L'Union communiste libertaire (UCL) (Union of Anarchist Communists) was founded in November 2008. The new revolutionary organization took over from the regional union of NEFAC Quebec.

UCL is an organization of activists from diverse resistance movements who identify with the communist tradition within anarchism and share the objective of a revolutionary rupture with the established order. UCL’s activities are organized around developing theory, spreading anarchist ideas, and contributing to the struggles of our class, both autonomously and through direct involvement in social movements. UCL publishes Cause Commune (Common Cause).

On the theoretical level, UCL is aligned with anarchist communist principles and draws on the theoretical basis of this specific tradition. On the tactical level, we prioritize involvement in social struggles according to the radicalization of social movements and building counter-power.

Squat which took place in Montreal from 27 July to 1 August 2001. Initially intended as a symbolic action to denounce the housing crisis and private property in the housing sector. The squat was really focused on survival, and there was thus a lot of emphasis on security and surveillance, but the building was also fixed up, food was found and prepared, etc.

RAME strove to "unite anarchist forces in the student milieu through a visible, formal and regular network. In the medium term, RAMÉ aims to set up local groups in order to become a network of groups.” RAMÉ produced propaganda and did conscientization work by organizing activities (workshops and panels) and publishing a bilingual bulletin "Marmite" or “The Boiling Point”. It also tried to "contribute to establishing anarchist practices".

RAME has been defunkt since 2007.

Collective creation and fiesta organized by all and for everyone in one day. "A spontaneous and enthusiastic happening that opens up new social environments. An event for citizens to reappropriate urban space. An opportunity to express the power that we have, collectively, and to change the world in our way. (…) A temporary autonomous zone where everything is allowed, because social rules have been breached. A clandestine, non-legal but completely legitimate gathering!"

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Radical feminist affinity group which aimed to unlearn attitudes and behaviours of internalized domination, to put anarchist and feminist beliefs into practice, to encourage the creation of affinity groups and direct action. This collective gave numerous trainings on "Women and globalization" and "Radical nonviolence". Nemesis also organized and participated in many actions with other feminist groups.  

Founded in 2000 as the Women's committee of SalAMI, it assumed its new name in 2002 when it became an autonomous collective. It ceased to exist in 2005.

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Radical queer affinity group which fights heterosexism and pink capitalism through festive and bizarre direct actions, workshops, DJ film nights, artistic production of all kinds (clothing, video, design), etc. The struggle is also carried out by connecting with other sex and gender rebels (transgenders, prostitutes and others), as well as people who challenge the advertising industry, the church, psychiatry, ultra-capitalism and so on.

The main aim of this collective is to work in the political field to create a movement towards the self-management of Point St. Charles (a neighbourhood in Montreal) by its residents. To this end, the group writes texts on current or upcoming neighbourhood issues, carries out diverse actions, and proposes projects (such as a social centre on CN rail yards). The collective also works with other anarchist and community groups in the neighbourhood. It was formerly known as La Pointe d’espace libertaire – LAPEL (literally, Point of anarchist space).

La Maivaise herbe is a collective which publishes an anarcho-ecologist journal of the same name. The collective also distributes new and used books, brochures about anarchism, radical ecology, de-domestication, indigenous struggles, animal liberation as well as critiques of capitalism, civilization, technology/industry and organizational fetishism. It brings together anarchists from diverse tendencies, thus promoting the diversity that anarchism can (and must!) assume.

Genr’Radical is a music collective with four members (two guitars, one bass, one violincello and four voices) which is, first and foremost, politically engaged. Their songs – composed, written and arranged by the group – engage with various issues related to their main political orientations. Gen’Radical produced an album in January 2004 and has appeared on different stages in support of activist struggles, here and elsewhere.

DIRA was founded to encourage a critical spirit, countering the disinformation that misrepresents anarchist thought. It is an independent, free library disseminating anarchist ideas and containing many kinds of documents on different issues. The space also serves as a free location for meetings and discussions.

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2035, St. Laurent Blvd., 3rd floor. St-Laurent metro, Montreal
Telephone: (514) 843-2018

MONDAY: 1pm to 5pm
TUESDAY: 2pm to 5pm
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY: 2pm to 8pm
FRIDAY & SATURDAY: 2pm to 5pm
SUNDAY: 2pm to 6pm

“The name Homes not Bombs sums up our basic principle: society should support life, not death. (…) In a way, poverty is a form of violence, and its form of expression is hunger.” On this basis, the collective recuperates food, cooks it and offers free, vegan food during activist events, protests, street festivals, etc, as well as to people living in the streets. Part of the global Food not Bombs movement.

Le Comité Mexique-Montréal promotes solidarity and mutual aid between non-indigenous and indigenous activists in both Montreal and Mexico. This strengthening of solidarity between communities of resistance in Mexico and Montreal happens through various rebellious activities and political and social projects such as organizing a demonstration, political education, practical collaboration, and direct exchanges among activists.

