With a ceasefire possibly going into effect today, we're posting this article from our new print issue, talking to five Torontonians about their experiences opposing the genocide over the last two years.

Unboxing my new book, out October 21!

It's still 15 days until official release and I've yet to lay hands on a physical copy myself, but a reliable source sent me this photo today. Pre-orders are beginning to be fulfillied and *Listen!* is starting to appear in the wild! (Order yours here: fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/listen)

"Canadians show solidarity with the Alliance of Sahel States"

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"At least eight people were killed in police actions in Canada in September 2025."

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85. In a win for the Palestine solidarity movement, New Zealand singer Lorde has joined the artists' boycott of Israel. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/... #MovementWins2025

84. Strong opposition by residents to a major gold mining project by a Canadian company in Ecuador has pushed Ecuador's government to revoke the company's licence for the project. www.ctvnews.ca/business/art... #MovementWins2025

I want to read more history that is unconnected to anything that I might end up writing about.

Thanks, Chris!

This will be great!

Full solidarity with the flotilla, which represents the very best of humanity.

And eternal shame to the European states who refused to protect it from Israeli assault and establish a corridor for aid to Gaza.

Canadian physician Yipeng Ge has been on the ground in Gaza during the genocide.

A year and a half later, he joined me and reflected on what he saw — and what the people are doing in the face of government complicity.

Here’s a sneak peek of our conversation:

For folks who can't make it to an in-person launch, I will be doing an online event for *Listen! Knowing the World and Fighting to Change It* in conversation with Baijayanta Mukhopadhyay on October 28. Register for the Zoom session via the email address in the image.

📢Introducing the incredible speakers joining us on Friday, Oct. 10th at our event, “Policing-Free Schools Is Disability Justice: Knowledge Mobilization & Calls-to-Action”!

Meet our amazing panelists for:“School-Prison Nexus & Carceral ‘Care’”⬇️

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We are complicit. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

As others, including Ireland, rush to help their citizens involved with the flotilla, here’s what Canada’s government told me of the six Canadians on board:

“The Government of Canada is not able to guarantee the safety of Canadian travelers, or to provide them with security and protection abroad.”

83. In a win for the Palestine solidarity movement, the BDS campaign has pushed sports brand Saucony to drop its sponsorship of an Israeli marathon that goes through occupied Palestinian territory. www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-spor... #MovementWins2025

It's book launch season! #HamOnt folks can come and listen to me talk about my new book with Jane Mulkewich on October 23 at The City and The City Books! (I'll post about the online and Sudbury launches in the coming days...)

Check out Stefan Christoff's interview with Tess Tesalona about the founding of the Immigrant Workers Centre in Montreal, and about key issues in the struggles of immigrant workers past and present: mediacoop.ca/node/119311 #cdnpoli #cdnimm

I appreciate the intention here, but as an "international friend" I must say it makes no sense for anyone to visit the US right now. I have avoided it for years, and I will continue to do so. The rule of law, such as it was, has been suspended. Crossing that border is an unnecessary risk.

82. In a win for the Palestine solidarity movement and the No Azure for Apartheid campaign, Microsoft has blocked an Israeli military unit's access to some tech used in surveilling Palestinians. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s... #MovementWins2025

As long as the Giller Prize maintains Indigo and the Azrieli Foundation as sponsors, the boycott continues.

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Troubling, because if I was reading more casually rather than comprehensively, I wouldn’t catch it. Troubling, because there are so many other areas where it would be harder even for a critical reader to catch it than it is for things like widely published tech specs.

I’ve been reading articles about phones, lately, because the gods of planned obsolescence are dictating that I need a new one soon. And it’s very troubling the way that obviously factually incorrect AI slop articles are so seamlessly integrated with decent ones in search results.