RADICALS 3 – The Last Pandemic COMMONS Politics https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/radicals-3-the-last-pandemic/id983702127?i=1000471552244 It began as a mysterious disease from a far off place. It turned into the deadliest plague humanity has faced since the Black Death. AIDS has
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“Not a Gift from Above: The Mythology of Homosexual Law Reform and the Making of Neoliberal Queer Histories” by Gary Kinsman now out in No Place for the State.
—In Christopher Dummit and Christabelle Sethna eds, No Place for the State, The Origins and Legacies of the 1969 Omnibus Bill UBC Press, 2020 https://www.ubcpress.ca/no-place-for-the-state Introduction / Christopher Dummitt and Christabelle Sethna Part 1: Regulation,
Read moreNo Pride in Policing calls for a U-turn back to community at Pride Toronto
MEDIA ADVISORY January 26, 2020 No Pride in Policing calls for a U-turn back to community at Pride Toronto The No Pride in Policing Coalition (NPPC) is calling on Pride Toronto to make a sharp
Read moreTom Hooper’s Complaint to the Pride Toronto Board regarding $250,000 from Canadian Heritage for celebrating the 69 reform as the ‘decriminalization’ of homosexuality.
Also see https://anti-69.ca/funding/ for much of the appended material referred to in this letter of complaint. Click here to download a PDF of the complaint. November 28, 2019 Dear members of the Board of Pride
Read moreGary Kinsman and John Wilson in discussion at a Socialist Action forum following a showing of the “Fruit Machine” documentary.
Socialist Action asked me to speak as a discussant after their showing of Sarah Fodey’s documentary — “The Fruit Machine” — in October 2019 as part of their film series. Here is a video of
Read moreApril 2020 — Elise Thorburn and Gary Kinsman “Navigating Contemporary Struggles: Class Composition and Social Reproduction”
April 2020 — Elise Thorburn and Gary Kinsman “Navigating Contemporary Struggles: Class Composition and Social Reproduction” — this chapter addresses Autonomist Marxism, struggles over social reproduction and the centrality of Indigenous and anti-racist struggles in
Read moreRegarding safety from violence and hate during last weekend’s Pride festivities in Toronto
June 28, 2019 Letter to the editor Regarding safety from violence and hate during last weekend’s Pride festivities in Toronto: Pride Executive Director Olivia Nuamah says that Pride and Toronto Police Services increased security measures
Read moreGary Kinsman video of talk on Anti-69 101.
Anti-69 ‘Just Society’ Plenary On March 23-24, 2019, more than 130 activists, academics, lawyers, and other community members gathered for a conference dedicated to deconstructing the myths of the 1969 criminal code reforms. This two
Read moreWhy is Olivia Nuamah, Executive Director of Pride Toronto, doing interviews with Sue-Anne Levy? Statement from the No Pride in Policing Coalition.
No Pride in Policing Coalition Media statement May 16, 2016 — For Immediate Release Why is Olivia Nuamah, Executive Director of Pride Toronto, doing interviews with Sue-Anne Levy? The No Pride in Policing Coalition calls
Read moreLGBT Loonie: No Equality in 1969, Still No Equality in 2019
LGBT Loonie: No Equality in 1969, Still No Equality in 2019 For Immediate Release – April 18, 2019 Media Event: Tuesday April 23, 2019, 9:15am sharp Glad Day Book Shop, 499 Church Street, Toronto, Ontario
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