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Published: August 12, 2026 14:00
Regina...the Briarpatch team is coming to you! Join us on Thursday August 27th for the launch of our Housing Justice issue. The evening will feature a workshop by the Regina Tenants Union and a special musical performance by Jake & the Kid.
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Published: August 11, 2026 20:30
Our special Housing Justice Issue hot off the presses! We've worked for months to bring you 60 pages of writing and art from housing justice activists, writers and organizers across the country.
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Published: August 7, 2026 14:00
Vancouver...the Briarpatch team is coming to you! Join us on Thursday August 20th for the launch of our Housing Justice issue. The evening will feature a workshop by @vancouvertenants.bsky.social We will also be joined by Cailin Tyrrell from the Tenant…
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Published: August 6, 2026 15:03
Montreal...the Briarpatch team is coming to you! Join us on Tuesday August 18th for the launch of our Housing Justice issue. The evening will feature a panel of journalists, activists and organizers fighting for a more equitable housing system
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Published: July 29, 2026 19:04
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Published: July 27, 2026 16:00
☀️ Summer is here and so is our flash sale! Get $5 off your annual subscription to get a quarterly dose of critical commentary and radical journalism delivered right to your door. Sign up by July 31 to take advantage of our summer deal.…
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Published: June 22, 2026 15:15
🚨We are relaunching our website. Our website is currently under maintenance. Our web developer is working to get everything back up and running but it will be a couple of months before our website is fully restored.
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Published: May 26, 2026 15:15
Our 2025 Writing in the Margins Hometown Entry winner. Carla Harris’ poem, “The Windsor-Essex Lakes are the Victim of This Party” talks about harmful algal bloom as a consequence of climate change compounded by the inaction of the governing bodies.…
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Published: May 21, 2026 15:30
Brit Sippola’s piece “Dog on the Roof” tackles longing, loss, and the complexity of loving a family member navigating their mental health. The honourable mention in the Creative non-fiction category as part of our 2025 Writing in the Margins Contest.…
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Published: May 19, 2026 17:00
This July, Briarpatch is launching a special issue on housing justice. This issue is a massive undertaking for us, involving more work to outreach, research, edit, fact-check, and proofread. That’s why we need your help.
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Published: May 15, 2026 19:00
Every year, Briarpatch publishes an issue devoted to reporting stories about the labour movement in Canada. We are looking for articles, investigative reporting, historical analysis, photo essays, timelines, personal essays, reviews, profiles, reading…
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Published: May 12, 2026 16:00
Christina Hajjar’s photo essay “In the Valley of Memory” on the importance of land and the collective struggle against Zionist occupation and government neglect. https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/in-the-valley-of-memory ✍️Writing in the Margins…
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Published: May 7, 2026 18:30
anaum sajanlal’s poem "he shares my brother’s name." Honourable mention in the Poetry category of our 2025 Writing in the Margins contest. Art by Saiyare Refaei from @justseeds.bsky.social.…
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Published: May 5, 2026 17:00
We are excited to share that Madeline Berger’s piece “How to build a mobile free store” has been nominated as a finalist for One-of-a-Kind Storytelling. BIG Congratulations to Madeline Berger for their unique storytelling.…
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Published: May 4, 2026 16:00
Organizing can be empowering but it isn’t always easy to be involved in collective spaces, especially when working multiple jobs or balancing family responsibilities. Rushdia Mehreen offers ways to balance collective action while tending to other parts…
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Published: April 30, 2026 16:00
The use of NDAs and reliance on precarious work enable sexual violence and rape culture. As Connor Lea Spencer writes, “Both uphold an important pillar of academic culture that enables sexual violence to proliferate on campuses across the country:…
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Published: April 28, 2026 15:30
The alienation and isolation of workers is a key function of capitalism. But, The South Island Workers’ Culture and Education League are working to combat this. As @thisguynelson.bsky.social writes, the League is building solidarity beyond the workplace,…
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Published: April 24, 2026 13:54
Our 2025 Writing in the Margins creative non-fiction winner, rielle castro writes about the beauty of the community and collective in an individualistic unequal world.
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Published: April 23, 2026 18:56
✍️Writing in the Margins 2025 photography winner. ivan beck’s photo essay beautifully documents the authenticity of claiming your body for yourself while navigating hostile and isolating medical systems.
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Published: April 22, 2026 18:58
Our 2025 Writing in the Margins poetry winner, Cassandra Myers writes viscerally about living with chronic pain, in a piece that poetry judge Smokii Sumac described as having him “both inside and outside.” …
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Published: April 20, 2026 18:49
As Israel and the U.S. escalate their genocidal violence across the region, the left needs to contend with how to show up in genuine solidarity.
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Published: April 17, 2026 21:00
Relative to the United States, Canada is often portrayed as polite and benevolent. In reality, Canada’s past and present are entrenched in colonial and imperialist conquest. Read Tara Al-Alami’s pertinent and timely reading list on Canada’s colonial role…
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Published: April 15, 2026 17:00
Our 2025 Writing in the Margins Finalists! We are thrilled to announce the winners and runner ups for our 15th annual Writing in the Margins contest. Thank you to everyone who shared their work with us, and congratulations to our winners and runner ups!
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Published: April 13, 2026 21:14
📢 Our Spring issue is out now! Featuring: Fighting for consent culture on campus. Plus: A reading list on Canada’s imperialist past and present, building bonds with South Island Cultural and Education League, WITM winners, and more! 🎨: Gurleen Rai…
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Published: April 8, 2026 18:00
We’re coming to town! Briarpatch is excited to present … A Vancouver Special! Join us on Saturday, April 18th for a fundraiser in support of Briarpatch’s grassroots journalism. The evening will feature readings and presentations by local writers and…
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Published: March 19, 2026 23:34
24 hours left in our 2026 Spring Sale! Take advantage and sign up for an annual subscription to Briarpatch. Use SPRING26 to get quarterly doses of grassroots reporting and analysis from Canada's up and coming voices on social and justice issues important…
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Published: March 19, 2026 19:30
In 2024, we signed onto the global Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. In support of this boycott, we have withdrawn our magazine from Indigo Books & Music!