Vancouver writer digs into Britain’s transformative WWII food policies to find guidance for our own war on climate change.
Jessie Johnston
June 23, 2023 - 7 min read
Documentary about India’s jute factories immerses viewers in a natural-fibre industry on the cusp of transformation.
Baisakhi Roy
May 05, 2023 - 5 min read
Indie designer Tina Ozols repurposes textile waste to make treasured, long-lasting fashion.
Odette Auger
October 18, 2022 - 5 min read
Art markets in the US Southwest can be spaces of pain for the Indigenous people whose cultural artifacts they sell.
Larissa Nez
July 07, 2022 - 7 min read
Combining music, field recordings, and puppetry, Songs for a Lost Pod is a journey through natural and personal history.
Tessa Vikander
May 26, 2022 - 6 min read
New documentary spotlights a Louisiana community in denial about the climate crisis.
Daina Lawrence
May 12, 2022 - 6 min read
Indigenous filmmaker Heather Hatch’s new documentary has been five years in the making.
Angelina Ravelli
May 11, 2022 - 5 min read
Most people fear stinging nettle. Artist Sharon Kallis makes clothes from it.
Jadine Ngan
May 06, 2022 - 7 min read
Two documentaries explore how erasure impacts Indigenous peoples, and the ways two nations are fighting to be seen.
Zeahaa Rehman
May 05, 2022 - 7 min read
Filmmaker Alex Pritz collaborated with the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau to document their fight against a colonial onslaught.
Sun Woo Baik
May 03, 2022 - 6 min read
Most people have a preferred format for book reading. But is one better for the planet?
Helen A. Lee
April 27, 2022 - 7 min read
Guitars are traditionally made from “tonewoods.” Their growing scarcity has experts looking at other options.
Imari Scarbrough
February 10, 2022 - 13 min read
Alanna Mitchell’s solo show on climate change reveals the power of live theatre.
February 04, 2022 - 5 min read
These Gitxsan siblings create impermanent artworks from objects they find along the Skeena River.
Whess Harman
January 07, 2022 - 7 min read
Researchers and activists are finding creative ways to advocate for technological justice.
Payal Dhar
December 08, 2021 - 6 min read
When Hollywood fast-forwards to climate devastation, it wastes an opportunity to ignite our imaginations.
Jesse Firempong
December 01, 2021 - 7 min read
It’s hard to find budget-friendly space in the city, to live or make art. For this comedy venue, it’s begun to look impossible.
Lindsay Sample
November 19, 2021 - 9 min read
These five books inspire kids to be kind and use their voices for justice.
Janel Nail
November 12, 2021 - 6 min read
The Textilandia walking tour showed me how Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood has changed.
Jeremy Friedrichs
November 09, 2021 - 8 min read
At a gathering of artists, our Environmentalist from Hell learned the role her art can play in protecting the planet.
Sara Bynoe
November 04, 2021 - 6 min read
In the wake of the Taliban takeover, an Afghan-Canadian artist reflects on family, migration, and identity.
October 29, 2021 - 6 min read
An interactive theatre game aims to inspire people to save lakes in India’s tech capital.
Shailaja Tripathi
August 05, 2021 - 7 min read
Dreamers and creators can break imaginative barriers and lead us to a better world.
January 15, 2021 - 8 min read
Meet the scientists using Dungeons & Dragons to teach people about their work.
Tanya Nielsen
March 05, 2020 - 6 min read
High Water and What You Won’t Do For Love make the climate crisis vivid through unconventional performances.
Rebecca Gao
January 30, 2020 - 6 min read
An Istanbul architect has created a role-playing game so citizens can help design their cities.
Ruth Terry
October 02, 2019 - 5 min read
Stories remind us that our relationship with the planet is stronger than our fear for the future.
Brianna Sharpe
August 06, 2019 - 8 min read
For when you’re sitting on your couch and need a little inspiration
Marianna Ciccia
June 11, 2019 - 5 min read
The Environmentalist from Hell investigates sustainability efforts in the oh-so-wasteful world of film and TV.
December 11, 2018 - 6 min read
It may look like a cage, but a new installation in Vancouver aims to build bridges.
Dima Yassine
November 09, 2018 - 5 min read
The co-founder of Pathway to Paris is prompting climate action through art.
September 14, 2018 - 9 min read
Vancouver’s eco-arts festival brings activist performance to the people.
August 08, 2018 - 9 min read
Could graphic designers save the world? Maybe if more were like this member of Al Gore’s Climate Reality Leadership Corps.
May 18, 2018 - 10 min read
Before her Earth Week residency, this Indigenous artist/activist talks pipeline protests, language immersion, and reconciliation.
April 19, 2018 - 9 min read
Everything I needed to know about the politics of vegetarianism, I learned from a punk rock rap song.
March 06, 2018 - 7 min read
Why invest in the greeting-card industrial complex when you could be championing important causes?
February 14, 2018 - 9 min read
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