Zines on Montreal Counter-information

Anarchists Against High-Speed Rail in the Quebec-Windsor Corridor

Fri, 29 May 2026 12:34:00 +0000

Anonymous submission to North Shore Counter-Info

This is a collaborative zine, definitely a work in progress. We (the authors) are anarchists who live in areas that will likely end up on the proposed Alto high-speed rail route in Eastern and Central Ontario. Some of us live rurally and some live in Peterborough, the one small city that will likely have a train stop and will be affected in many ways.

Peace Police are Police: New zine

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:50:00 +0000

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Peace Police are Police: How Protest Marshals Sabotage Liberation and Protect the State
via True Leap Press

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Zine Release: Creeker Vol 4

Thu, 25 May 2023 12:32:00 +0000

Anonymous submission to MTL Counter-info

Creeker Vol 4 has been released!

In the summer of 2021 on Vancouver Island, thousands of people moved through a de-facto autonomous zone spanning multiple watersheds. An entire constellation of struggle burned bright, welcoming into its fold a new generation of land defenders. Creeker is a grassroots, anti-authoritarian zine series that aims to bring depth, variety, critique and continuity to the ongoing process of reflecting on the Ada’itsx/Fairy Creek blockades. It’s intended for creekers themselves, land defenders elsewhere, and the land defenders yet to come.

Announcing Creeker Vol 2 and The Creeker Companion Vol 2

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:32:00 +0000

Anonymous submission to MTL Counter-info

Creeker is a grassroots, anti-authoritarian zine series that aims to bring depth, variety, critique and continuity to the ongoing process of reflecting on the Ada’itsx/Fairy Creek blockade and related efforts. It is intended for creekers themselves, land defenders elsewhere, and the land defenders yet to come.

Last summer on so-called Vancouver Island, thousands of people moved through a de-facto autonomous zone spanning multiple watersheds. A constellation of struggle burned bright, welcoming into its fold a new generation of land defenders. We cannot begin to fathom the amount of stories of collective and individual experience that have piled up, but we also recognize how sleep deprivation, trauma loops, burnout, and the shock of returning to society can preoccupy our minds.

Zine: Dark Nights #50

Tue, 11 May 2021 12:40:00 +0000

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International zine of social war continuing the conflict against the rising techno-prison world. Now expanded to 24 pages after the recent repression against our project by the Counter-Terrorist cops. One more blow in the face of their blatant attempt to silence us. Articles expanding on the critique against technology and Covid-19 repression, as well as Alfredo Cospito’s recent contribution about the “Proposal For a New Anarchist Manifesto” and an Introduction from Gustavo Rodriquez’s ‘Covid-19: Anarchy in the times of the pandemic." Print it out, for your local squat, social centre, mate’s house or give it out at a demo, even leave it in a random place. Lets ignite the next wave of the Black International!

Montreal Counter-Info #9 (Summer-Fall 2019)

Sun, 02 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

For distribution at schools, workplaces, coffee shops, barricades, events, and demonstrations!

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Confidence Courage Connection Trust: A proposal for security culture

Fri, 08 Nov 2019 15:51:52 +0000

From North Shore Counter-Info

There are two version of this text for printing and sharing. The first is a Full version of this text laid out as a printable pamphlet . The second is A short excerpt of the text laid out on two sheets to distribute widely

When we talk about security culture, people tend to have one of two kinds of experiences. The first is of building walls and keeping people out, the second is of being excluded or mistrusted. Both of these come with negative feelings – fear and suspicion for the former and alienation and resentment for the latter. I would say that they are two sides of the same coin, two experiences of a security culture that isn’t working well.

Climate of Revolt

Fri, 27 Sep 2019 03:41:57 +0000

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NO GOVERNMENT WILL SAVE THE PLANET FOR US - WE HAVE TO SAVE THE PLANET FROM THE GOVERNMENT!
WHEN THE POLICE ATTACK
AN ANARCHIST RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
OUR MASKS PROTECT US
HISTORY SAYS IT CLEARLY: THE INSURRECTION FOR THE CLIMATE MUST KNOW HOW TO DEFEND ITSELF
RECUPERATION AND ITS MULTIPLE FORMS THE VULTURES ARE ALREADY CIRCLING OVERHEAD

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Signal Fails Zine

Wed, 05 Jun 2019 01:19:33 +0000

Anonymous submission to North Shore Counter-Info Download Imposed PDF for Printing Contact the author at signalfails [at] riseup [dot] net Signal is an encrypted messaging service that has been around in different forms for about 10 years. Since then, I have seen the software widely adopted by anarchist networks across Canada and the United States. More and more, for better and for worse, our interpersonal and group conversations have moved onto the Signal platform, to the extent that it has become the dominant way anarchists communicate with each other on this continent, with very little public debate about the implications.

