Page Text: May Day Sale
The global pandemic has exacerbated many already-present truths about our society: that corporate welfare is more important than human welfare; that “public health” seldom includes the poor, homeless, disabled and undocumented; and that the status quo was woefully inadequate in terms of meeting basic human needs. We are at a crossroads: there will be no “going back,” no return to normalcy, once the dust settles.
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4/29/2020
Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Statement
Upping the Anti’s Editorial Collective would like to express its unwavering solidarity with the brave Wet’suwet’en land defenders struggling against the Coastal Gaslink pipeline and fighting for a just and decolonial future for all of us. We also support the dozens of solidarity blockades, direct actions, and rallies that have emerged over the last month from coast to coast to coast. We know there can be no economic, racial, gender, or climate justice without Indigenous justice. The fight to defend Wet’suwet’en land from capitalist and colonial invasion stands at the forefront of these struggles.
Members of UTA’s Editorial Collective strive for our commitment to anti-colonialism and Indigenous self-determination to extend beyond a simple statement. Many of our members have been actively involved in solidarity activities in Toronto. Many of our current and past writers across the country are also actively supporting this struggle from where they are located. We strive to consistently publish writing that engages theories and practices of land defense, Indigenous solidarity, and decolonization. Now more than ever, we feel the dual need for theory-informed movements and movement-informed theories. It is in this spirit that we re-post our interview with Freda Huson and Toghestiy’s about the Unist’ot’en camp from 2015.
Reconciliation is Dead.
All Power to the Blockades!
UTA Editorial Collective