Canada's Environmental Voice
The Enterprising Ecopreneur Making the world greener – one business at a time. Written by Greta Vaivadaite Daniela Arroyo-Olson is the 2019 Lamborghini Future Fab Award winner in the sustainability category. She studied MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance and a certificate in Machine Learning for […]
Captain Community Leads change by empowering eNGOs Written by Greta Vaivadaite Paul Bubelis is the Executive Director of the Sustainability Network, which he co-founded in 1997. He is a founding Director of Green Economy Canada and sits on advisory committees for Ontario Nonprofit Network, the Masters in Conservation Leadership program […]
Called to Duty How ecoanxiety is being transformed into youth-led climate advocacy. Written by Emma Tamlin I grew up on an 80 acre-farm in rural Ontario. I grew up immersed in nature, building forts, getting stuck in the mud, picking wild berries for breakfast and building makeshift rafts out of […]
Toxic Men, Toxic Earth, Toxic Futures To start, defund the patriarchy Written by Sophia Sanniti After a riveting presentation this February on the rise and decline of patriarchal systems by prominent American feminist economist Nancy Folbre [1], I was more than displeased to see the webinar chat had been ‘zoom […]
Babies on Board A Mother’s Call to Action Written by Elizabeth Greenfield When we think about making change, most of us default to scribbling down resolutions at New Years. It is typically very introspective and personal, although sometimes, the chance to make a difference can be enough to motivate someone […]
Playing Chicken Make your own rules and choose your own adventures. Written by Natasha Arsenijevich Our world is an illusion. Like the Matrix, there are some realities that are carefully guised, designed to manage and soothe the masses while being manipulated by the men behind the proverbial curtain. By the […]
Rocking Forward for Progress Hello – and welcome to the first (planned) issue of 2021, our 50th anniversary year! Written by David McConnachie Way back in 1971, when we were founded by Dr. Robert Paehlke at Trent University as an academic transfer journal, we were at the leading edge of […]
Dear Reader, Our team at Alternatives Journal is proud to announce the release of our first issue of 2021 (46.1), The Playbook for Progress: A How-to Manual for Making Your World a Better Place. By looking into different silos of green work (government, academia, corporate, eNGO, etc), Playbook for Progress explores just […]
Letter from the Editor Written by Natasha Arsenijevich A How-to Manual for Making Your World A Better Place shares the stories of changemakers, altruistic influencers, big picture thinkers; but mostly, it shares the stories of compassionate people who are just trying to make the world a better place. This issue […]
The relationship between Canada and First Nations plays out like a marriage on the rocks. Once upon a time, separate Nations came together: some brought a love of land, and others had more of a lust for it. They made a solemn covenant, sealed the deal in ceremony, and then: […]
