Tag Archives: climate crisis

Radio: Union members pushing their pension plan to divest from fossil fuels

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Scott

Jillian Maguire and Kim Benson are teachers in British Columbia. As such, they are both members of the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF), and they have recently been organizing to get their pension plan to divest from fossil fuel industries. … Continue reading →

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Radio: Indigenous-led water protection in the North

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Scott

Jesse Cardinal is a Métis woman who lives in Treaty 6 territory and is the executive director of Keepers of the Water, an Indigenous-led organization with a mission of protecting the water in the Arctic drainage basin. Scott Neigh interviews … Continue reading →

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Radio — Pushing museums to take action on the climate crisis

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Scott

Robert Janes has worked in and around museums for more than 45 years, including as a chief curator and museum director, and he is the founder of the Coalition of Museums for Climate Justice. Scott Neigh interviews him about the … Continue reading →

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Radio: Fossil fuel workers pushing for a shift to renewables

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Scott

Luisa Da Silva is a geoscientist who has worked in the fossil fuel industry in Alberta and in mining. She is currently the executive director of an organization called Iron and Earth, which according to their website is “a worker-led … Continue reading →

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Radio: Fighting Doug Ford’s pro-developer agenda as a form of climate activism

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Scott

Don McLean, Sue Carson, and Nancy Hurst are members of Hamilton 350, a group that engages in climate activism in the city of Hamilton on the west end of Lake Ontario, in loose affiliation with the North America-wide 350.org. Scott … Continue reading →

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Radio — BIPOC youth stories about the climate crisis

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Scott

Areej Riaz is one of the key organizers behind Our Climate, Our Stories, a new book that collects essays, stories, and poems related to the climate crisis written by Black, Indigenous, and racialized youth from across Canada. Faith Edem and … Continue reading →

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Radio — Climate justice organizing within the labour movement

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Scott

Tara Ehrcke is a teacher in Victoria, BC, and throughout her career she has been active in her union, the British Columbia Teachers Federation. Since 2018, her energies have been largely focused on the climate crisis, and she is part … Continue reading →

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