Anarchism in Canada

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People

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Issues

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History

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* Red inverted triangle
* Labadie Collection
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* Kate Sharpley Library
* Australian Anarchist Centenary
* Carnival Against Capital
* 1999 Seattle WTO protests
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* Occupy movement

Culture

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Economics

* Communization
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Anarchism in Canada spans a range of anarchist philosophy including anarchist communism, green anarchy, anarcho-syndicalism, individualist anarchism, as well as other lesser known forms. Canadian anarchism has been affected by thought from 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.

## History[edit]

Anarchists in Quebec organizing

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. As well, self-organization played an important part in village life during the settling of the West (Saskatchewan, specifically) as the State was distant and infrastructure-related matters such as maintaining roads, building bridges and schools, and organizing local governance and social life needed to be tackled through spontaneous self-organization.[1] Peter Kropotkin also arranged for Doukhobors (a sect of Russian Christians who refuse to acknowledge State authority) to settle in Saskatchewan and later B.C.[2]

The Media Collective was a social group based in Toronto between 1994 and 1996 whose events included guerrilla performances and free vegan meals from Food Not Bombs. One of its splinter groups, TAO Communications ("The Anarchy Organization"), opposed transnational neoliberalism and Silicon Valley views of capitalism by providing unionized communications service: both communication logistics during actions and reports on police.[3]

## Projects[edit]

There are a variety of long-standing anarchist projects throughout Canada. Environmental and anti-poverty direct actionists can be found in many regions and cities,[4] along with mutual aid groups, prisoner solidarity groups, study groups, and cafes.

Related ventures include 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, infoshops, publishing houses, zines and other publications, record labels, and radio shows and micro radio stations.[5] Canada is also home to a number of anarchist book fairs and other festivals. In 2015, the Victoria Anarchist Book Fair celebrated its 10th anniversary.[6] Edmonton held an anarchist book fair from 2002 through 2013, inclusive;[7] it was resurrected in May 2015.[8] Similar fairs are held in Montréal,[9] Toronto,[10] Winnipeg,[11] and other locations throughout Canada.

## See also[edit]

* Anarchism portal

* Camas Bookstore and Infoshop
* G7 Welcoming Committee
* List of anarchist organizations
* Mondragon Bookstore
* Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
* Political culture of Canada
* Socialism in Canada
* Squamish Five

## References[edit]

1. ^ The Grains of Time R.M. of Rodgers History Book Committee
2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-07. Retrieved 2015-04-30.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. ^ Shantz, Jeff (2010). Constructive Anarchy: Building Infrastructures of Resistance. Farnham: Ashgate. pp. 43–45. ISBN 9781409404033.
4. ^ "Anarchism" entry at the Canadian Encyclopedia.
5. ^ Islands of Resistance
6. ^ "10th Annual Victoria Anarchist Book Fair". Victoria Anarchist Book Fair. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
7. ^ "Archive Site for the Edmonton Anarchist Bookfair". Edmonton Anarchist Bookfair. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
8. ^ "Edmonton Anarchist Bookfair". Facebook. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 28 Nov 2015.
9. ^ "Montréal Anarchist Book Fair / Salon du Livre Anarchiste du Montréal".
10. ^ "Toronto Anarchist Bookfair". 2015.
11. ^ "Winnipeg Anarchist Bookfair with CanZine and DIYfest". 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-29.

## Further reading[edit]

* Panneton, Daniel (November 10, 2020). "The surprising history of anarchists in Ontario". TVOntario. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

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Anarchism by region

Africa|

* Algeria
* Egypt
* Morocco
* Nigeria
* South Africa
* Tunisia

Asia|

* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bangladesh
* China
* Hong Kong
* East Timor
* Egypt
* Georgia
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Israel
* Japan
* Korea
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Turkey
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Austria
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Latvia
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

North America|

* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* United States
* Puerto Rico

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

South America|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* French Guiana
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Individualist anarchism|

* Europe
* United States

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* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
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* Saint Lucia
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* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States

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other territories

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