette Aurélie Desmarais and Nettie Wiebe
and local authors Carla Fehr, Jim Handy and more TBA in attendance.
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Admission Free
All Ages/Licensed with ID
Wheelchair Accessible

Book copies will be available at the event and in advance at Turning the Tide Bookstore for $24.95 plus GST.

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Details

Food Sovereignty
Reconnecting Food, Nature and Community
Edited by Annette Aurélie Desmarais, Nettie Wiebe, Hannah Wittman

Advocating a practical, radical change to the way much of our food system currently operates, this book argues that food sovereignty is the means to achieving a system that will provide for the food needs of all people while respecting the principles of environmental sustainability, local empowerment and agrarian citizenship. The current high input, industrialized, market-driven food system fails on all these counts. The UN-endorsed goal of food security is becoming increasingly distant as indicated by the growing levels of hunger in the world, especially among marginalized populations in both the North and South. The authors of this book describe the recent emergence and the parameters of an alternative system, food sovereignty, that puts the levers of food control in the hands of those who are both hungry and produce the world’s food – peasants and family farmers, not corporate executives. As the authors show in both conceptual and case study terms, food sovereignty promises not only increased production of food, but also food that is safe, food that reaches those who are in the most need, and agricultural practises that respect the earth.

ISBN: 9781552663745
Price: $24.95 CAD
Hardcover ISBN: 9781552663905
Hardcover Price: $49.95 CAD
Publication Date: Sep 2010
Rights: Canada
Pages: 224

for more information visit - http://brunswickbooks.ca/Food-Sovereignty-Hannah-Wittman/See more

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Building Movements of Resistance: Lessons from the G8/G20 Organizing


Friday, December 3
7:30pm - 9:30pm

Grace Westminster United Church
505 10th Street East
Saskatoon, SK

2010 SASKATOON ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Building Movements of Resistance: Lessons from the G8/G20 Organizing and the Repression of Dissent.

In this talk, Toronto-based community organizer and independent media activist Sharmeen Khan will speak about her experiences and insights into the resistance to the G8/G20 summits which took place in Toronto in June of 2010.
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The summits are now infamous for the massive scale of the security operation which cost Canadian taxpayers nearly $1 billion as well as the size and violence of the police crackdown on dissent. By the end of the weekend, nearly 1100 arrests had been made (the largest mass arrests in Canadian history) and stories began to emerge of widespread abuse of arrestees and the trampling of civil liberties.

In the talk, Sharmeen will cover a range of topics related to the G8/G20 protests including:

- the broad-based organizing efforts that took place in the lead-up to the summits (which built links between diverse communities and strove to empower people living in marginalized communities to speak with their own voices about the issues facing them in their day-to-day lives),

- the police repression targeting key community organizers and the sweeping arrests which saw thousands of police round up protesters, bystanders, journalists and legal observers alike,

- the ongoing legal support of the 100 or so people still facing charges,

- and the overall impact that the event and its aftermath have had on organizing efforts for grassroots social change.

Please join us to listen and discuss this timely and important issue in the struggle to build a more just and sustainable world.

Sharmeen Khan was a media spokesperson for the Toronto Community Mobilization Network, the main network organizing the resistance against the G20. She now works at the Ontario Public Interest Research Group at York University.

Event page on facebook.