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In this issue
In our January/February issue, Abdul Malik tells the story of climate justice organizing in Alberta: how a group of young activists learned to lose, and keep fighting. Plus, articles about democratizing digital platforms; an investigation into tourism, Gwich'in culture, and climate change in the Yukon's northernmost community; an ode to picket line gardens; and emails between friends in Pakistan and Kashmir.
GROWING THE LABOUR MOVEMENT
How unions are using community gardens to engage members, nourish communities, and help strikers weather the picket line
![GROWING THE LABOUR MOVEMENT](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15143/393564/5e00bad06dc0f/crp_GROWING-THE-LABOUR-MOVEMENT.jpg)
10+ mins
A NEW ERA FOR OLD CROW
In the Yukon’s northernmost community, the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation is reckoning with how to preserve their land and culture, amid a warming climate and an influx of tourists
![A NEW ERA FOR OLD CROW](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15143/393564/5e00bfb8bc0dc/crp_A-NEW-ERA-FOR-OLD-CROW.jpg)
10+ mins
PLATFORMS FOR PEOPLE, NOT PROFIT
Digital platforms boast that they’ve “democratized” cultural production. But what would truly democratic platforms look like in Canada?
![PLATFORMS FOR PEOPLE, NOT PROFIT](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15143/393564/5e00bcb6933cf/crp_PLATFORMS-FOR-PEOPLE-NOT-PROFIT.jpg)
10 mins
ORGANIZING THROUGH LOSS IN THE HEART OF OIL COUNTRY
The story of climate justice organizing in Alberta, at the heart of the tarsands, is the story of a group of young activists learning what it means to lose, and keep on fighting
![ORGANIZING THROUGH LOSS IN THE HEART OF OIL COUNTRY](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15143/393564/5e00b8a1213ec/crp_ORGANIZING-THROUGH-LOSS-IN-THE-HEART-OF-OIL-COUNTRY.jpg)
10+ mins
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Publisher: Briarpatch Inc.
Category: Culture
Language: English
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Briarpatch is an award-winning magazine of politics and culture. Fiercely independent and proudly polemical, Briarpatch offers original reporting, insight, and analysis from a grassroots perspective. As a reader-supported publication, Briarpatch is not just devoted to reporting on social movements — it’s committed to building them.
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