Articles / Climate/Justice
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How I Became a Climate Activist
When Climate Change Becomes Personal
For years, I considered myself a bad climate activist. Sure, I went to meetings, took classes, and learned about feedback loops, carbon budgets, and what the difference between 1.5 and two degrees Celsius would mean. Still, climate change wasn’t what got me out of bed in the morning. Now it is, and it’s all about the future of the people and places we love. Keep reading…
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Rock the Boat for Change
Forcing Climate Action
As long as you play by capital’s rules, you’re always going to lose. It’s a lesson that the climate movement learned long ago and one that trade unionists need to remember if we want to rebuild the labour movement — and secure a liveable future. Keep reading…
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An Idea to Change Our World
For the last decade, environmentalists and unions have been on the defensive. Now it’s time to launch an offensive to collectively determine our future. We have a roadmap to get there. Let’s use it. Keep reading…
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Putting Climate On The Bargaining Table
As a Crown corporation Canada Post belongs to us, the people, and we get a say in what it does. So what happens if we direct it to go 100 per cent renewable? It would be one of the largest actions the government could take against climate change. Keep reading…
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Water & Whole-Worker Organizing
As I write this, tens of thousands of activists are delivering jars of sea water from Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet to more than 60 MPs’ offices across the country to make the point that water is sacred and must be protected. Keep reading…
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No Fare Is Fair
While no Canadian cities have eliminated fares altogether, many have made public transit partially free. What can’t we make it completely free, for everyone? If Estonia can do it, we can too. Keep reading…
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A Burning Question: Coal or Tires
LafargeHolcim, the world’s third largest building supplies company, wants to burn 400,000 used tires a year at its cement plant just four kilometres away from the village of Brookfield, Nova Scotia. Should we be worried? Keep reading…
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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Sanctuary Cities
Sanctuary cities can offer safety and security for people forced to migrate due to catastrophic climate change. We need more such cities, and more resources for those already in place. Keep reading…
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Canada’s Standing Rock(s)
South of the border, a struggle against a pipeline and for the self-determination of a people has been capturing international attention. At home, dozens of similar struggles are playing out across the country. One question lies at the heart of each of them: what is the relationship between Indigenous people and the Canadian government? Keep reading…
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Testing Trudeau’s Climate Rhetoric
A national climate strategy holds incredible potential for the labour movement. That’s why the Canadian Labour Congress teamed up with a number of environmental organizations and First Nations to deliver a proposal called “One Million Climate Jobs” to the prime minister. Keep reading…
