Intermedia Research Studio (in partnership with Climate Action @UofA)
The Studio is delighted to announce this call for two climate justice action oriented reading groups we will be convening this Winter 2024 semester. Read both or either of these books at your leisure in the months ahead and then join us on February 8th 1-3pm and on March 7th 1-3pm at the Senate Chamber to discuss these books. (Space is limited, kindly sign up on the registration form via links below).
Alook, Angele. (2023). The End of This World : Climate Justice in so-Called Canada. Edited by Emily Eaton, David Gray-Donald, Joël Laforest, Crystal Lameman, and Bronwen Tucker. Between the Lines.
This is an essential book for understanding both the necessities and possibilities of climate justice in “so- called Canada”.
Publisher Blurb
The climate crisis is here, and the end of this world—a world built on land theft, resource extraction, and colonial genocide—is on the horizon. In this compelling roadmap to a livable future, Indigenous sovereignty and climate justice go hand in hand.
Drawing on their work in Indigenous activism, the labour movement, youth climate campaigns, community- engaged scholarship, and independent journalism, the six authors challenge toothless proposals and false solutions to show that a just transition from fossil fuels cannot succeed without the dismantling of settler capitalism in Canada. Together, they envision a near future where oil and gas stay in the ground; where a caring economy provides social supports for all; where wealth is redistributed from the bloated billionaire class; and where stolen land is rightfully reclaimed under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of Indigenous peoples.
Packed with clear-eyed analysis of both short- and long-term strategies for radical social change, The End of This World promises that the next world is within reach and worth fighting for.
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Reading Group Seminar: February 8th 2024, 1-3pm Senate Chamber, Convocation Hall
(limited seating kindly register via this link)