North Shore Counter-Info

Save the date! 6th Annual Halifax Anarchist Bookfair on Saturday September 2nd! north-shore.info/2023/07/21/hal…

#HamOnt: Reflections on Ongoing Hunger Strike in the Barton Jail "This past Wednesday, April 19, 2023, we received word that prisoners on all the ranges on the fourth floor of the Barton Jail had coordinated to begin a hunger strike." north-shore.info/2023/04/22/ham…

"Right now, seventy percent of inmates in Ontario jails are on remand, and the percentage of inmates on remand has grown dramatically in recent years. Despite this, the government believes that putting even more people behind bars will solve the 'skyrocketing' violent crime."

"Placing the burden of proof on the defendant puts an undue burden on the individual, who may not have access to council (following provincial cuts to legal aid), and increases harm and wrongful convictions. We also must consider who this is going to affect the most."

Bailing on Justice and Rearranging the Chains: Fuck Prison "So-called Canada’s 13 premiers recently signed a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau, urging stricter bail requirements. 'The time for action is now, our heroic first responders cannot wait'." north-shore.info/2023/02/16/bai…

"The purpose of this piece is to add to that collective memory contained through this patchwork of publicly available accounts. ... I share this because I think it is politically valuable for our memories of these events in and of themselves to be as complete as possible."

Ottawa: The “Battle” of Billings Bridge "A year ago now, on February 13, 2022, Ottawa residents blocked convoy vehicles on Billings Bridge and held it for hours. ... It feels more and more necessary to complicate the narrative..." north-shore.info/2023/02/12/the…

"Understanding this makes it easier to step into your role in the struggle against prison on the outside — to be independently invested in fighting and winning, rather than just being a supporter."

"We are no different than the people on the other end of the phone — we too risk prison through the lives we lead, and and we too live in its shadow. We see ourselves as personally invested in ending the prison system, even as our motivations are also ethical and strategic."

Practical Abolition from the Inside Out "With this text, we want to explain the philosophy behind the Barton Prisoner Solidarity Project and make a case for a certain way of approaching prisoner solidarity organizing." (Available as a zine!) north-shore.info/2023/01/30/pra…

"Together, these increases make for a total of 70 more beds than were initially announced, an increase of 15%. As we have said before, we will only believe they are actually closing the old prisons when they are demolished, and this kind of maneuver is exactly why."

"In addition to that increase, EllisDon and the province revealed that the recently completed expansion to the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre is in fact permanent and will be connected to the TBCC. Its stated capacity is 50 people, which is again higher than the initial number"

Winter Update on New Prisons in #Ontario " EllisDon has started work on the new prison in Thunder Bay, the so-called Thunder Bay Correctional Complex (TBCC). They started work in early November." north-shore.info/2023/01/27/esc…

Love and rage in Atlanta #STOPCOPCITY #justicefortortuguita

Members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community and allies far outnumbered the far-right bullies at every protest against all-ages drag events this past weekend. antihate.ca/weekend_protes…

Ben Mockler (AKA Ben Burke) has spent years building a following in the world of international fascism. Now he’s recruiting in Canada’s capital for the world’s largest white power gang and owns a gym on Rideau St. #Ottawa 1/ antihate.ca/cult_recruiter…