Back Issues

  • July/August 2011

    In defence of a Muslim takeover

    From anti-migrant hysteria to Indigenous rights, police infiltration, neoliberal austerity, and the so-called liberation of Afghanistan, this issue of Briarpatch covers it all — investigative journalism, essays and articles to inspire and incite.

  • May/June 2011

    Engendering emancipation

    With patterns of domination so deeply entrenched in our social, sexual and political relationships, how do we confront oppression on both a personal and political level? How do we practice feminist solidarity across lines of gender, sexuality, race, ability, class, nationality and citizenship? This issue draws attention to the importance of intersectionality in our struggle to engender a broad-based emancipation for all marginalized peoples.

  • March/April 2011

    Unsettling Canada

    As government and industry continue to annex and desecrate Indigenous lands for resource extraction, housing developments, highways and tourist destinations, how can we organize a more effective anti-colonial resistance? What are the current sites of contestation in Canada, and what is the role of non-native allies in supporting these struggles? This issue explores the state of the ongoing colonial project in Canada, and how we situate ourselves in the struggle for decolonization.

  • January/February 2011

    The soul of activism

    What motivates us to fight for positive change? What role does our interconnectedness with other people and our environment play in the struggle for social and environmental justice? Where do religion and action meet? This issue explores the intersection between spirituality and activism, connecting the dots between our goals for positive change in the world and our inner (emotional and spiritual) revolutions.

  • November/December 2010

    The neoliberal workforce

    Neoliberalism has reshaped the nature of work. The standard of full-time, life-long employment has been replaced by work that is increasingly temporary, part-time and precarious. Though workers are divided and isolated as never before, sites of grassroots collective action offer ample inspiration to working class people worldwide.

  • September/October 2010

    Politics of health

    As perhaps the most universally relevant topic, health care cuts across lines of class, race, nationality, age, gender and political bent, and has the potential to either unite or polarize, to inspire or enrage. Seeking a more holistic understanding of health in our current socio-political context, Briarpatch explores the intersection between the health of our environment, our bodies and our social systems.