Upping the Anti: A Journal of Theory and Action #9

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We begin this issue with interventions from our readers which support, challenge or complete content from past issues. In our interviews section, Kelly Fritsch talks with disability, queer and trans activist, Eli Clare.
Sharmeen Khan and Natalie Kouri-Towe interview leading scholar Sherene Razack about her book, Casting Out: The Eviction of Muslims from Western Law and Politics.
In our first article, Palestine solidarity activist Ben Saifer analyses the emergence and assesses the implications of Zionist-initiated "dialogue" efforts on Canadian university campuses. Next, Kate Milley examines the organization of anti-native activism in response to the struggles of the Six Nations people on the Haldimand tract, revealing the broader, deeply entrenched racism and colonial logic of Canadian society. Finally, Chris Hurl and Kevin Walby untangle common assumptions about student movement politics in their historical analysis of The Canadian Union of Students from 1965-1969.
Our roundtables section begins with a tenth anniversary reflection on the mass mobilization against the World Trade Organization in Seattle in 1999. Contributors offer retrospective analyses of this pivotal moment of the anti-globalization movement. The second roundtable discussion addresses anti-Olympic organizing. We hear from activists preparing for the upcoming mobilizations against the Vancouver 2010 games, and from those who organized against the games in Salt Lake City, Turin, and Sydney.
The book reviews section features Sean Benjamin's review of Black Flame: The Revolutionary Class Politics of Anarchism and Syndicalism, and Jeff Shantz's review of The Red Army Faction, A Documentary History, Volume 1: Projectiles for the People.

I'm Not Sorry, Go F*ck Yourself: Stories From My Life, Volume I

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Nikitha James interviewed their late uncle, 'Uncle B' (Waabi-gichi-makwa, known by his government name, William John Taylor) and turned these interviews into a series of zines.
William John Taylor was a survivor of residential school, physical and sexual abuse, the hospital system, and the prison system. As an amputee and as someone struggling with addiction and chronic pain, he thought it was important that his stories were shared in the community so that others could learn from his experiences.
These stories are not only about pain and trauma, but also about joy and resilience; humour and love. They show how when we learn from the past, we can collectively shape our present and future existences.

Burning Knowledge, Shattering Lives: Ranganathan's Five Laws in the Shadows of Genocide

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"Ranganathan's (1931) Five Laws of Library Science emphasize accessibility, preservation, and the continued growth of knowledge and information. In stark contrast, the physical and cultural genocide in Gaza and Occupied Palestine demonstrates a systemic effort to erase Palestinian history, culture, and education, through the targeted destruction of libraries, archives, and academic institutions. This zine will introduce each of Ranganathan's five laws, and demonstrate how each law has been violated in Gaza and Occupied Palestine, as well as why this is relevant."