Ecology & Action Magazine

You may be familiar with steampunk, but what about solarpunk? Learn how solarpunk envisions a hopeful future beyond fossil fuels, and hear from experts who've brought this vision to life through their writing, art, fashion, urban design and more.  

Grassroots movements have fought for decades to protect these two ecologically vital areas, beloved by people throughout HRM. Now, we’re at a critical moment to stop development in Sandy Lake and BMBCL.

Professor Ingrid Waldron exposes past and ongoing environmental racism in Canada, particularly in Mi’kmaw and African Nova Scotian communities, in this 2018 book (later made into a documentary) that both recognized and reinvigorated a local movement for environmental justice. 

For most of human history, nature was seen as inherently valuable and worthy of respect. How can we defend it now, in the face of exploitative, extractive systems? Read how communities around the world are using legal personhood to win protection for forests, rivers, animal species and more.

In Upper Hammonds Plains, N.S, descendants of the land’s original Black settlers are working to preserve African Nova Scotian culture and heritage, as well as meeting the community's needs, through collective land ownership and responsible stewardship.

Indigenous land defense movements worldwide remind us that it is up to all of us to protect the health and integrity of the Earth. For those who are settlers, we’re invited to ask ourselves: What is our relationship to the beautiful lands that nourish us – and why do we want to protect them?  

A’Se’K/Boat Harbour, N.S, was pumped full of toxic effluent from the Northern Pulp mill for over 50 years. Here’s how Pictou Landing First Nation led – and won – the fight to stop this polluting project, and what has happened in the six years since.   

Far from just wild parties, raves (underground dance spaces) have historically been sites of self-exploration, liberation and community. Recently, Halifax has seen a resurgence of social and political consciousness on the dance floor.

Thirty years ago, a small group of unionized workers and activists occupied a Canada Employment Centre to keep it operating in Halifax's North End neighbourhood. Read about this historical action and the key lessons we can still take from it today. 

 When we discuss community successes, the voices of children and youth are often neglected. This article shares the voices of youth in Glace Bay, N.S, who are helping to develop their community with safety and active transportation in mind. 

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