On breaking and not breaking the war machine
Canada’s arms industry is growing. And, increasingly, its workers are unionizing and even striking. These strikes come with enormous possibilities for the labour movement – or enormous challenges.
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“In service of revolution”
An interview with the judges of Briarpatch’s 14th annual Writing in the Margins contest
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Freed by our yes, freed by our no
A prude politic leaves space to unpack sexual normativity, the messiness of consent, and how pleasure and desire are framed.
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100 cents on the dollar
Whether on a small or large scale, employers employ the same tactics to enact wage theft. Faced with this, Live Freely Foods bakery workers banded together to win back their wages.
Latest Stories
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Dispelling the “forgotten war” myth
The Canadian government has a long history of allowing Canadian companies to profit from and fuel the conflict in Sudan. Sudan Solidarity Collective calls on anti-war allies to hold Canada accountable and support Sudanese people’s resistance.
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Self-care to sustain movements
Saskatoon activists reframe self-care as a way to nurture community -
Briarpatch signs onto PACBI
As a publication dedicated not just to reporting on social movements, but also to building them, Briarpatch has signed onto the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel.
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Felling the corporate media beast
As Western media enterprises continue to shield Israel’s undeniably genocidal and settler-colonial policies, we must uplift alternative information pathways driven by a moral compass, not corporate interest.
Current Issue
November/December 2024
On breaking and not breaking the war machine. Plus: pushing federal public service unions to do more on Palestine, how unions can work toward a worker and climate safe world, the violence of wage theft, and more. Cover art by Michael DeForge.