Montreal Counter-Info #8 (Winter-Early Spring 2019)

Sat, 25 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000

For distribution at schools, workplaces, coffee shops, barricades, events, and demonstrations!

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Montreal Counter-Info #7 (Summer-Fall 2018)

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

For distribution at schools, workplaces, coffee shops, barricades, events, and demonstrations!

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Montreal Counter-Info #6 (Spring 2018)

Fri, 20 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000

For distribution at schools, workplaces, coffee shops, barricades, events, and demonstrations!

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Montréal Counter-Info #5 (Winter 2018)

Thu, 17 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000

For distribution at schools, workplaces, coffee shops, barricades, events, and demonstrations!

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MTL Counter-info #3 (Summer 2017) and #4 (Fall 2017)

Fri, 27 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000

MTL Counter-info’s publication will now be released on a seasonal basis. For distribution at schools, workplaces, coffee shops, barricades, events, and demonstrations!

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New publication - Junexit: Another end of the world is possible

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 14:30:48 +0000

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Mtl Counter-info #2

Fri, 26 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000

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CONTENTS “Cops Protect Fascists” Report-back Frontlines in the Fight Against Islamophobia March 15 in Montreal: Police Attacked, Kettle Broken Anti-gentrification Vandalism in Saint-Henri Revolt in the Youth Center of Val-Du-Lac Enbridge Line 3: The Feeblest Head of the Hydra Montreal Antifa Prevails: Would You Like A Beating With Your Happy Meal? 4:20 – Against Legalization and Criminalization Alike Police Protect Far-Right Demo from Antifascists Business Invasion: A Tactic to Fight Gentrification? May Day in Montreal: Some Critical Reflections Hey There Yuppies! You’re Also Staying In “Montreal” This Summer? A Recipe for Nocturnal Direct Actions! Street Demonstration Tips June 11th: Communication As a Weapon How to Safely Submit Communiqué

June 11th: Communication As a Weapon

Wed, 24 May 2017 01:24:38 +0000

By now it is a platitude to speak of the isolation and silence that prisons strive to impose. Every week another one of our imprisoned friends tells us that their mail is getting fucked with, the phones on their unit are “broken,” or that our publications are being rejected with no recourse.

For us, one of the most exciting elements of June 11, 2016 was the proliferation of words and ideas shared between and from anarchist prisoners. Along with spreading material solidarity internationally and keeping the names of our comrades on our lips, our contribution to facilitating that communication is one of our most important tasks. While the starting point of our project was support for Marius Mason and Eric McDavid (the first of whom remains imprisoned in an extremely restrictive unit, while the latter has been freed!), it has been through a spreading web of communications that we have expanded the scope of our project to solidarity with long-term anarchist prisoners around the world. This year, we are seeking to emphasize this communication.

Forest Friends: Get (A) Clue!

Sat, 20 May 2017 22:53:44 +0000

June 11th , International Day of Solidarity with Marius Mason & All Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners, is less than a month away. Montreal will be participating by having a board-game night featuring an Earth Liberation Front edition of Clue! ( June 11, La Deferle, 7 pm – check here for more info soon)

Forest Friends: Get (A) Clue! is a game where players try to figure out the three main facts of an attack against Industrial Civilization: the attacker (animal), the location of the attack, and the weapon used in the attack. We do this so that the animal can be celebrated by all of their fellow forest friends (because there are no forest cops who want to imprison these comrades for their brave actions in this imaginary world).

A recipe for nocturnal direct actions!

Wed, 17 May 2017 05:30:16 +0000

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“Direct action, simply put, means cutting out the middleman: solving problems yourself rather than petitioning the authorities or relying on external institutions. Any action that sidesteps regulations and representation to accomplish goals directly is direct action—it includes everything from blockading airports to helping refugees escape to safety and organizing programs to liberate your community from reliance on capitalism .”

Montreal Counter-information is now a publication!

Fri, 17 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

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The first issue collects content from the last two years. Future issues will be released every several months, to keep the material timely. For those with free access to colour printers, we’ve included a center-fold of 24 posters that can be attached with an elastic.

