Briarpatch articles from May 2004

Briarpatch archives from May 2004

Art raffle.(Openers)
May 1, 2004... Soon you will be getting a book of tickets in the mail from us. We are hoping that once again you will help us out by selling some or all of the tickets. This is the biggest major fundraiser that we do each year and we are very grateful to all...

Briarpatch AGM.(Openers)
May 1, 2004... On Fresh Air Day we will be getting together with the community to enjoy a potluck and environmental film night, followed by our Annual General Meeting. Please join us at 6PM on Wednesday June 2 at the Union Centre (back door) on the corner of...

Garage sale.(Openers)
May 1, 2004... Sure, you thought you needed it at the time, but now it's just blocking the fire exit or your good Ch'i. So if you're into spring clean-up mode or giving your space a little Feng Shui treatment to improve the positive energy, you can donate all...

Trade your name?(Openers)(Briarpatch)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... In order to improve our circulation, Briarpatch often does a mailing to people whose names we have gotten from another publication or organization. It is the very best way for us to reach out to new potential readers. Occasionally we are...

Atheists for freedom.(You Said It!)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... Dear Briarpatch, I was disappointed to see an article so lacking in fact in your usually credible magazine. I refer to "Canadian, Eh?" by Uzma Chaudhry. She has tried to convey to your readers who don't know any better that the Government...

No more God-gangs!(You Said It!)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... Dear Briarpatch, You sure lost this Joe Reader with your faith-based April 2004 issue. Given the undeniable divisiveness emanating from the various God-gangs over the last 2000 years or so, isn't it time we humans took responsibility...

Uranium lies.(You Said It!)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... Dear Briarpatch, Thank you for the February 2004 issue of Briarpatch in which you reprinted Norman Bethune's Wounds--vital and timely as ever. Along with several other good articles, thank you especially for Brent Dolter's Uranium...

Talking to Americans.(You Said It!)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... Dear Briarpatch, USA election law permits any American citizen, living anywhere in the world, to vote in his/her last state of residence by absentee ballot. An estimated 400,000 eligible American voters live in Canada. Given that six USA...

Calm the editor.(You Said It!)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... Dear Briarpatch, I thoroughly enjoyed the first few issues of your magazine. I even passed them on to friends. I believe that I even bought one-year subscriptions for my children. However, even though I find much to agree with in your...

From soldier to socialist.(You Said It!)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... Dear Briarpatch, Enclosed is a small contribution to Briarpatch. It is encouraging to see that Saskatchewan's progressive tradition is alive and well. I'm an elderly American who served as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force during...

Yanqui go home! When the facts didn't support the "reasons" for the invasion of Iraq, they were simply ignored.(United States)
May 1, 2004... With the recent passing of the first anniversary of the USA/British invasion of Iraq and in light of the spreading insurrection against the USA occupation as hundreds of Iraqis pay for Bush's vendetta with their own lives we need to remind...

Read between the pipelines: gas-guzzling linked to Iraq occupation.(www.cpt.org/iraq/iraq.php)
May 1, 2004... Members of a Winnipeg church recently brought their faith to an Esso station on the city's busiest street. Their large banner, fashioned after the Esso logo, read "Condemned: Moral Repairs Needed." "We declare Esso condemned because it is...

Empires, old and new: an interview with Michael Parenti, one of the USA's leading progressive thinkers and an uncompromising advocate for political, economic and social justice.(www.michaelparenti.org)
May 1, 2004... David Ross: What are the similarities and differences between the Roman Empire and the USA Empire? Michael Parenti: Both empires are directed by a ruling class that wants it all, a ruling class that gives less and less to the people,...

Smart cities are walkable.(libraries as aesthetic architecture)
May 1, 2004... When the announcement was mode that a plan was brewing to close three Regina libraries (not in the more affluent areas, of course), a public art gallery and the Prairie History Room, over 26,000 outraged citizens supported the petition...

Martinspeak: Paul Martin on affordable housing.(Canada)(National Liberal Task Force on Housing report)
May 1, 2004... In 1990, Paul Martin crossed the country to study the Canadian housing crisis as part of his work with the National Liberal Task Force on Housing, and he coauthored the report "Finding Room: Housing Solutions for the Future" as a part of this...

Less talk, more action: are the World Social Forums actually effective in the struggle against the imperialist powers, or are they falling into the plans of the oppressors?(All India Peoples Resistance Forum)
May 1, 2004... As the World Social Forum draws more and more of the anti corporate globalization forces into its folds, it's starting to draw criticism. According to the All India Peoples Resistance Forum (AIPRF), there are a number of policy decisions that...

Residential school trauma: as time runs out for the Aboriginal Healing Fund, new treatments show promising results. The need for healing is still huge, but will the resources be available to ease the suffering and resultant social costs?(Canada)(Column)
May 1, 2004... In my role as a psychologist and mental health therapist working in and for First Nations in Saskatchewan over the last 10 years, I have come to realize not only the extent of the adverse effects upon individuals and communities inflicted by...

Home free: for most children hide and seek is a game, but for youth in Burma it is a matter of life and death.(www.amnesty.ca)
May 1, 2004... Thang Za Hmung is now living as a refugee in Regina, but he grew up living in constant fear of being captured by the Burmese army. "If it was Burma and you were now interviewing me, you would have to look around, you'd have to look outside and...

Orientalism now.(social justice)
May 1, 2004... "We allow, justly, that the Holocaust has permanently altered the consciousness of our time. Why do we not accord the same epistemological mutation to what imperialism has done and what Orientalism continues to do?" --Edward Said, April 24...

How to get Your Lawn & Garden off Drugs: A Basic Guide to Pesticide-Free Gardening in North America.(www.harbourpublishing.com)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... How to get Your Lawn & Garden off Drugs: A Basic Guide to Pesticide-Free Gardening in North America and How to get Your Lawn off Grass: A North American Guide to Turning off the Water Tap and Going Native by Carole Rubin Harbour Publishing,...

The Anarchist and the Devil do Cabaret.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... The Anarchist and the Devil do Cabaret by Norman Nawrocki Black Rose Books, 2003. utpbooks@utpress.utoronto.ca It was a sleep deprived, fast paced, under paid, politico cabaret band tour of Europe with 40 shows in 45 days in 9 countries. It...

Jesus Was Gay Rhythm Activism G-7 Welcoming Committee Records.(www.nothingness.org/music/rhythm)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
May 1, 2004... Jesus Was Gay Rhythm Activism G-7 Welcoming Committee Records email: g-7@a-zone.org Here it is! The music that Norman Nawrocki and his comrades took to Europe on their Anarchist and Devil cabaret tour. Jesus Was Gay is a wild and...

The Fire this Time Grant Wakefield Hidden Art, Northamptonshire, England.(www.firethistime.org)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
May 1, 2004... The Fire this Time Grant Wakefield Hidden Art, Northamptonshire, England, www.firethistime.org After listening to the first disc in this two-CD set, it is hard to imagine that over the last few years the world has listened to and swallowed...

Lockheed Occupation.(My Opinion)
May 1, 2004... On February 6th, a group of young anti-war activists were found guilty of "mischief" in a Dartmouth, Nova Scotia court due to one of the most important and under-reported actions of the Canadian anti-war movement: an occupation of Lockheed...