Briarpatch articles from November 2001

Briarpatch archives from November 2001

Dear Briarpatch.(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2001... A friend gave me a copy of Briarpatch which I took with some trepidation. 'Oh no, another overly sincere, hand-wringing poorly written PC rag', I thought. Thirty minutes later I pulled my nose out and thought, 'Gee, it's too short!' I'm...

Words.(discussion of war on terrorism)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... I give you my word, the pen (word) is mightier than the sword, word games, cutting words, loaded words... There is no doubt that words can be used as very powerful tools or weapons and right now we are caught up in a war of words. A very...

THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH PEACE COALITION IS LAUNCHED.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Thirty high-profile national peace, labour, students, religious, women, environmental, cultural and community groups formed a national coalition to oppose Canada's participation in military retaliation and to speak out against racist attacks...

SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH PEACE COALITION.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... We are the September 11 Peace Coalition, formed in the aftermath of the terrible terrorist attacks on the United States. We are building a coalition of peace, faith, women's, labour, community, environmental, student, youth and cultural groups...

The Quest for Truth - Even if it's Awful.
November 1, 2001... Excerpts from the five-day journal Mike kept when he rented a car to return to New York when the planes stopped flying on September 9th. I am on the road, the only way to get out of L.A. and back home to our daughter and our friends in New...

America's New War Is Nothing New at All.
November 1, 2001... A writer from the alternative press examines the background events before Sept 11th and costs a critical eye on the mainstream coverage. The Georgia Straight was founded at a time when nobody with a shred of intelligence turned to British...

A Small Piece of a Big Picture Filled with Ghosts and Echoes.
November 1, 2001... A message of pain and treason from ground Zero. Incredibly, a week has passed. Abnormal normalcy as settled in. Our usually contentious mayor (previously bad news for New Yorkers of color and for artists) has risen to this moment with...

Total War is Terrorism.
November 1, 2001... Canada Must Stand for International Law and Political Solutions Though you would never guess it from the media coverage, many Canadians were quite moved by much of Sunera Thobani's speech, and admired her for the courage to speak out. The...

WOMAN IN BLACK VISIT JERUSALEM.
November 1, 2001... MIDNIGHT AUGUST 11TH. AT A SPECIAL SESSION 0F THE COURT IN THE RUSSIAN COMPOUND IN JERUSALEM, A ROBED JUDGE LISTENS TO A PASSIONATE DEFENCE COUNSEL ARGUE THAT 10 PEOPLE ARRESTED AT A PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION THAT DAY SHOULD BE RELEASED. THE 10...

All the World's a Stage.
November 1, 2001... The champagne flowed as Ottawa's newest amateur thea tre company gathered to celebrate the signing of a contract marking the close of a successful two-month run. The players were members of the National Component of the Public Service...

Ottawa's Plan "A" in Full Swing in Quebec.
November 1, 2001... Revelations that Ottawa spent 84 percent of federal funds or cultural events in 2000-2001 ($19.2 of 22.9 million) in Quebec has provoked anger among western Liberal, Alliance and Bloc Members of Parliament. (In 1999-2000, 77 percent of cultural...

Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II.(Review)
November 1, 2001... by William Blum published by Black Rose Books C.P. 1258, Succ. Place du Parc Montreal, QC, 1998. Reviewed by Debra Brin This is the book to find if you are interested in taking an in-depth look at the tactics and effects...

Culturejam: Planet 360 documentary.(Review)
November 1, 2001... produced by Lynn Booth and Jill Sharpe Vision TV airs Nov. 14 at 10 p.m. (ET) and Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. (ET) Reviewed by Debra Brin Have you been branded? Chances are good that you can recognize scores of corporate logos and that...

IBM and The Holocaust: The Strategic Alliance between Nazi Germany and America's Most Powerful Corporation by Edwin Black Crown Publishers, New York, 2001.(Review)
November 1, 2001... reviewed by Gary Schoenfeldt If history can be said to be both a lesson and a warning, Edwin Black's, explosive book, IBM and The Holocaust, offers both, plus a sermon or two. The Public Relations industry was invented to handle a...

An Open Letter to George W. Bush.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Dear Mr. Bush: I fully understand the pain of the innocent in your country and I sympathize with the mourning of your fellow citizens. I have been mourning my own fellow countrymen for 28 years. By a twisted coincidence (divine...