Reviews

Unlikely Radicals Charlie Angus A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
Unlikely Radicals: The Story of the Adams Mine Dump War
Oct 9, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Greg Michalenko
The David and Goliath tale of a 20-year campaign of creative and determined civil resistance, pitting a community against entrenched economic and political powers in Ontario.
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Oil Sands Karaoke
Oil Sands Karaoke
Oct 2, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Ben Williamson
Director Charles Wilkinson offers a glimpse into the lives of pragmatic oil sands workers through the lens of a karaoke competition.
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Digging the City Review Rhona McAdam A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
Digging the City: An Urban Agriculture Manifesto
Sep 26, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Amanda Hooykaas
Changing urban food culture will require a shift in consciousness, but is essential for future health and well-being, argues veteran food writer and activist Rhona McAdam.
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Food and the City Review Jennifer Cockrall-King A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
Food and the City: Urban Agriculture and the New Food Revolution
Sep 26, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Jenn Marshman
Cockrall-King puts present-day urban agriculture in a historical context and offers solutions to those seeking alternatives to the multinational agribusiness food system.
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Hiroshima Nagasaki Download web screenshot A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
Hiroshima Nagasaki Download
Sep 12, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Andrew Wong
Shinpei Takeda brings a profound human element to nuclear events with his collection of stories from atomic bomb survivors around the world.
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Louis Helbig Sunken Villages A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
Louis Helbig: Sunken Villages
Sep 8, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Janet Kimantas
Helbig's images are subtly beautiful compositions that capture the troubling history of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
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Growing Resistance: Canadian Farmers and the Politics of Genetically Modified Wheat
Sep 8, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Wesley Tourangeau
Chronicling the resistance to Monsanto's GM wheat in the early 2000s, Emily Eaton has turned her dissertation into a must-read for foodies and farmers.
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Sebastião Salgado A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
Sebastião Salgado: Genesis
Aug 13, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Inderjit Deogun
Salgado's photographs inspire discovery, connection and attentiveness to the natural world.
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The Energy of Slaves book review A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
The Energy of Slaves: Oil and the New Servitude
Jul 23, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Gideon Forman
A\J columnist Andrew Nikiforuk exposes oil's role in the new and insidious slavery of the industrial age.
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Blackfish film review A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
Blackfish
Jul 11, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Julie Bélanger
This chilling documentary looks behind the recent death of a SeaWorld trainer to expose the appalling living conditions of captive orcas.
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