*ATTENTION Changement d’heure : Le potluck commencera à 19h plutôt de 18h.
Partager sans surconsommer !
(English will follow)
Parce qu’il n’y a pas, à notre connaissance, de bibliothèque spécialisée sur le sujet de l’antifascisme à Montréal/TIO’TIA:KE.
Parce que connaître les différentes luttes antifascistes et leur(s) histoire(s) permet de s’en inspirer, de les améliorer, de continuer à les faire vivre.
Parce que connaître ses ennemi-e-s est tout aussi important.
Et parce que pourquoi ne pas créer une autre occasion de se rassembler dans un lieu inclusif, fermé aux fachos, aux néonazes, aux déchets de l’extrême-droite…
Montréal Antifasciste a donc eu l’idée de créer, en partenariat avec la bibliothèque DIRA, un fonds spécialisé dans les luttes antifascistes d’hier et d’aujourd’hui et l’histoire des mouvements fascistes et d’extrême-droite. Vous y trouverez des livres en Anglais, Français ou autre; la collection est appelée à grandir.
Venez-donc jaser, réseauter et boire un coup si ça vous chante pour souligner le lancement de notre FONDS ANTIFASCISTE !
Le 21 octobre, à 17h, à la Bibliothèque DIRA.
* Pour faire un don, merci d’envoyer ou de déposer vos livres à la Bibliothèque DIRA, 2035 Saint-Laurent, H2X 2T3 en mentionnant le FONDS ANTIFASCISTE.
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Because, as far we know, there isn’t a library specializing in anti-fascism in Montréal/TIO’TIA:KE.
Because knowing about the different anti-fascist struggles and their histories is inspiring and will allow us to build upon them and breathe new life into them.
Because it is of no small importance to know your enemy.
And, finally, because it’s an opportunity to gather together in an inclusive environment free of fascists, neo-Nazis, and all of the other far-right detritus. . .
That is why Montréal Antifasciste, in partnership with Bibliothèque DIRA, decided to create a collection specifically addressing anti-fascist struggles both old and new, as well as the history of the far-right and fascist movements. You’ll find a growing collection of books in English, French, and other languages.
You’re invited to drop by DIRA for a chat, to meet people, to have a drink, and to support our FONDS ANTIFASCISTE! October 21, 5:00 p.m.
To make a donation, please send your books to Bibliothèque DIRA, 2035 Saint-Laurent, H2X 2T3 or drop them off yourself. Make sure to mention that they are for the FONDS ANTIFASCISTE.
The DIRA library is happy to welcome Aric McBay, the author of the two-book refrence anthology on organization and action « Full Spectrum Resistance ». The author will be there as part of a tour on his new novel « Kraken Calling ».
From his website at https://www.aricmcbay.org/books/ :
In the Octavia Butlerian vein of the Parable of the Sower novels, comes a new work from political activist and author Aric McBay. Kraken Calling toggles between the years 2028 and 2051 to give us the experience, with breathtaking realism, of what might happen in just one generation to a society already on the brink of collapse.
In 2028, activists fight an increasingly desperate battle against the climate emergency and capitalism, but their every victory brings down repression. Meanwhile, discontented by protests and polemics, a radical movement named Kraken grows in the shadows.
Twenty years later, an oppressive regime has taken control after a series of epidemics, economic shortages, and ecological disasters. The population suffers ruthless “triage” at the hands of an Authority that cares only for its own inner circle. Revolutionaries struggle for survival and support. In the city and on a remote farm, regular people try to stay out of the conflict. But no one can avoid the coming storm.
Popular social movements and underground liberation groups clash, and people struggle against the limitations of their time. In 2028, the underground seems premature—but by 2051, they may be too late. A novel, available now from Seven Stories Press.
“McBay’s passion combined with the tale’s escalating stakes and adrenaline-fueled conflict will reel in readers and hold them rapt.
An urgent call to action cloaked in a sprawling dystopian debut.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Political and climate activist McBay makes his fiction debut with this dystopia exploring a resistance movement via two alternating time lines. In 2028, disparate activist groups both clash and collaborate in an attempt to stem the tides of climate change and fascism. In 2051, the failures of the previous generation have allowed a fascist pseudo-government to come to power, and an underground resistance is the only hope of ending the oppression of the York Emergency Authority and its “triage” system. . . With an almost instructional focus on the inner workings of political resistance, Kraken Calling is both a cautionary tale and an inspiring call to action that will appeal to left-leaning readers seeking to create social change.” — Booklist
For more behind-the-scenes information and insights into the novel, you can read these interviews at Seven Stories Press and BookWorm M.D.
No racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, agist or capacitist discourse will be tolerated.
hey! j’animerai un « open mic » à la bibliothèque DIRA le 4 novembre et le 2 décembre de 19h à 23h. -clo
Nous reconnaissons que nos activités sont organisées sur un territoire colonisé soi-disant appelé montréal, dont le nom en kanien’kehá:ka, c’est-à-dire en mohwak est tio’tià:ke et dont le nom en anicinapek est moonyang.
hey! i am going to host open mic nights at the dira library on November 4th and December 2nd from 7pm to 11pm. -clo
We must acknowledge that our activities are organized on a colonized territory so called montréal, which kanien’kehá:ka name, i.e. mohawk is tio’tià:ke and which anicinapek name is moonyang.
Cet été, venez discuter dans la cour de DIRA des enjeux qui vous tiennent à coeur !
Nous vous invitons à une série de discussions sur différents sujets qui nous touchent toutEs. Il y aura des collations et des livres et documents seront disponibles sur les sujets discutés. Les discussions aurons lieu les jeudi,aux deux semaines, à partir de 18h. Joignez-vous à nous !
Les sujets :
This summer, make sure to join us in the back yard of DIRA for a series of discussion nights!
This summer DIRA will be hosting backyard discussions on a host of topics that impact all of us. In addition to free snacks, we’ll have a selection of books and documents covering the topics being discussed. The discussions will take place Thursdays, every two weeks, starting at 6pm.
The topics are:
Bibliothèque DIRA 