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This weekend, Care Not Cops will be hosting its 4th annual convergence, Speculative Abolition: Art, Documentation and Medico-Legal Disruption, dedicated to anti-carcerality in health care.

In this piece, Care Not Cops members reflect on the past fe

In colonial Canada, access to housing is seen as a source of personal enrichment and economic production. This model has not only sought to forcibly displace First Nations people from their lands but also to attack Indigenous systems of communal livi

Mainstream media and politicians often claim that the housing crisis is due to a shortage of supply.

Blaming immigrants or claiming it’s a shortage of supply, governments fail to address the real cause of unaffordability and homelessness: the

Writing in the Margins is back! Every year, for over 15 years, Briarpatch Magazine hosts a contest for creative non-fiction, poetry, and photography that bring to life issues of social and environmental justice.

We look for writing and photos from

As we mark labour day, the fight for housing justice should not be seen merely as a struggle between landlords and tenants but part of the broader fight against the exploitative capitalist system.

Steve da Silva and Marianne Lau (@otd.toronto) of P

In the past few weeks, we’ve hosted 3 launch events in Montreal, Vancouver, and Regina to celebrate our special Housing Justice issue. We were happy to be joined by writers, journalists, and community organizers in housing advocacy for valuable

Artificial intelligence (AI) is nothing new. But what is new is the latest push for its integration in our daily lives in ways that are largely non-consensual – and the rapid push to build the necessary data centres at scale.

The scale of this

The commodification of housing in a for-profit real estate industry has pushed tenants to the brink. As the landlord class grows wealthier, tenants face displacement and rising rents.

Bruno Dobrusin from the @tenantsunionto shares an insightful rea

Join us for our AGM on Tuesday, September 22 at 7 PM CST! Come and learn about what we've been up to this past year and what we're working on for the coming year.

Briarpatch is one of the last print magazines in the country dedicated to reporting t

Since the 1980s, the Front d’action populaire en réaménagement urbain (FRAPRU) has been organizing to support tenant rights and demand for greater social housing.

@spirochristoff sits down with Catherine Lussier to speak about h

Regina, join us August 27th for our the launch of our special Housing Justice issue.

The evening will include a workshop by the Regina Tenants Union and a special performance by Jake & the Kid.

🗓️ Thursday, August 27, 7 PM
📍Artesian (2627 13

Our special Housing Justice Issue hot off the press!

We've worked for months to bring you 60 pages of writing and art from housing justice activists, writers and organizers across the country.

Here's what's inside:
🗺️ A map on tenant actions
🏠 A

In honour of Prisoners Justice Day on August 10, we at Briarpatch hope to celebrate and preserve the long tradition of abolition which exists among Black and Indigenous communities across so-called Canada. We affirm our commitment to the abolishment

The Briarpatch team is coming to a city near you!

Over the next few weeks, we will be hosting launch events for our special edition Housing Justice Issue in Montreal, Vancouver, and Regina.

Swipe to learn more and register at the link in our bio.

August 1st is Emancipation Day which commemorates the Abolition of the British Slavery Act in 1834. It honours the history and legacy of communities which have challenged the colonialist system from fighting against enslavement to fighting for labour

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