Articles by Brian Champ
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Jan 15, 2021: It's capitalism, not overpopulation, that's driving ecological destructionAn article in the Guardian on January 13th called attention to a new report titled, "Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a...
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Jan 13, 2021: Community and workers join to fight toxic racism in constructionOn June 10th, a noose was found attached to the equipment of a worker of African descent on the Michael...
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Jan 01, 2021: Liberals' false Climate PlanThe Liberal Climate Plan released in November to much fanfare from sections of the mainstream media sets forward a plan...
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Nov 17, 2020: Support striking Tropicana workersOn Monday November 9th workers at Tropicana Community Services in Scarborough went on strike after talks with management failed to...
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Oct 15, 2020: Fighting the GM closure in Oshawa: Company Town reviewCompany Town, available to view on CBC Gem, is a fascinating and heartbreaking look at the struggle in Oshawa to...
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Sep 10, 2020: All out September 25: System change not climate change!The global climate justice movement will be back on the streets on September 25th, a year after the huge climate...
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Jul 31, 2020: COVID-19, capitalism and climateNo one should have been surprised by COVID-19.
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Jun 04, 2020: Race, Poverty, Class and COVID-19 in TorontoThe murder of George Floyd by 4 Minneapolis police officers brought widespread, large and angry protests and has starkly exposed...
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May 06, 2020: Indigenous sovereignty, pandemic and the Wet'suwet'en struggleAt the beginning of March, immediately following the end of the talks between Liberal government ministers and the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary...
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Feb 26, 2020: A tale of two picket lines: Workers and just transitionUnifor Local 594 members at the Co-op refinery in Regina, Saskatchewan were locked out by their employer, Federated Cooperatives Limited...
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Feb 11, 2020: All eyes on Wet'suwet'enThis article is a primer for activists looking for more information about the Wet'suwet'en struggle to defend their lands.
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Dec 17, 2019: COP out in Madrid as Climate Talks CollapseThe 25th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP), the main annual UN climate meetings that gave life to the...
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Dec 12, 2019: Act Global - Act LocalThere is an old slogan in the environmental movement.
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Oct 31, 2019: Heeeeeee's Back: Ford comes out of hidingFord is coming back to the Ontario legislature with a conciliatory tone.
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Oct 05, 2019: Climate strikes and beyond - How we winThe global student climate strikes, along with Extinction Rebellion (XR) mass civil disobedience have had a huge impact.
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Aug 28, 2019: How Climate Strikes can winThe global student climate strikes, along with Extinction Rebellion (XR) mass civil disobedience have had a huge impact.
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Aug 10, 2019: Why Marx matters: capitalism and the Metabolic RiftCO2 was identified as a prime driver of global warming in the 1950s and has been the subject of many international...
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May 12, 2019: Greens profit from climate movement in by-electionThe Green party is on a roll.
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Apr 26, 2019: Plan of Green fablesIt was an historic election night in Prince Edward Island this week.
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Mar 25, 2019: "No hate, no fear, Muslims are welcome here!"On Saturday March 23, just over a week after the horrific attacks on Muslims at prayer in New Zealand that...