You can get copies at La Deferle and L’Insoumise. If you’d like more copies for distribution, please get in touch! If you live outside Montreal and don’t have access to free printing, we’re down to print some for you if you can pay for shipping (and if you can’t afford shipping, still get in touch and we’ll try to figure something out).

Putting into practice: adding to the conversation on anarchist activity in Montreal

Wed, 15 Mar 2017 01:58:54 +0000

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Defend the Hood

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 00:36:36 +0000

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POWER DOWN – No to the 735kV power line

Tue, 19 Apr 2016 15:38:53 +0000

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Sounding out the void: reflections on the night-demos of December 2015

Thu, 31 Mar 2016 17:12:15 +0000

The three night-demos of this past November and December left a mark on us, a call for reflection. This is what we propose to share with you in the following pages.

Before and after these three demos, we were able to follow the unfolding of conversations - those that happened between friends as much as those we heard by chance in bars, living rooms and in the street - the furtive or noisy course of a feeling that seemed to be shared by many people: a feeling of emptiness. After the 200 person black bloc, after the broken windows, we heard “what else?” insistently. To the point where, when we asked friends if they were going to the third demo on December 18th, the majority answered that they had other things to do, like having dinner at a friend’s house.

Call of the East journal No. 1

Sat, 13 Jun 2015 20:50:06 +0000

From Appel de l’Est

The new Appel de l’Est journal! Read it, print it and spread it!

English version

if you would like copies for your group or city, write to the information committee:

appeldelest-info@riseup.net

Solid #2

Wed, 18 Jun 2014 02:01:57 +0000

Solid #2

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Solidarity with the 5E3

Mon, 12 May 2014 22:58:45 +0000

Updates on the situation of Amelie, Carlos, and Fallon can be found on SabotageMedia (En/Fr/Esp), and Fuego a las Carcelas (Esp), and Cruz Negra Anarquista Mexico (Esp)

(…) Perhaps the words of Fallon, Amélie, and Carlos will inspire you to build friendships based on trust and affinity, to have each others’ backs, and to translate your own rage against the world of prisons and police and borders into actions. As Carlos “El Chivo” wrote, “I know that anarchist solidarity is strong like an oak tree, and that always goes farther than simple words.” And as anarchists everywhere never cease to remind us: it’s easy to attack. Somewhere between Mexico City and Montréal, March 2014.

No Plan Nowhere!: A Guide to the Infrastructures and Businesses Involved with the Plan Nord Development Project

Sat, 07 Dec 2013 21:12:40 +0000

The Plan Nord/Le Nord Pour Tous is a plan by the Quebec Government to invest in and promote resource extraction projects in Northern Quebec. Le Plan Nord was originally proposed by Jean Charest’s Liberal government in May 2011, and was presented as an economic development strategy to create job in quebec. When the Parti Quebecois replaced the Liberals in 2012, Le Plan Nord was simply slightly modified and re-named Le Nord Pour Tous. Under Le Nord Pour Tous, the quebec government plans to invest 1.368$ billion of public finds, from 2013-2018, into resource extraction projects and their associated infrastructure in Northern Quebec.

Solid - anti-repression bulletin

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 22:17:18 +0000

The site LaSolide.info took a break during the summer to focus on creating this bulletin. Inside, you will find news on comrades who face repression, a text explaining revolutionary solidarity, a series of recent solidarity action briefs and a stencil cut-out to reproduce!!! Printed in Montreal, October 2013.

Paper copies available at L’Insoumise , 1407 and La Belle Époque .

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After the Crest, pt.IV : Montréal - Peaks and Precipices

Tue, 24 Sep 2013 20:57:55 +0000

From Crimethinc

This is the final installment in our “After the Crest” series exploring how to navigate the waning phase of social movements. It is a personal reflection on anarchist participation in the 2012 student strike in Montréal and the disruptions that accompanied it. The product of much collective discussion, this article explores the opportunities anarchists missed during the high point of the conflict by limiting themselves to the framework of the strike, and the risks they incurred by attempting to maintain it once it had entered a reformist endgame.

Playing with fire

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:05:12 +0000

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Beginnings I.

