[IPSM] February 22: Next CLAC General Assembly!

[la CLAC!]

[The next CLAC (Anti-Capitalist Convergence of Montreal) General Assembly
will be on TUESDAY, February 22 at the Maison d'Amitié. The next assembly
will discuss the upcoming student general strike, the campaign against SNC
Lavalin, the mobilizations in solidarity with the people of Haiti, as well
as the diverse mobilizations, actions and campaigns of various CLAC
groups.]

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-> CLAC General Assembly
-> TUESDAY, February 22
-> At the Maison d'Amitié
(north of Pine, south of Rachel,
east of St-Laurent, west of St-Denis;
not far from metro Sherbrooke,
or take the 55 bus north
from metro St-Laurent)
-> 6pm: welcoming and
introduction for newcomers
-> 7pm: assembly begins
-> Translation available
-> Childcare on-site
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Proposed Agenda:

0) Introductions/Opening Go-Around

1) Presentations:
--> A presentation on "The General Strike that's on it's way" by Libertad.
--> A presentation by Magalie X of Vwa zanset (Voice of the Ancestors) on
Haiti and the role of the Canadian government
--> Presentation by Block the Empire on the campaign against SNC Lavalin

2) CLAC Issues
a) formal decision on IPSM (Indigenous Peoples
Solidarity Movement) as a new CLAC group
b) decision on the mandate of the CLAC media committee
c) the (re)formation of a PGA (Peoples' Global Action)
committee affiliated with the CLAC
d) the next CLAC Assembly
e) a CLAC retreat/weekend reflexion in the summer?!
f) May 1, 2005: what's happening?

3) Report-backs from CLAC groups: Anarkhia; Block the Empire; CLAC Latin
America Committee; CLAC Housing/Comité des sans-emploi; Collectif
Reclus-Malatesta; DIRA Anarchist Library; Libertad; Liberterre; NEFAC; No
One Is Illegal; Pain Panais et Liberté.

4) Announcements
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* CLAC Assemblies are open to anyone in agreement with CLAC's Basis of
Unity and the Peoples' Global Action (PGA) Hallmarks (please consult:
http://clac.taktic.org/en/index.php?section=0&subsection=2)

e-mail: clac at taktic.org
tel: 514-409-2049
web: http://clac.taktic.org

* To subscribe to the CLAC announcements list (in English and French):
http://lists.taktic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/clac (If you don't
understand French, just change the language listing on the top of the page
from "Francais" to "Anglais (USA)".)


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  BACKGROUND
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La CLAC -- the Anti-Capitalist Convergence of Montreal -- is a grassroots
anti-authoritarian organization comprised of several autonomous groups
that are active in various social struggles (CLAC groups are listed
below).

The CLAC has been active for almost 5 years, since April 2000, in Montreal
and the Northeast region, organizing various campaigns and projects --
within the perspective of an anti-capitalist, anti-authoritarian analysis
-- utilizing and respecting a diversity of tactics ranging from popular
education to direct action.

CLAC Assemblies are a place for both active CLAC groups, as well as other
groups and individuals, to share information and, in active solidarity,
reinforce our movements for radical social justice and dignity.


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  CLAC GROUPS
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The CLAC is comprised of 11 autonomous groups. Other groups that are
interested in being part of the Anti-Capitalist Convergence are encouraged
to attend a general assembly or to get in touch. The current CLAC groups
include:

* Anarkhia: A local anarchist collective that publishes a journal by the
same name. Contact: anarkhia at mutualaid.org

* Block the Empire-Montreal: A campaign of resistance against local
participation in militarisation, imperialist wars and occupation.
Contact: bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca

* CLAC Housing/Comité des sans-emploi: This group brings together the CLAC
Housing Committee (CLAC Logement), which has been active on housing and
gentrification issues since the fall of 2001, and the Committee of the
Unemployed, which has been active in a variety of anti-poverty struggles
in Montreal for more than a decade. Contact: logement at taktic.org

* CLAC Latin America/FTAA Committee: A collective active in organizing
against neo-liberalism and its various manifestations, such as the FTAA
Plan Puebla Panama and Plan Colombia, as well as organizing direct
solidarity projects with allies in Argentina, Colombia and Mexico.
Contact: komiteal at yahoo.ca

* Collectif Reclus-Malatesta: An anarchist collective based in Joliette, a
small town outside of Montreal. Contact: malatesta82 at hotmail.com

* DIRA: An anarchist library and resource-center, based in downtown
Montreal. Contact: clac at taktic.org

* Libertad: A radical youth and student collective, based at the Cegep
Vieux-Montreal. Contact: libertad_cvm at ziplip.com

* Liberterre: An eco-anarchist collective, active in supporting various
ecological campaigns in Quebec. Contact: collectifliberterre at yahoo.ca

* NEFAC: The Montreal union of the Northeastern Federation of
Anarcho-Communists. Contact: mtl at nefac.net

* No One Is Illegal: An immigrant and refugee rights group, active in
campaigns of self-determination of self-organized migrant groups and
individuals in Montreal. Contact: noii-montreal at resist.ca

* Pain, Panais et Liberte: An affinity group of activists who organize on
issues related to food and the environment. Contact: clac at taktic.org

CLAC groups maintain their own contact and information lists. Get in touch
directly for more info.

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The Anti-Capitalist Convergence
MONTREAL
clac at taktic.org
tel: 514-409-2049
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