Day: January 20, 2022

Society and culture

Smoked Salmon for Amelia: A Native Perspective on Homelessness

FRANK HOPPER The city of Tacoma, Washington, now sits on what was once Puyallup tribal land. Many little villages of wooden longhouses once sat by streams and rivers. Food and shelter for the Puyallup came from the land, as did their identity and sense of being. They were bound to their environment through song, story, art, and ritual. The Puyallup knew nothing of homelessness. Strong … Continue reading Smoked Salmon for Amelia: A Native Perspective on Homelessness

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Gender, Society and culture

60 Years of Intersectional Feminism: An Interview with Selma James

BY LEILA HAWKINS Selma James, author of “Our Time Is Now: Sex, Race, Class, and Caring for People and Planet”PHOTO COURTESY OF CROSSROADS AV COLLECTIVE When I arrive at Crossroads Women’s Centre in North London to interview Selma James, she is in a meeting for Support Not Separation, a campaign to end the unfair separation of children from their birth mothers by British courts. It is one … Continue reading 60 Years of Intersectional Feminism: An Interview with Selma James

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Labor, Society and culture

Martin Luther King Jr., Labor Activist

BY PETER COLE f Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. still lived, he’d probably tell people to join unions. King understood that racial equality was inextricably linked to economics. He asked, “What good does it do to be able to eat at a lunch counter if you can’t buy a hamburger?” Those disadvantages have persisted. Today, for instance, the wealth of the average White family is more … Continue reading Martin Luther King Jr., Labor Activist

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Environment, Society and culture

Insurance isn’t enough: Governments need to do better on natural disaster resilience

Anne E. Kleffner, University of Calgary and Mary Kelly, Wilfrid Laurier University https://narrations.ad-auris.com/widget/the-conversation-canada/insurance-isn-t-enough–governments-need-to-do-better-on-natural-disaster-resilience The massive floods in British Columbia in November 2021 demonstrated the devastation that natural disasters can cause in Canada. Prior to 2010, it was rare for annual insured losses from natural disasters in Canada to exceed $1 billion, but now insured losses of $3 billion are not uncommon. Canada is expected to … Continue reading Insurance isn’t enough: Governments need to do better on natural disaster resilience

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