Unsung

Unsung is a writing initiative which highlights self organized direct action across BC. State agencies and media have a practice of obscuring breaks with social peace except when they think it serves their interests. We believe that it is important for the rebel imagination to highlight the ever present practice of attack. Unsung highlights anonymous unclaimed actions we encounter in the media, police reports and stories we hear. We will explore some of the economic, ecological and political realities that shape the context that each action occurred in. It is important to remember that we do not know the intention of those carrying out actions and cannot speak on their behalf. Unsung is not an effort to explore actions taken exclusively by anarchists, but instead focuses on any that could spark the anti-authoritarian imagination. We are not publishing communiques or action claims, we believe regular entries to counter info sites are adequate for that effort.

  • A Lot of Money Up in Flames: Arson of three logging machines near Lake Cowichan

    A Lot of Money Up in Flames: Arson of three logging machines near Lake Cowichan

    It seems that someone was intent on starting the new year with a spark! On January 2nd a massive equipment fire on the Caycuse Main logging road (approximately an hour and 15 minutes outside of Lake Cowichan) burned three machines in one location and another machine nearby. The logging operation quoted the damage at $500,000,…

  • Vehicle fire at Kia dealership in Vernon

    Vehicle fire at Kia dealership in Vernon

    Shortly after 2am on Christmas day the sound of explosions woke up confused residents in Vernon BC. Could the sound be Santa stuck in the chimney? Or him trying to get his sled back on the road? Suspicions were confirmed after a quick glance out the window, the sound did in fact have a sort…

  • Burns Lake church goes up in flames

    Burns Lake church goes up in flames

    With the holiday season fast approaching, fiery festivities struck the Island Gospel Church in Burns Lake on December 20th. When fire crews arrived they found the majority of the building engulfed in flames. The fire has been deemed an arson, with damages estimated to be over five million dollars. This is not the first arson…

  • Rampages in Vancouver

    Rampages in Vancouver

    Rampages in Vancouver’s gentrifying areas have been a consistent occurrence over the last few months. On December 4th, just before 5:00 a.m. North Vancouver RCMP received a report of a man breaking windows at businesses in the Park and Tilford business center. The man was using a modified hockey stick and broke windows of 6…

  • Unsung: Snipped, telecommunications sabotage on Vancouver Island

    Unsung: Snipped, telecommunications sabotage on Vancouver Island

    At around 4:00 am on Wednesday September 3rd a Telus fiber optic cable was cut in a northern region of Vancouver Island. The company reports this was an act of sabotage, and crews with specialized equipment had to be brought in to repair the damage. The cut primarily affected the cities of Port McNeill and Port…

  • Unsung: Late summer BBQ in Prince George

    Unsung: Late summer BBQ in Prince George

    On September 5th at around 2:30 am fire crews in Prince George were racing downtown to see what had triggered a fire alarm. They arrived to a CrossRoads Brewing in flames and battled the fire until that afternoon. Once the smoke settled it was clear the business had sustained $1.8 million in damages. The brewery…

  • Unsung: A hot week in Terrace

    Unsung: A hot week in Terrace

    Terrace Fire Department has been busy responding to two separate arsons targeting Kalum Cabs within five days of each other. Kalum Cabs is a taxi and shuttle company based in Terrace which operates in a few neighboring towns offering private and commercial shuttle services. According to a press release, early on the morning of the…