Saskatchewan survivors and the non-profit industrial complex
by Rowan Burdge and Jen Lavalley Jan 5, 2022 20 min read Share “Everyone walked away scot-free,” says Samantha Bird. It’s October 2021 and we’re talking about … Read More
Category: Briarpatch
On Opium: An intoxicating call to arms against the War on Drugs
by Nora Loreto Jan 5, 2022 5 min read Share During the pandemic, I thought a lot about pain. Mostly, I thought about traumatic pain: the pain … Read More
Demanding reproductive justice for trans women
by Serena Lukas Bhandar Jan 5, 2022 5 min read Share When I began medically transitioning in my mid-20s, I didn’t think much about reproduction or how … Read More
The dark side of prison food service
Peter Collins There are good things that Aramark can do for people outside of prison: the corporation has good connections with sports stadiums, hospitals, and colleges that need reliable food-service … Read More
Can you do good work in Indigenous communities with bad money?
Last spring, a food security non-profit in Thunder Bay accepted an $80,000 donation from a group of Canadian mining companies, using it to distribute food to nearby First Nations. Joel … Read More
Real climate action means defunding the police
A police officer seen wearing a thin blue line patch and no name tag or police badge during protests at Fairy Creek. Photo by Colin Smith. On September 8, 2021 … Read More
Tough conversations about Canada’s labour movement
Letter from the editor by Saima Desai Nov 4, 2021 3 min read Share We need to have some tough conversations about the Canadian labour movement. It’s … Read More
The HuffPost Canada union is dead. Long live the HuffPost Canada union.
by Mel Woods Nov 4, 2021 11 min read Share On a brisk night in late 2020, my phone lit up unexpectedly with a short Instagram message … Read More
The labour movement is stronger without police in it
by Sophie Birks Nov 4, 2021 10 min read Share On July 8, 2021, the RCMP killed Jared Lowndes, a father from the Laksilyu Clan of the … Read More
A union for sex workers
by Savannah Stewart Nov 4, 2021 11 min read Share What if sex workers had institutional representation that could fight for better working conditions? Like a support … Read More
“Do not ever get used to it”
Fighting patriarchal white supremacy in unions by Claire Nicolson-Hurtig Nov 4, 2021 15 min read Share “If I were a young woman, I wouldn’t be alone with … Read More
“It’s a regime of terror”
by Noelle Solange Didierjean Nov 4, 2021 10 min read Share Lisez cet article en français. Vanesa Ortiz broke into a cold sweat when a white man … Read More
« C’est un régime de terreur. »
by Noelle Solange Didierjean Nov 4, 2021 15 min read Share Read this article in English. Vanessa Ortiz a eu des sueurs froides quand un homme blanc … Read More
A penny a poppy
by Megan Linton Nov 4, 2021 11 min read Share This article uses person-first language, reflecting the long history of movements for justice for people labelled with … Read More
Against a culture of paid activism
by David Camfield Nov 4, 2021 12 min read Share No one knows precisely what kinds of social struggles are going to happen in the years ahead. … Read More