06/05/2026
The second day of ILPS 2026 national conference consisted of community caucuses. Land and Liberation was led by Laxi’yp Firekeepers & Billie PIerre, currently involved in lengthy legal battles for their work in land defense. They opened a discussion on Indigenous land and legal defence in Canada, ways to integrate Indigenous history and resistance into organizational structures, and the commonalities brought forth through the imperialist regime, such as the pattern of displacement, the strategy of armed resistance, the impact of environmental damage and extraction, and the need for cross-cultural education and international unity against imperialism.
The youth caucus, led by Anakbayan Canada, discussed and developed strategies to agitate and mobilize the youth and student population, highlighting the importance of organizing on university and college campuses.
The caucus on women, led by IWA Canada, consisted of a discussion on the specific struggles of women affected by and fighting against imperialism, with a particular focus on s*x work and how to support the contributions by women to the anti-imperialist movement.
The caucus on workers and work unions, led by IMA Canada, Alliance Ouvrier, and 1919, involved the participants sharing their current efforts to mobilize workplaces, creating a space to learn from our victories as well as our failures.
Finally, the neighbourhood organizing caucus, led by OTD Ottawa, foregrounded the importance of knowing one’s neighbours, understanding the situation of the neighbourhoods we organize, and the potential to carry the momentum of neighbourhoods into workplaces and beyond.
We are grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from our comrades and bring this into our current efforts in organizing on campus and in the neighbourhood of Bourret Street.
