Stefan Christoff

From Canada to Australia, solidarity in resistance to G20 neocolonialism

Stefan Christoff — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:47:46 +0000

Free Trade, Inequality & the Environment

In official discourse the G20 is presented as a critical global meeting “to develop comprehensive growth strategies,” to break down “barriers to trade,” while pushing national economies to become “more competitive.” In reality

Riot police turn bus into Victoriaville jail cell

Stefan Christoff — Mon, 07 May 2012 06:02:03 +0000

A first hand account from the Québec student strike

Late on Friday evening Sûreté du Québec (SQ) sirens rang out in the night, the flashing lights of speeding patrol cars fast approaching our bus, transporting many teargas-soaked striking students, community activists and journalists from Victoriaville back to Montreal in the spring rain.

CKUT radio: Abdelrazik solidarity rally

Stefan Christoff — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 08:03:34 +0000

Over one-hundred people gathered on the streets in downtown Montreal on Saturday, December 11th for a solidarity rally with Abousfian Abdelrazik organized by the Project Fly Home campaign. The street march occurred around international human rights day with the aim of highlighting the ongoing struggle of Abdelrazik for justice over one year after his return to Canada.

CKUT radio: Floodlines

Stefan Christoff — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:34:11 +0000

author Jordan Flaherty on New Orleans community power

Listen to an interview with journalist and activist Jordan Flaherty on the recently published book Floodlines on community power and resistance in New Orleans post Katrina.

CKUT radio: Popular protests in Palestine

Stefan Christoff — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:02:50 +0000

radio interview with Ali Abunimah

Listen to an interview with Palestinian writer Ali Abunimah on the popular protest movement against Israeli apartheid in the West Bank particularly in Bil'in village.

Poet Kaie Kellough

Stefan Christoff — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:07:13 +0000

reflections on Maple Leaf Rag

Poet Kaie Kellough's second book of poetry, Maple Leaf Rag, experiments with linguistic and musical borders.

La police de Toronto attaque l'action solidarité pour les prisonniers

Sunny Doyle — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:04:40 +0000

traduit par Sonia Doyle

Toronto - Plus de 100 personnes assemblées au parc Jimmie Simpson dans l'est de Toronto à 10 heures ce matin ont été arrêtées lors d'une manifestation énergetique qui avait pour but d'apporter du soutient à plus de 500 activistes en justice sociale arrêtés au cours des dernières 24 heures lors de manifestations contre le sommet du G20 de Toronto.

Jail solidarity action attacked by Toronto police

Stefan Christoff — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:23:19 +0000

Members of prisoner support rally outside G20 prison beaten, arrested by police

A prisoner solidarity protest in downtown Toronto today faced an unprompted attack by police forces.

Over 100 people gathered at Jimmie Simpson Park in east Toronto at 10am this morning, quickly moving onto the streets, for a high energy protest to support over 500 social justice activists arrested in the past 24 hours during protests against the Toronto G20 summit.

Free market stealth economics at G20

Stefan Christoff — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:48:08 +0000

Toronto -- Behind razor sharp security walls and thousands of armed police, Canada’s Conservative government is utilising the G20 summit as a political platform to push forward bilateral trade agreements globally, according to recent statements from the Canadian government.