A-Infos (en) Canada, "Anarchist Panther" Ashanti Alston in Montreal (May 16-18)

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A former member of the Black Panther Party, and a Black Liberation Army
political prisoner for over 12 years, Ashanti Alston will be in Montreal
for the 4th Annual Anarchist Bookfair and the Festival of Anarchy between
May 16-18.
On May 16, Ashanti will be part of a panel and public meeting called
"Anarchists Against War" along with other activists from the USA, France
and Quebec. On May 17, he will be tabling with his zine as part of the
Anarchist Bookfair, along with booksellers, distributors and political
groups from all over North America. And on May 18, he will be presenting a
workshop -- a critical look at the Black Panther Party and its relevance
for contemporary struggle -- as part of a day of anarchist-themed
workshops called "Demand the Impossible". [More details below].

Ashanti, 49, is a New York-city based activist, organizer, writer and
storyteller. He is the North-east regional coordinator of Critical
Resistance, an abolition movement in opposition to the prison industrial
complex. He is a member of Estacion Libre, a people-of-colour US-based
organization that organizes solidarity visits to Zapatista-controlled
Chiapas for other people-of-colour. He is also a member of Blacks Against
the War.

Ashanti has been an anarchist for over a decade, and self-publishes an
occasional zine called "Anarchist Panther".

For interviews with Ashanti, or other information about the Montreal
Bookfair, please e-mail bookfair2003@ziplip.com or phone 514-844-3207.

More info about the Festival of Anarchy available at:
http://www.tao.ca/~lombrenoire
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Ashanti Alston's Events (May 16-18, 2003, Montreal):


1) FRIDAY, MAY 16, 6:30pm ANARCHISTS AGAINST WAR A panel discussion and
public forum

With: CINDY MILSTEIN (Institute for Anarchist Studies, Institute for
Social Ecology and Free Society Collective, Vermont), ASHANTI ALSTON
(Anarchist Panther Zine, Critical Resistance and Blacks Against the War,
New York City), WALLY ROSEL (Fédération Anarchiste, France), HARSHA WALIA
(No One Is Illegal Campaign, Montreal), BENOIT DESGRENIERS (Groupe
Anarchiste Bęte Noire, NEFAC, Montreal)

Location: 1710 Beaudry (Metro Beaudry)

By donation. A bilingual event (French and English) with translation in
French, English and Spanish. Free childcare. Wheelchair accessible.

Followed by : New York City artist Eric Drooker & Montreal cabaret artist
Norman Nawrocki; slideshow, music, words: May 16, 10pm, 1710 Beaudry, 5$


2) SATURDAY, MAY 17, 10am-6pm
4TH ANNUAL MONTREAL ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR

More than 50 booksellers, collectives and distributors from all over North
America as well as the Federation Anarchiste from France. Workshops,
films, exhibitions and more!

Location: 2515, rue Delisle, metro Lionel-Groulx. Free! Childcare
available (bring your kids!). Mainspace wheelchair accessible.

Ashanti will be tabling with his zine, "Anarchist Panther".


3) SUNDAY, MAY 18, 11am-6pm
"DEMAND THE IMPOSSIBLE": A Day of Anarchist Workshops

Fifteen workshops, panels and presentations on a variety of
anarchist-themed subjects, including: nationalism, political prisoners,
social struggles, heterosexism, transfolk, immigration, technology,
communications, theatre, art, radio, popular education, autogestion and
more.

Location: 1710, rue Beaudry, métro Beaudry. FREE! Childcare available
(bring your kids!). Main floor wheelchair accessible.

Ashanti's workshop will be at 2pm, after the lunch break.
[Ed. note:
 > > You can now view the writings of Ashanti Omowali, a.k.a the
 > > Anarchist Panther, taken from his zine series of the same
 > > name.
 > >
 > > The Anarcist Panther Zine has been in circulation for over
 > > two years now, with 4 issues to date, and we'd like to take
 > > this opportunity to let everyone know that you can see some
 > > of the writings from the Anarchist Panther Zine, as well as
 > > the first 10 pages of Issue #4, online here:
 > >
 > > http://www.anarco-nyc.net/anarchistpanther.html




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