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Noted anarchist philosophers [[Peter Kropotkin]] and [[Emma Goldman]] spent some time in Canada; Goldman died in Toronto in 1940. [[Rudolf Rocker]] visited Winnipeg three times, meeting Honoré Jaxon during his first visit in 1913. The Rudolf Rocker Cultural Centre and Emma Goldman Grassroots Centre are part of Winnipeg's main anarchist institution, the [[Old Market Autonomous Zone]]. |
Noted anarchist philosophers [[Peter Kropotkin]] and [[Emma Goldman]] spent some time in Canada; Goldman died in Toronto in 1940. [[Rudolf Rocker]] visited Winnipeg three times, meeting Honoré Jaxon during his first visit in 1913. The Rudolf Rocker Cultural Centre and Emma Goldman Grassroots Centre are part of Winnipeg's main anarchist institution, the [[Old Market Autonomous Zone]]. |
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[[Canadian]] anarchist figures include [[Honoré Jaxon]], [[George Woodcock]], [[L. Susan Brown]], [[Wendy McElroy]], [[Norman Nawrocki]], [[Larry Gambone]], [[ |
[[Canadian]] anarchist figures include [[Honoré Jaxon]], [[George Woodcock]], [[L. Susan Brown]], [[Wendy McElroy]], [[Norman Nawrocki]], [[Larry Gambone]], [[Dimitrios Roussopoulos]], [[Dick Martin (anarchist)|Dick Martin]], |
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[[Eugene Plawiuk]], [[Ann Hansen]], [[Mark Leier]], Jeff Shantz and [[Jaggi Singh]]. There are many other individuals who have made long term contributions to Canadian anarchism, among them, [[Harold Barclay]], |
[[Eugene Plawiuk]], [[Ann Hansen]], [[Mark Leier]], [[Jeff_Shantz_(author)|Jeff Shantz]] and [[Jaggi Singh]]. There are many other individuals who have made long term contributions to Canadian anarchism, among them, [[Harold Barclay]], |
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Alexandre Popovic, Michael William, Zig Zag, Sea Weed, Bob Melcombe, Jim Campbell, Bruno Massé, Radical Rodent and Gary Moffatt.{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}} Recently, [[Taiaiake Alfred]] has developed |
Alexandre Popovic, Michael William, Zig Zag, Sea Weed, Bob Melcombe, Jim Campbell, Bruno Massé, Radical Rodent and Gary Moffatt.{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}} Recently, [[Taiaiake Alfred]] has developed |
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Anarcha-Indigenism through his book Wasáse: Indigenous Pathways of Action and Freedom.{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} Two Quebec-based anarchist academics, Normand Baillargeon and Francis Dupuis-Déry, |
Anarcha-Indigenism through his book Wasáse: Indigenous Pathways of Action and Freedom.{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} Two Quebec-based anarchist academics, Normand Baillargeon and Francis Dupuis-Déry, |
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* [http://atnzine.net/ B.C. anarchist network] |
* [http://atnzine.net/ B.C. anarchist network] |
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Anarchism in Canada spans a range of anarchist philosophy including anarchist communism, green anarchy, anarcho-syndicalism, individualist anarchism, Libertarian Communism as well as other lesser known forms. Canadian anarchism has been affected by thought from the United States, Great Britain, and continental Europe, although recent influences include a look at North American indigenism, especially on the West Coast. Anarchists remain a focal point in media coverage of globalization protests in Canada, mainly due to their confrontations with police and destruction of property.
Standorte
Historically, anarchism has never attracted large support in Canada, although small groups of activists and writers have often existed in many areas, especially in the larger cities. Today there are anarchists and anarchist projects in most regions, including small towns and mid sized cities. St. John's, Halifax, Fredericton, Guelph, Kingston, Saguenay, Quebec City, Montreal, Saint-Jérôme, Ottawa, Toronto, Sudbury, Windsor, Hamilton, London, Kitchener, Waterloo, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Victoria all have active anarchists and or anarchist projects.(2)[citation needed]
Notable individuals
Noted anarchist philosophers Peter Kropotkin and Emma Goldman spent some time in Canada; Goldman died in Toronto in 1940. Rudolf Rocker visited Winnipeg three times, meeting Honoré Jaxon during his first visit in 1913. The Rudolf Rocker Cultural Centre and Emma Goldman Grassroots Centre are part of Winnipeg's main anarchist institution, the Old Market Autonomous Zone.
Canadian anarchist figures include Honoré Jaxon, George Woodcock, L. Susan Brown, Wendy McElroy, Norman Nawrocki, Larry Gambone, Dimitrios Roussopoulos, Dick Martin, Eugene Plawiuk, Ann Hansen, Mark Leier, Jeff Shantz and Jaggi Singh. There are many other individuals who have made long term contributions to Canadian anarchism, among them, Harold Barclay, Alexandre Popovic, Michael William, Zig Zag, Sea Weed, Bob Melcombe, Jim Campbell, Bruno Massé, Radical Rodent and Gary Moffatt.[citation needed] Recently, Taiaiake Alfred has developed Anarcha-Indigenism through his book Wasáse: Indigenous Pathways of Action and Freedom.[citation needed] Two Quebec-based anarchist academics, Normand Baillargeon and Francis Dupuis-Déry, have also published several books.
As well it is a long-standing tradition among anarchists to use pen names or to sign their work anonymously, so many authors and activists remain unknown.[citation needed]
Projects
There are a variety of long-standing anarchist projects, including Montreal's Insoumise bookstore, which in 2004 supplanted the Alternative bookshop an anarchist bookshop founded in the early 1970s. Ottawa's Exile Infoshop founded early 2007, as well as numerous other bookstores, prisoner solidarity groups, study groups, publishing houses, record labels, cafes and squats. There are environmental and anti-poverty direct actionists in many regions and cities.[1]
There are also groups, like the Quebec group La Sociale / Centre de Diffusion Libertaire, who have published several pamphlets and distribute for radical French publishers.[citation needed]. The Montreal-based Mauvaise Herbe green-anarchist group publishes a zine of the same name and distributes a variety of pamphlets and new books. The Toronto-based collective Punching Out (Jeff Shantz, pj lilley, Mick Black) made important contributions to the theoretical development of NEFAC including preparing the accepted draft of that federation's workplace position paper. In 2008, members of Workers Solidarity Movement (WSM) and NEFAC initiated the founding of Common Cause [2] along with anarchist activists in Ottawa, Hamilton and Toronto. Common Cause like NEFAC and the WSM is a project of platformism. Other anarchist projects include a number of publications, radio shows and micro radio stations.[2]There are also many under the radar activities like squatting.
See also
- Squamish Five
- G7 Welcoming Committee
- Political culture of Canada
- Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
- Union Communiste Libertaire (Quebec anarcho-communist federation) with collectives in:
- Montréal
- Québec
- Saguenay
References
- ^ Anarchism entry at the Canadian Encyclopedia
- ^ [1] Islands of Resistance
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