This statement concerns the recent police treatment of EXILE Infoshop volunteer member Jeff/Bones.

The EXILE Infoshop stands in solidarity with Bones, an experienced activist who has been the object of state repression and media vilification. EXILE denounces his treatment by the police, specifically the RCMP, and the media.

What the local and national media have ignored is that Bones is a precarious worker: he is a part-time temporary contract worker (5am to 8am), having no union representation, receiving no pension, no benefits or holidays. For the sake of sensationalism, the media have framed him as an anarcho-bureaucrat instead of addressing the real and pertinent issue of the inadequacy and failure of the government’s environmental program.

Repressive states have long histories of targeting individuals as a way of communicating that dissent will not be tolerated. By creating and supporting gross media spectacles designed to instill fear in potential dissenters, police states succeed in controlling their populations. The Conservative government’s communications strategy, incorporating secrecy, intimidation, and centralization, is a strategy that we oppose as we stand in solidarity with Bones.

We admire Bones’ strength and composure in such a difficult time, especially in the face of the carnivorous media who have tactlessly invaded his private life. While he cannot be reached through EXILE, we are happy to pass along any encouragement or support.

Don’t rock the boat – sink the fucker!

In peace, love, & anarchy,
The EXILE Infoshop collective

The EXILE Infoshop collective would like to thank the following people/groups, in no particular order, for their help and support leading up to our grand opening:

Dave @ paddedcell.ca
Chad @ Greenspooner
And
Gesyk
Megan @ Agora Bookstore
Denis @ 5 O’Clock Train
Matt
Carrol @ OWCU
Smitty
Paul
Kevin @ Books to Prisoners
Brendan @ Indymedia
John @ Indymedia
Steno
Shawn @ punkottawa.com
End Hits
Ottawa Puppet Library
Elva
Lee
OPIRG-Carleton
The G-Spot
Charles @ CfSC
Krystel
Maxx @ CHUO
Maks
Clay
Lara @ XPress
Dave
Gwen
Andrew @ Panhandler’s Union
Tammy
Fred @ SWAN
Augusto @ LAN
AK
Craig
Garrett & Bruce @ Citizen
Christie
Jason
centertown insurgents
the intruders
the suicide pilots
take one for the team
bombed out!
our parents, grandparents, and other supportive family members and friends who’ve helped us out along the way

the Infoshop Network, and, more specifically, folks from the various North American infoshops who have lent us their support and advice over the past several months:
Brian Mackenzie Infoshop (Washington, DC)
Wooden Shoe (Philly, PA)
Haymarket Cafe (Calgary)
La page noire (Quebec City)
Mondragon (Winnipeg)
Spartacus Books (Vancouver)
Left Bank Books (Seattle, WA)
Media Island International (Olympia, WA)
Mathilde Anneke Infoshop (Milwaukee, WI)
Crossroads Infoshop (Kansas City, MO)
Access Community (Buffalo, NY -defunct)
Black Sheep Books (Montpelier, VT)
Arise! Books (Minneapolis, MN)
Bluestockings (NYC)
Sedition Books (Houston, TX)
MayDay Books (Manhattan, NY)
The Library (Columbia, SC)
Red Emma’s (Baltimore, MD)

everyone whose furniture we appropriated from various curbsides
everyone who bought a book, patch, sticker, zine or t-shirt to support us
everyone who attended one of our benefit events
everyone who signed up for our email list
all the promoters who let us table their shows
all the bands and people who gave us props on stage or in some public form
everyone who showed up to make Free Skool Day and MayDay so fun and successful!
everyone who donated library books, office supplies, furniture, and cash
everyone who helped us paint and prepare the space
and anyone we may have somehow (foolishly) left out of this list

Rising Tide North America: Confronting the Root Causes of Climate Change
Monday, May 21, 2007 @ 7pm
@ ODLC boardroom (280 Metcalfe St, at Gilmour, 5th floor) – NEW LOCATION
cost: pay what you can

Games, music, and discussions to engage communities in action to decrease our dependency on the corporations and governments that are fueling the climate crises! Slideshows of resistance from Appalachia, Black Mesa, Australia, Tasmania, Latin America and the UK!

presented by Ottawa Earth First! and OPIRG-Carleton
ottawaearthfirst@resist.ca
www.risingtidenorthamerica.org

Welcome to the EXILE Infoshop’s virtual home! Browse around to find out more about other awesome groups in Ottawa, check out some local activist and fundraising events, and (below) find regular news updates about what’s going on with us.

Find us: 256 Bank St. (second floor), Ottawa, ON.
Hours of operation: Wednesday-Saturday, noon to 8pm; Sunday noon to 5pm.

Montreal’s 8th Anarchist Bookfair is taking place on May 19.
Check out their website to learn about the workshops, tables and other amazing stuff going on. EXILE will be there in all our bookish glory, and you should be, too. ‘nuf said.

Oh, and that means the store’ll be closed that day, too.

On Tuesday, May 1st, 2007, the EXILE Infoshop is officially opening its doors to the public!

We’ll be open from noon to 6pm, so be sure drop by, introduce yourself, have a snack, browse our titles, make yourself comfortable. It’s gonna be a hot summer!