Briarpatch - January/February 2020

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

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

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?

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

10+ mins

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Briarpatch Magazine Description:

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.