The climate crisis is here\, and the end o f this world&mdash\;a world built on land theft\, resource extraction\, an d colonial genocide&mdash\;is on the horizon. In The End of This World : Climate Justice in So-Called Canada various authors provide a compe lling roadmap to a livable future\, Indigenous sovereignty\, and climate j ustice. Join us for a discussion hosted by Ki&rsquo\;en Debicki with contr ibuting authors Angele Alook\, David Gray-Donald\, and Bronwen Tucker.
\nDrawing on their work in Indigenous activism\, the labour movement\, youth climate campaigns\, community-engaged scholarship\, and independent journalism\, the six authors show that a just transition from fossil fuels cannot succeed without the dismantling of settler capitalism in Canada. T ogether\, 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 lan d is rightfully reclaimed under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of Indige nous peoples.
\nPacked with clear-eyed analysis of both short- and l ong-term strategies for radical social change\, \;The End of This World \;promises that the next world is within reach and worth fi ghting for.
\nAngele \;Alo ok \;is an assistant professor in the School of Gender\, Sexu ality\, and Women&rsquo\;s Studies at York University. She is a proud memb er of Bigstone Cree Nation in Treaty Eight territory\, where she has carri ed out research on issues of sociology of family and work\, resource extra ction\, school-to-work transitions\, Indigenous identity\, and seeking the good life (miyo-pimatisiwin) in work-life balance. Her current research e xamines a just transition away from fossil fuels. She is an active member of the labour movement and a former labour researcher in the movement.
\nDavid Gray-Donald is a media worker\, fundraiser\, a nd climate justice advocate living in Toronto. He was the publisher of&nbs p\;Briarpatch Magazine \;in Treaty Four (Regina\, Saskatchewa n) until 2019\, and co-founded Resource Movement\, a group of young people with class privilege or wealth working toward the redistribution of wealt h\, land\, and power. He is an editor with the Media Co-op and recently co -launched a free alt magazine in Toronto\, \;The Grind.
\nBronwen Tucker is a researcher at Oil Change Internati onal and a community organizer with Climate Justice Edmonton. She got invo lved in politics through free tuition\, fossil fuel divestment\, and anti- austerity work as a student organizer in Tiohtià\;:ke (Montreal)\, a nd now calls áŠá’¥á¢á‘¿á’Œášá¢á‘²á¦á ƒá‘²á£ Amiskwacî\;wâ\;skahikan Beaver Hills House (Ed monton) home.
\nDr. Ki&rsquo\;en Debicki is Assista nt Professor of English and Cultural Studies and Indigenous Studies at McM aster University. Their research interests include trees\, stories\, wampu m\, queer Indigenous literatures\, disability justice\, critical race stud ies\, revolution\, and all things Haudenosaunee. \;Ki&rsquo\;en \; is an \;Indigiqueer\, enby prof who lives\, works\, and plays in \ ;Anonwarore&rsquo\;tsherakayon:ne \;(Hamilton) with their kid\, their mini \;schnauz\, and their ADHD. \;
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