Lines of Resistance: Prison Art from the Middle East
612 Markham St., April 9-17
by Brandon Gray

Dozens gathered at Beit Zatoun Gallery last Sunday to experience firsthand the stories and art of Turkish and Iranian political prisoners who have suffered horrific repression yet persevered to continue their struggle for freedom and equality.

The evening, hosted by Toronto Anarchist Black Cross, featured a screening of The Tree that Remembers, a powerful documentary film that explored the nightmare that was and is the Islamic Republic of Iran. Through bittersweet art and personal stories, we are taken from the American CIA & British MI5-orchestrated military overthrow of elected President Mossadegh through the iron grip of an imperialist puppet called the Shah, the revolutionary uprisings of 1979, followed by the bloodbath committed by the Khomeini regime in the 1980s. The film ends leaving us with the hope and reflections of life in exile here in Toronto.

I would encourage people to read this short interview and drop Alex Hundert a letter. None of us are free unless all of us are free!

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Locked Up
Alex Hundert speaks on his case, the impunity of the state, and life on the inside

by Dawn Paley
Media Co-op

For Alex Hundert, maintaining a routine has been one of the only ways of asserting any kind of control over his life. Jailed since October 23 on politically motivated charges stemming from resistance to the G-20, Hundert has taken to reading two papers a day and writing letters to friends and other prisoners to pass the time.

On Monday, Hundert and his lawyer are challenging the Ontario Crown Attorney’s office's ability to lead the prosecution, due to their bias. I had a chance to speak with Alex by phone on Saturday afternoon, these are some of the thoughts he wanted to share.

Some people may have seen this article already, which has been making its rounds on Facebook and the blogosphere, but INCITE! blog editors loved it so much that they wanted to share it and I couldn't agree with them more!

This article is particularly relevant in Ontario given the recent infiltration of various anarchist and activist groups in the province and ongoing misogynistic bullshit in our movements.

The piece was originally published in make/shift magazine’s Spring/Summer 2010 issue and written by Courtney Desiree Morris.

Why Misogynists Make Great Informants: How Gender Violence on the Left Enables State Violence in Radical Movements
By Courtney Desiree Morris

Here's an incomplete round-up of media coverage of the Solidarity rallies that have been held across Canada for the Toronto 900 and the remaining political prisoners that are still being held. We will update this blog post as more reports are sent in. Please comment below or use our contact form if you have any media reports on the solidarity rallies. Free all political prisoners now!

National coverage
Protests continue over police actions at G20 Canwest News Service

2,000 protest G20 summit arrests CBC

Solidarity with Toronto 900 protests continue across Canada Digital Journal

As Canada is reeling from the police repression of the G20 protests in Toronto it's important time to remember that the first "G20" arrests took place weeks before the fence was even built with the targeting of three men in Ottawa allegedly for the arson of an RBC bank branch. While Common Cause remains critical of the arson I would encourage people to read the below article by Jesse Freeston of the Toronto Media Coop that puts the arrests in a historical context of anti-anarchist repression.

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