
Andrew Loewen was the editor of Briarpatch from 2013 to 2015. He lives, works, and organizes in Winnipeg.
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50 years of editing Briarpatch
Four editors reflect on decades of editing Briarpatch: what they learned, the stories that challenged them, what’s changed, and what’s stayed the same.
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Just transition: a vision and a plan
Around us, we see fear and uncertainty about the world that is coming into being. This issue of Briarpatch came from a desire to articulate a hopeful vision of the future, and a plan for how to get there by addressing interwoven social and environmental crises.
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Transition and resistance in the Global South
People in the Global South are least responsible for climate change historically but suffer most from its impacts. Here are four snapshots of struggles for just transition in the Global South.
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Will Sask NDP support oil industry or Indigenous land rights?
Indigenous peoples and activists are expected to “wait and see” after Meili hires longtime oil industry manager as Chief of Staff.
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What Will It Take to Embolden and Strengthen the Left?
The Courage coalition wants to transform the social and economic configuration of Canada. In an interview, two members discuss the efforts to focus, embolden, and strengthen the left.
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Reporting on the Class Struggle
An interview with RankandFile.ca’s Doug Nesbitt and David Bush.
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The Politics of Pen on Paper
An interview with writing contest judges, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson and Stephen Collis.
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The gendered labour of social movements
The actual work of social movement building is always disproportionately borne by women and queer people.
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Beyond Holding Your Nose
What a politician is willing to do is never as important as what we can do together when we organize.
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Social Bodies
Everything we care about when we think about social justice relates to our bodies: how they are defined and governed and by whom.
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Inside and Outside of Labour
A left without militant organized labour is all protest with no real leverage.
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University of Regina set to endorse Israeli occupation?
Hebrew University is a shocking choice for a collaboration in public safety management, say Palestinian students.
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Mongoloid
When we appeal to the logic of cost-effectiveness, I worry that our politics are not tied to a robust vision of human flourishing.