[IPSM] March 30: Next CLAC Assembly at Cegep Vieux-Montreal (the student strike, May 1st, and more!)

[la CLAC!]

[The next CLAC (Anti-Capitalist Convergence of Montreal) General Assembly
will be on WEDNESDAY, March 30 at Cegep Vieux-Montreal, which is currently
on strike. The next assembly will discuss the current student general
strike, the May 1st demonstrations, as well as the diverse mobilizations,
actions and campaigns of various CLAC groups.]

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-> CLAC General Assembly
-> WEDNESDAY, March 30
-> At Cegep Vieux Montreal
255 rue Ontario est
(metro St-Laurent or Berri-UQAM)
-> 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) Presentation on the current political situation by the Indigenous
Peoples Solidarity Movement (IPSM).

2) Presentation and Discussion on the current student strike.

3) May 1: proposals and organizing.

4) April 17: International Day of Campesino Struggles.

5) CLAC Retreat (Summer 2005).

6) 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; Indigenous Peoples Solidarity
Movement (IPSM); Libertad; Liberterre; NEFAC;  No One Is Illegal; Pain
Panais et Liberté.

7) 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


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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 12 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 CLAC has a new member group:

* The Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement (IPSM): The IPSM is a
collective whose primary goal is to ally ourselves with indigenous peoples
in the active fight for mutual self-determination. We employ a diversity
of initiatives and tactics, ranging from popular education to mobilisation
to direct action. INFO: http://ipsm.nativeweb.org or ipsm at resist.ca


The other 11 CLAC groups are:

* 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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MONTREAL
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