Block the Empire Montreal presents:

Anarchism, Feminism, and War:
Emma Goldman's lessons for today's anti-war movement

==2 workshops and discussions in November==

Thursday, November 23
7:00pm
Concordia University, 2149 Mackay
Metro Guy-Concordia
**Not accessible by wheelchair

Thursday, November 30th
7:30 pm
UQAM, (W-5305)
Thérèse-Casgrain bldg, 5th floor, 455 René-Lévesque east
metro Berri-UQAM
**Venue is wheelchair accessible

Both workshops are in French and English with whisper translation available. Free and open to the public.

**Free childcare available. Please contact us 48 hours in advance at
bloquezlempiremontreal@resist.ca or 514-378-2511.

===Workshop description=

Anarchism, Feminism, and War
Emma Goldman's lessons for today's anti-war movement

In 1917, after the USA made a historic decision to join World War 1 in Europe, the famed anarchist-feminist Emma Goldman dropped everything she was doing to organize against the war and against the draft. Her passionate speeches and writings were able to rally together thousands at
a time in open opposition to the war, and her political agitation eventually led to her deportation to Russia in 1919. But what were the
political, revolutionary ideals behind Goldman's anti-war organizing? What did Goldman and the anarchist movement have to offer to the anti-war
movement?

This workshop will explore the anarchism of Emma Goldman, and her critiques of war on the basis of class, feminism, and free expression.
More importantly, what lessons can be drawn for anti-war organizing today?
In the context of current wars to 'liberate women', Block the Empire will draw from Emma Goldman and beyond to build a strong pro-feminist,
anti-racist, and anti-authoritarian movement against all wars, both at home and abroad. Each workshop will be followed by an open discussion.

This workshop will be facilitated by Louise-Caroline Bergeron and Aaron Lakoff of Block the Empire Montreal (BLEM). BLEM is an anti-capitalist, anti-war group which began in the lead up to the war in Iraq in 2003. BLEM
organizes direct actions, popular education, and artistic interventions in opposition to war and occupation from Afghanistan to Turle Island.

-->To view a photo-essay from the Block the Empire anti-imperialist contingent in the October 28th demonstration, visit:
http://gallery.cmaq.net/anti-imperialistcontingent

This workshop series is presented with the support of: the Institute for Anarchist Studies, QPIRG-McGill, QPIRG-Concordia

For more information on Block the Empire Montreal:

http://bloquezlempire.resist.ca
514-848-7583
bloquezlempiremontreal@resist.ca