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Pride: The Fight for Liberation

July 12, 2026July 12, 2026 Ames Allen, R O'Brien

Pride’s rallying cry is struggling to be heard amid overlapping crises. Rising militarism, affordable housing shortages, and economic precarity dominate the attention of working-class queer people who are increasingly struggling to survive. Amid news of another bombardment, another pipeline, another data centre, corporations covertly cancel Pride initiatives and legislators quietly erode hard-won queer rights. The […]

The Fabric of the Women’s Labour Movement

February 28, 2026February 28, 2026 Ames Allen, Natalie L

Since industrialization, women in the workforce have been at the forefront of labour organization, fighting against inequality and gender oppression. Before even gaining the right to vote, they strove for the liberation of all working-class people from capitalism. Dangerous conditions and desperate poverty have pushed women to initiate numerous historic strikes in the textile, garment […]