Articles / Reviews
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars?
Public Transit in the Age of Google, Uber and Elon Musk
Will the future of transportation be decided democratically by local residents, or by shareholders and a handful of CEOs in San Francisco? Keep reading…
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Breaking Into White Spaces
Black Woman in Green
Like others who’ve lamented the lack of racial diversity in North American parks, campgrounds, and conservation areas, blogger Jacqueline Scott can now rejoice in the release of Gloria Brown’s riveting memoir about her journey to forest service leadership. A review. Keep reading…
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There’s Something in the Water
A Film About Environmental Racism
East Coast Black and Indigenous community activists challenge the policies and practices that have trashed communities of colour with impunity. Watch this damning documentary, now on Netflix. Keep reading…
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STAND! — THE MOVIE MUSICAL
The World Changes, One Heart at a Time
Canadian history isn’t boring! Go see this new, emotionally charged movie musical that sets a love story against the harsh drama of the Winnipeg General Strike. Keep reading…
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The Last Ship
Rise Up Singing
The Last Ship, a stirring musical about collective solidarity, celebrates workers who take over a shipbuilding factory threatened with closure. Keep reading…
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Success From Grassroots Organizing
This encouraging book about grassroots organizing in a working-class city in the San Francisco Bay Area stands out as an account, relevant to all of us, of efforts to turn the tide. Keep reading…
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Goodwin’s Way
Labour organizer and martyr Ginger Goodwin was a persuasive speaker who practised by talking to tree stumps in the woods. In Neil Vokey’s film Goodwin’s Way, Goodwin’s legacy lives on in the streets of Cumberland, BC. Keep reading…
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Canada’s Brick Wall of Racism
February 11, 2016, marks the 47th anniversary of a day that was profoundly important to the struggle for civil rights and the anti-racism movement in Canada. But why does the Sir George Williams affair seem to be missing from our history? A ground-breaking new film aims to change that. Keep reading…
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Pain and Prejudice
Karen Messing has spent almost 40 years doing research to protect workers’ health. And she has done so by working directly with those affected: workers themselves. We have a lot to learn from her experiences. Keep reading…
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Solidarity on The Big Screen
Coming from different countries and cultural contexts, and representing two different moments in time, two films released this year — Pride, from England, and Cart, from South Korea — both show, in wonderful ways, the overwhelming power of solidarity. Keep reading…