A member of Solidarity across Borders, this group defended Gorka and Eduardo in particular and Basque political prisoners in general and denounced torture and Canadian immigration policies. The committee organized vigils at the exits of metro stations and the courthouse, two benefit concerts, protests, information-tables and talks in CEGEPs and universities, as well as theatrical readings. It also did direct actions such as dropping banners on overpasses.

The group existed from 2001 to 2005.
 

Collective which aimed at getting people involved in order to develop neighbourhood self-management: “It isn’t enough to keep an eye on power, we must exercise it.” The main activities of the group included staffing the committee’s offices, editing a newspaper (Le mégaphone), organizing benefits, maintaining a skills and services exchange network and a second-hand clothing store. The group closed down in 2001 because the costs of maintaining the space was too high.

The group existed from fall 1999 to summer 2001.

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Theatre collective which brings together anarchist activists from various perspectives who want to get involved in a different way, through artistic expression. Mainly known for its play on Emma Goldman, the collective participated in every step of production: from research on writings and set conception to promotion and staging. The collective encourages reflection on activism, the place of art in our society and of subjectivity in history.

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La RuBrique ('brick street', but a pun on 'rubrique', a column) is a collective which produces a publication by the same name 3 or 4 times a year. It was previously known as the Comité de quartier sud-ouest (South-west district committee). RueBrique aims to distribute credible information, from an anarchist perspective, on issues of importance to the neighbourhoods of Montreal's south-west in order to encourage people to get involved in their neighbourhoods. In collaboration with other groups, the collective also participates in various local struggles.

Formerly known as the Émile Henri anarchist group, the anarchist Collectif La Nuit is a political organization which has been active in Quebec since 2002. The members of the collective agitate for combative social movements and the emergence of a broad and open anarchist left. The group organizes diverse actions, supports social struggles and spreads anarchist ideas. Since fall 2007, la Nuit has produced Voix de faits (literally “voice of facts” but it sounds similar to “voie de fait”, the charge of assault under the criminal code), an anarchist news show on CKIA 88.3 FM, and a blog of the same name.

Since November 2008, the collective has been affiliated with the Union communiste libertaire (UCL – Union of anarchist communists). The collective is mandated to edit Cause commune, UCL’s publication. The UCL organizes talks and other public events, develops action campaigns and is involved in social struggles.

A group member of NEFAC (North-Eastern Federation of Anarchist Communists), and then of the UCL (Anarchist Communist Union). “The Federation’s activities centre around developing theory, anarchist propaganda and interventions in the struggles of our class.” The work of the Sherbrooke collective addresses several issues, including anarchism in the student context, food autonomy and precarious work.

The collective is currently inactive.

This collective produces a radio show on CKIA 88.3 FM. The objective of the show is to allow women to speak for themselves as women, to demystify the anti-authoritarian movement (anarchy, social ecology, coloured people’s feminism, etc.) and to make different social struggles, as well as women artists, known. Combining theoretical analysis with interviews from the ground, Ainsi squattent-elles presents pieces on self-care, poetry readings, and experiences of self-organization here and elsewhere.

Decentralized research institute across Canada and the United States which provides research grants to radical authors around the world. The institute also publishes the journal “Perspectives on Anarchist Theory” and organizes an annual conference, “Renewing the Anarchist Tradition (RAT)”. These initiatives aim at understanding and realizing anarchism while cultivating a sense of community.

Guerre à la guerre evolved from a coalition of groups to a network of individuals. As its name implies, the collective is opposed to war in general and specifically to the militarization of Canada and sending troops from Valcartier to Afghanistan. Guerre à la guerre has organized several protests and workshops in Quebec City and participated in different actions in other parts of Quebec.
 

Liberterre (literally, freedom-earth) was an eco-anarchist collective for analysis and radical action which published the magazine Terre et Liberté (Land and Freedom), from 2003 to 2006. In 2007, it re-constituted itself as a non-mixed women’s group before dissolving. To its members, Liberterre was born of revolt against the enslavement of nature to the material interests of humans and against the productivist ideology justifying this servitude. “We are the living rage of a dying earth.”

See the monograph produced by CRAC with members of Liberterre.

La Journée autogérée existed from 2003 to 2006, taking back, in its first three years, the “Îlot Fleurie” in Quebec City, which was the site of a symbolic rally during the Summit of the Americas in 2001. The goal of this day was to create a space to share different collective experiences and discuss modes of autonomous organizing. Dinner was prepared collectively and shows took place in the evening. An Autonomous Day was also organized in 2009.

Affinity group which prepared recuperated food. The prepared food was served during solidarity actions and activist events. Dada a faim also organized an evening against patriarchy and another action: the night, women without fear. The collective existed from 2002 to 2005.