November
November Open Hours Sunday November 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 1-4pm
Drop in for chats, coffee and tea, to pick up something new from the distro, or to browse the library!
Noodle Arms: QT+ Self Defense Tuesday November 4 & 18, 7-8pm
For people who don’t think they could fight their way out of a wet paper bag. These classes will have a dedicated focus on street & swarming tactics. Please arrive early; space is limited.
Reading Hours Thursday November 6, 6-8:30pm
Have you been meaning to browse our library, look closer at our zines, or just sit down with a book? Come read and relax with us for Reading Hours – A dedicated time for quietly reading at Black Oak.
Certain Days Calendar Launch & Letter Writing Saturday November 8, 3pm
Join us for the Hamilton launch of the Certain Days calendar! We’ll provide food, drinks and everything you need to write a letter to a prisoner.
Now in its 25th year of publication, the Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar is required reading for all who support political prisoners and advocate the end of mass incarceration.
All proceeds support prisoners and grassroots organizations. Each calendar has 11 thought-provoking essays and 12 pieces of beautiful art. You’ll feel inspired every day of the year, with radical historical dates and lots of space for your own plans. Learn more about the calendar at www.certaindays.org.
Writing New Worlds Wednesday November 12 & 26, 7-9pm
Writing New Worlds is a bi-weekly meet-up for anarchist and anti-capitalist creative writers. These sessions will be a space where we can break the rules of form while we engage with ideas like mutual aid, direct action, and solidarity.
Intro to the PRGT Pipeline Thursday November 20, 7-9pm
Resistance to the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Pipeline is heating up. This fast-moving project aims to install a new 900km natural gas pipeline from northeastern BC to the coast for international export. Land defense initiatives have defeated previous attempts to complete this project, but with renewed support for Canadian energy projects, the stakes are higher than ever. In so-called BC, Indigenous folks and settlers alike are preparing for a fight. Come learn more about the status of this project and historical and ongoing resistance to it.
Film Screening: peace love (unicorns) & communism
Chatting with another recent graduate, a former student activist learns about the controversial origin of a now-beloved campus group. She embarks on a journey through the recent past, weaving conversations with a vast ensemble of young organizers into a tapestry of disruption and determination. Political, personal and bursting with youthful exuberance, peace love (unicorns) and communism is a homegrown chronicle of a decade of movements at McMaster University. As past struggles echo in the present, the film poses an urgent question to today’s rising generation: do you believe that we will win?
Producer and director Adeola Egbeyemi will be in attendance.
Check out the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFwG2wyVkYM