Hi All, We are open every Monday over here at Blue Heron Books & Zines, 2pm-6pm @ AKA Autonomous Social Centre, on Queen St. at the corner of Wellington... as if you didn't already know! Here are a few updates and upcoming events: 1. Shirts: In addition to the books & zines for sale/loan, we've got some great silk-screened t-shirts, skirts and patches for sale. Recently, Fiona from the Blue Heron collective printed a small run of shirts, skirts & patches with her own bike design. We also have a very small number of Solidarity with Mi'kmaq Warriors t-shirts (designed by Gord Hill - http://warriorpublications.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/mikmaq-warrior-solidarity.jpg) for sale. These shirts are a fundraiser for the Mi'kmaq warriors. 2. Posters: Blue Heron is selling Crimethinc's Capitalism is a Pyramid Scheme posters for just $5! Come by and get yours today - http://crimethinc.com/tools/deluxe.html 3. Upcoming events: Following open hours on Monday, January 13th, there are two important speaking events happening at AKA: ***Reclaiming Citizenship, Rejecting Double Punishment: Deepan Budlakoti Speaking Tour* 6:30pm, Monday, January 13th, 2014 Deepan Budlakoti is an Ottawa-born construction worker and activist who, in 2010, was stripped of his citizenship by the Canadian government. He is now a stateless person pitted in an incredible battle against the Conservative government over his entitlement to citizenship. The government is attempting to deport him to his parents' homeland, India, a country where he has never lived and does not have citizenship. See more info about his story here: www.justicefordeepan.org <http://www.justicefordeepan.org> Deepan is currently traveling across Canada to tell his story and seek support. He will be speaking about his experiences as a young man in criminal prison, in immigration detention, and his current conditions as a stateless person. His struggle connects to issues of criminalization, racial profiling, prisons, immigration detention and, more broadly, questions of identity, belonging and borders. Who is entitled to Canadian citizenship? Who is excluded and how are exclusions justified? Who is subject to deportation and double punishment? Come out to hear Deepan and join in the discussion. Childcare for evening event will be available upon request. To register please email noiik(at)riseup.net by Saturday January 11. FULL TOUR Details Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/446361202152882 <https://www.facebook.com/events/446361202152882> Kingston Event organized and supported by: No One Is Illegal Kingston and OPIRG Kingston Tour organized by: Justice for Deepan Committee www.justicefordeepan.org <http://www.justicefordeepan.org> justicefordeepan@gmail.com <mailto:justicefordeepan@gmail.com> fb.com/justicefordeepanbudlakoti <http://fb.com/justicefordeepanbudlakoti> ****Decolonization: Indigenous Land Reclamation with Anishnabek Land Defender Giibwanisi 7:30-9pm *free, donations happily accepted!* Everyone welcome Join us for a presentation from indigenous land defender Giibwanisi, co-founder of ACTION, (Anishinabek Confederacy To Invoke Our Nationhood) and the Oshkimaadziig Unity Camp. ACTION is a grassroots organization that seeks to build a national organization, separate from Band Councils and kanada, rebuilding nationhood through biskaabiiyaang (decolonization). This work will be done through reestablishing the original clan governance system, and traditional ways of living. This vision is being sought through the current project, the Oshkimaadziig Unity Camp, a land reclamation in Awenda Provincial Park (just north of Barrie, Ontario). The occupation of this traditional territory has been going on for close to 20 months. Since its inception, Giibwanisi and others have faced community backlash, repression from the OPP, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the park superintendent, and of course the Chief and Council. In Kingston briefly as part of a short fundraising and awareness-raising tour, this liberation movement needs support! Come to 75 Queen St. on January 13th to learn about this particular struggle, one that faces the larger battle to decolonize Turtle Island. "Help us liberate ourselves, and in doing so, see your own liberation within our struggle." -Giibwanisi Hope to see you soon!
Madeleine for BHBZ