Our latest for @BPofDisruption is really two shocking stories. 1st - Universities were caught swapping stories and data to suppress students’ right to protest 2nd - the cover-ups Hear it all ⏬ 1/2

We’re back - with a doozy. ‘Noisemaker’ is the legal saga of Ottawa area activist, Deana Sherif - @DNArigged She was charged and eventually convicted for assault with a weapon - A WHISTLE 💥 It gets worse than that. Hear for yourself 👇 pod.fo/e/440053 🎙️

Chris Wiebe is one of the few lawyers repping protestors who've had their Charter Rights breached by agents of the State. Hear about a lawsuit he's filed against the University of Calgary & Calgary Police on behalf of 9 Palestinian solidarity activists in Alberta. /1

Back on May 9, 2024, Calgary Police BRUTALLY beat back and arrested peaceful protestors on the University of Calgary campus. Now some of those activists are fighting back - in court. Today we launched Part 1 of our series: SETTING PRECEDENT: The Right to Protest on Campus /1

“I think we have a system that has worked to put landlords on notice” - Bruno Dobrusin, Co-Chair of the @tenantsunionto.bsky.social To hear more about Scaling UP the work of tenant organizing in #Toronto: 🎧 bpofdisruption.substack.com/p/scaling-up...

Residents at 240 Markland have been dealt FIVE consecutive 'above guideline rent increases' or AGIs. What did they do? They organized. As part of our coverage of the @tenantsunionto.bsky.social founding convention, we interviewed Steve and Jerry about the battle at their building. /1

🇨🇦 Hot Cargo Kills Day of Action - May 9th 🚨 Hear straight from Labour for Palestine organizers on why stopping the flow of weapons to Israel IS absolutely a workers’ issue 👇 🎧 open.substack.com/pub/bpofdisr...

Word is Canada has been chosen to host Carney’s war Bank. These Liberas are continually finding more ways fund the weapons industry with working class money. Hear more about the ‘DSRB’ and the fight to stop it: open.substack.com/pub/bpofdisr...

NEW EPISODE 🎙️ Not in our Name: Divesting Pensions & Rejecting Carney’s War Bank Hear how activists are cutting off the cash flow to war profiteers. bpofdisruption.substack.com/p/not-in-our...

CUPE Ontario is also due to choose a new leader, and a new Executive - their convention is in May. We asked Katherine Grzejszczak & Krista Laing, who are both campaigning for positions, what this next election means for Ontario's largest public sector union. Hear their answer 👇 🎧 pod.fo/e/3ddc68

Student unions in Ontario have been under attack since Ford took office. We invited @cfson.bsky.social on to talk about the recent cuts to OSAP, and what they plan on doing about it. 🎧 pod.fo/e/3ae542

Canadian oligarch Heather Reisman wants you to think people are targeting Indigo Books because she's Jewish. She doesn't want you to know the real reason why we #BoycottIndigoBooks Hear about her role funding the occupation of Palestine, and the campaign trying to stop her. /1

"Walking along in solidarity means seeing us as a whole people, not just as a people living in resistance" - Indigenous filmmaker, Jada-Gabrielle Pape For our latest, we interviewed Jada alongside Palestinian filmmaker Rawan Ramini to talk about the connections between their peoples. /1

Despite MULITPLE court rulings - the Region of Waterloo continues to try to push people from the encampment at 100 Victoria Street. In our latest, hear the many (carceral) ways Police, the Region and even social workers create more problems than they portend to address. /1

Imagine what Toronto Police would do if no one was watching? And we don't mean other cops. Legal Observers in the city have been recording the conduct of TPS, including their so-called community liaison officers, for years now. Hear them talk about their report. /1

BREAKING: Federal Judge dismisses murder charge against Luigi Mangioni. Still has federal charges pending, but it means he won’t face the death penalty if convicted.

What is our role, as the façades of liberalism falls away? Guest @aliyapabani.bsky.social reminds us there are a lot of liberals trying to navigate this disruption of their world view, which could be providing a unique moment to reshape it. More on this in our latest - scroll for link /1

Our last two episodes put together really put into perspective what’s at stake in Venezuela. For its people, it’s region, and of course, the Bolivarian Revolution. Bonus: Both Geo Maher and Raül Burbano share how people here can help. /1

We’re also on YT with a massive catalogue of stories from the grassroots… Blueprints of Disruption m.youtube.com/@Blueprintso...

“Communities defending themselves” IS part of the greater mission of democracy. Author & abolitionist Geo Maher on how communes & federations of communities can help resist imperialist aggression. 🎥 /1

“To underestimate their capacity to resist is potentially a fatal mistake.” - Geo Maher on Venezuelan Chavistas vs. U.S. Imperialism (and hubris) in our latest 👇 /1

Immediately following the Bondi Beach attack, a narrative was formed. A dangerous one that paves the way for the suppression of rights across the 🌍 Including 🇨🇦’s Bill C9 @jewssayno.bsky.social talk about the legislation, as well as the weaponization of antisemitism used to make it law. 🎧👇 /1

The YMCA and the NDP didn’t just fail to defend Rana Zaman when the 🇮🇱 lobby came for her… They joined in and made space for more attacks. Hear how in our interview with Rana:

The YMCA caved to the Israeli lobby and rescinded Activist Rana Zaman’s Peace Medal. They were the first institution to betray Rana’s trust, as well as the Palestinian solidarity movement. Hear her whole story firsthand in our latest. /1

UPDATE: Mskwaasin and 2 other activists from Canada have arrived safely in Turkey. Three Newfoundlanders remain in IOF prisons. Demand their release!

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1/4 Toronto based Mskwaasin Agnew is among 6 Canadians abducted by Israel while on a legal humanitarian aid mission. The Canadian Govt has neither condemned Israel's illegal actions nor secured their release. Contact your MP now. @freedomflotilla.bsky.social @canadaboatgaza.bsky.social

Blueprints of Disruption will be on pause for the next week or so. Don’t let that stop you from listening though. Our catalogue is extensive: 👉👉 substack.com/@bpofdisrupt...