Briarpatch articles from June 2002

Briarpatch archives from June 2002

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2002... Dear Briarpatch, In your April issue, veteran writer Barrie Zwicker raises several legitimate questions about the events now referred to as September 11th. Zwicker's healthy scepticism and quest for truth makes me feel less terrified by...

Fossil fandango: the Americans are trying to lead in the Kyoto Shuffle.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... In 1997, the Canadian government signed the Kyoto Protocol, which commits nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by six percent from their 1990 levels during 2008-2012. Since then, a lot of discussion has taken place, including a...

People-powered from Pacific to Atlantic: an update on the Climate Change Caravan that crossed Canada to help limit the production of greenhouse gasses.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... It was the Summer of Spandex for myself and the 29 other members of the Climate Change Caravan (C3). We couriered climate change awareness from town to town, all the way from Tofino, BC to Halifax, NS between May 7th and September 20th 2001....

Global warming and imperialism.
June 1, 2002... This past December 100 Nobel Laureates issued an appeal for international cooperation and justice on the 100th anniversary of the first Noble Prize. They are calling for environmental and social reform. Global warming is a consequence of...

Can't see the forest for the bushes: a report card on the environmental failures and economic hedging of the administration that's trying to impose their policies globally.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Inauguration Day, January 2001: Within hours of his oath of office, President Shrub (he's not worthy of being called a bush) reverses action on President Clinton's "Roadless" policy, which protected 58.5 million acres of wilderness from access...

Pride Week celebrates diversity and strengthens communities.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Why do gays feel the need to have a Pride Parade? What is the purpose of Pride Week? These are questions people in the queer community are confronted with every June. Many people have the attitude that our community and our culture has...

Out standing in their fields: farmers worldwide collectively take a stand against genetically modified organisms and repression.
June 1, 2002... On April 17th of this year farmers around the world made the news as they took to the streets, engaged in land occupations, filled auditoriums and local halls, held public meetings, press conferences, briefings with governmental officials, and...

Stormy Weather: 101 Solutions to Global Climate Change. (Book Reviews).
June 1, 2002... Stormy Weather: 101 Solutions to Global Climate Change Guy Dauncey and Patrick Mazza New Society Publishers Gabriola Island, BC, 2002. www.newsociety.com Stormy Weather is an exciting new book co-authored by Canadian...

Ebola War: The Nurses of Gulu. (Documentary and Book Review).
June 1, 2002... TV documentary produced by David Belluz Alethia Productions Inc. Regina, SK premiers on W Network (formerly WTN) June 6 at 9 pm EDT. If you are tired of fake "reality" TV programs, it's time to check out an exciting...

The Story of Colors. (Documentary and Book Review).
June 1, 2002... La Historia de los Colores by Subcomandante Marcos Cinco Puntos Press 2709 Louisville, El Paso, TX, 1999. www.cincopuntos.com The Story of Colors is a folktale from the Jungles of Chiapas. Brilliantly illustrated, it tells the...

GASCD. (Music Review).(Interview)
June 1, 2002... compiled by Chris Brown www.gascd.com With corporate domination of the music industry, it's hard to believe that artists might have a social conscience. But, the link between those struggling against profit-driven trade liberalization...

We have a free press, "right, Johnson?". (My Opinion).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... There is a widely-believed myth in Canada that journalists - because of our alleged "freedom of the press" - are absolutely free to report the news, as it happens and as they perceive it, without worrying too much about the consequences of...