Anarchist ideas are not dead things, to be viewed as a logical conclusion of certain ideas of justice, equality or “humanity.” There is no logical series, no precise and irrefutable argument that must convince a rational person. It is a certain relation to power, a certain disgust at authority and its pretensions, a certain sensitivity to the coercions of daily life that inform and inspire these explorations. That to a degree one must want to be anarchist, look toward revolt, have a desire to act and a feel for the immediate, a will for domination to not merely be resented but actively opposed—toward an eradication of guilt and other emotional forms of social control. That without these inclinations no logic would suffice to convince anybody, and that even if it did, enough belief in certain abstract ideas remains nothing but abstract as long as one does not engage with those other ideas through all parts of her awareness, in every aspect of her life, in defiance of the fear that is the final wall protecting society from all our passions, all our charged will.

Vivre de combat: a critique of CL(ASSE)

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:27:33 +0000

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What I refer to as the “CL(ASSE)” is the CLASSE (La Coalition large de l’Association pour une Solidarité Syndicale Étudiante) and the post-CLASSE ASSÉ (l’Association pour une Solidarité Syndicale Étudiante). Although distinct in a few ways (several mandates and associations) the one dissolved into the other, and can not be discussed separately. Following the strike, many ‘radicals’ have taken to elaborating how the CL(ASSE) accomplished an assumed what . Its form is praised, its content misunderstood and its function left at “victory.” I. Content

Zig Zag on Idle No More

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:27:34 +0000

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Chasing after Ghosts: a Critique of anarchist organizing, and its worst contradictions, in the American context

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:04:28 +0000

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The thrust of this critique is not pointed towards individual convictions, ideas and desires. As always, the greater the scope of our generalizations, the more exceptions we leave outside. These are responses to general trends and tendencies observed in the North American anarchist milieu. (United States and Canada - because there is a context that exists that is more than the addition of these two countries, but that is, of course, quite different in Mexico.) It is quite likely that many of these trends do exist elsewhere in the world, as do many products of American culture. That being said, I believe that many of these tendencies are particularly North American, even if their resonance is felt beyond these borders. Many of these statements and points have been said elsewhere, at different times and by different voices. The point lies that critiques ill-heard bear repeating. Will some be offended, feel targeted? I hope that if this is the case, those offended will not take their indignation as an excuse to throw this piece in the garbage, to rail against it. We are already too few, and too isolated. Yet no numbers or figures could be justification for silence. Cooperation and camaraderie in struggle become meaningless if they are conditional on thin-lipped nodding and pats on the back, if they refuse reflection and debate. Forgive the assumption, but we did not become anarchists in an effort to seek support and acceptance on all sides, to paint glue over cracks and inconsistencies. To be cliché, radical means seeking out the roots of any problem, situation, social or political form. If we cannot see aspects of society that are reproduced in our own circles, then any attempt at radical change is hopeless, no matter how large or how militant. That, or the more radical consequences of the anarchist project will be taken up by others before they are taken up by anarchists themselves. Of course, this is already happening, as it has happened before. Lastly, if your response to this text is merely, ‘but we’re working hard!’ then accept the response that any good boss will give you. ‘Work harder.’ Openings I.

Inflammable #2

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:49:34 +0000

Read (8.5″x11″ | PDF) Print (11 x 17″ | PDF) Light it up! Texts, communiqués, and reportbacks primarily from Montreal… moments of revolt that warm the heart…

“The moment where we take back our lives, where we free ourselves from morality, fear, and the identities imposed on us. It cannot be stopped by a negotiation table, nor a ballot box. It isn’t the beginning of a movement nor will it die with a movement: It is to be alive, free, and wild!”

Where to now, students?

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:21:09 +0000

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Blockade, Occupy, Strike Back

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 20:01:08 +0000

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Contents:

The Formation of Crews: A Tactic in Expanding Our Strength and Autonomy
Occupation: a do-it-yourself guide
Universities as Spaces of Subversion
Security Awareness
Street Demonstration Tips
Why Wear a Mask?
Paint Bombs
Further Reading

When they knock down your front door, how're you gonna come?

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 19:53:04 +0000

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A few reflections on the GAMMA squad

Word on the street is, there’s a new police squad in Montreal called GAMMA - short for “Guet des activités et des mouvements marginaux et anarchistes” – whose goal is to investigate and repress anarchist and marginal movements. The following is a series of reflections on this development from a few anarchists. Needless to say, it’s not meant to be representative, but is rather our own analysis of this situation, and can hopefully stimulate some discussion amongst our various circles.

Downpour: A contribution to the struggle against prison and it's world

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 20:57:53 +0000

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