June
June Open Hours Sunday June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 1-4pm
Drop in for chats, coffee and tea, to pick up something new from the distro, or to browse the library!
Black Oak Zine Library Opening & Zine Reading June 1, 11:30am-1pm
Like zines? Come celebrate* the new anarchist zine library in Black Oak Social Center. There will be snacks, zine themed prizes, and a Zine Reading – Bring along your favourite zine or two to read from and to share, open mic style. Zine Reading sign up opens at 11:30, Reading starts at 12 noon!
*Our lovely zine library curator e.war’s birthday will be celebrated on this wonderful day as well, feel free to bring her treats to share.
Noodle Arms: Self-defence classes for Queer & Trans folks Thursday June 5, 7-8pm
An inclusive self-defence class taught by an instructor with 10+ years experience. Learn to protect yourself even when you’re not sure you can. All abilities welcome. Drop-in. Show up early; space is limited.
Water Talks Café and Open Mic Saturday June 7, 2-5pm
Coffee, Tea, Snacks / Open Mic / Zines
Hosted by Kahnekanoron
Kahnekanoron welcomes Hamilton urban Indigenous kin and allied community members to our drop-in Café + Open Mic on Saturday May 17 2pm – 5pm. Come on out to dream up better relationships with and health for water in the places we call home. To be followed by a walk and medicine offerings to Oniatarí:io at Pier 4.
Survival Listening Group Saturday June 7, 14, 21, and 28, 6-8:30pm
Join us for a weekly (for 4 weeks) relaxed reading/listening group of “Survival: A Story about Anarchists Enduring Mass Raids”. Survival is an anonymous work of speculative fiction about what people could do if large-scale roundups began. Each week we’ll listen to a part of the reading together (read aloud by Margaret Killjoy) and follow it with a discussion of some of the core elements that we relate to the here & now. Coffee, tea & popcorn available. BYO cushy things if you want to sprawl during listening!
June 7, 6pm – Escape: GO bags, situational awareness, countersurveillance & evasion
June 14, 6pm – Resources: Thinking about community prepping & opportunity in crisis
June 21, 6pm – Communications: Communication: are we even good at it? Also join us for a workshop on Mesh networks, Sunday June 22 at 4pm!
June 28, 6pm – Attack: Come prepared to share/discuss a favourite communique, quote, or excerpt related to the concept of attack
Writing New Worlds Wednesday June 11 & 25, 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.
Sessions will alternate bi-weekly between a more structured session that will include writing prompts and a less structured session where we can edit each other’s work, share feedback, and/or just write quietly together.
Mesh Radios for Autonomous Communications Sunday June 22, 4-6pm
Come learn about how to use inexpensive mesh radio technology for long range encrypted text communications without relying on the internet or corporate cell towers. This workshop will explain and demonstrate communications using software from both the Meshtastic and Reticulum projects:
https://meshtastic.org/
https://reticulum.network/
Queer Anti-Fascist Panel & Discussion Monday June 23, 7pm
A panel and discussion on confronting the current moment of gregarious nationalism, gay assimilation, and backlash of queer visibility. As Dykes, criminalised queers and anarchists, let’s dig into lessons from history and discuss genuine solidarity across borders and the idea of taking strategic, offensive action for queer and trans liberation.
Hair Cutting Drop-in Tuesday June 24, 6-8:30pm
Did you learn some wicked hair cutting skills during COVID lockdowns or punk life? Need a bang trim or fresh undercut? Whether you’ve got the skills (or questionable skills) to offer or need a trim join us at the Black Oak for a hair cutting drop in/social – just in time for the Montreal bookfair! Coffee, tea, and light snacks will be available. BYO shaver/scissors/combs if you got ’em! We’ll have peroxide on hand to disinfect multi-use items.
This will be a heavily consent-based practice/space: Be up front about your skills and experience, and realistic about expectations. Be ready to check in with each other beforehand (and during) about what touch/maneuvering will feel ok or not.
July
July Open Hours Sunday July 5, 12, 19, 26, 1-4pm
Drop in for chats, coffee and tea, to pick up something new from the distro, or to browse the library!
Noodle Arms: Self-defence classes for Queer & Trans folks Thursday July 17, 7-8pm
An inclusive self-defence class taught by an instructor with 10+ years experience. Learn to protect yourself even when you’re not sure you can. All abilities welcome. Drop-in. Show up early; space is limited.
Writing New Worlds Wednesday July 9 & 23, 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.
Sessions will alternate bi-weekly between a more structured session that will include writing prompts and a less structured session where we can edit each other’s work, share feedback, and/or just write quietly together.