Andrea Loewen

  • Columns Columns October 5, 2021
    the festival of what works

    October 5, 2021

    Acts of Resistance: The Festival of What Works

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    Launched during the early days of the pandemic, The Festival of What Works is a collection of workshops, panels, and talks revealing the things people are doing…

  • Columns Columns September 3, 2021
    canada is on fire

    September 3, 2021

    Acts of Resistance: Canada is on Fire

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms_andreajoy Corrin Yewchuk is a Vancouver volunteer coordinator with 350 Canada, an organization that describes itself as “a people-powered movement for climate action”

  • Columns Columns June 7, 2021
    background and context for the palestine isreal conflict and how to help

    June 7, 2021

    Acts of Resistance: Background and context for the Palestine-Israel Conflict, and how to help

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms_andreajoy A roundup of links and resources to help understand what is happening in Palestine and what you can do about it

  • Columns Columns March 4, 2021
    fight capitalism and buy nothing

    March 4, 2021

    Acts of Resistance: Fight Capitalism and Buy Nothing

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy The pandemic has brought us a spike in capitalism, but the Buy Nothing Project has a solution

  • Columns Columns February 4, 2021
    2020 revisited

    February 4, 2021

    Acts of Resistance: 2020 Revisited

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy When it comes to Acts of Resistance, there was a lot to fight for in 2020. We look back on some of the…

  • Columns Columns December 4, 2020
    vancouver fights climate change locally

    December 4, 2020

    Acts of Resistance: Vancouver Fights Climate Change Locally

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy Vancouver City Council has approved an ambitious Climate Emergency Action Plan that may help make the city carbon neutral by 2050

  • Columns Columns November 2, 2020
    that dreadful election

    November 2, 2020

    Resistance Roundup: That dreadful election

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy If you have the ability to vote, wherever you are, do that. For everyone else, here's your required resistance reading and action items

  • Columns Columns October 6, 2020
    land claims roundup

    October 6, 2020

    Acts of Resistance: Land Claims Roundup

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy Two major Indigenous treaty rights conflicts come to a head in "Canada"

  • Columns Columns September 4, 2020
    motion 46 proposes guaranteed livable income for canadians

    September 4, 2020

    Acts of Resistance: Motion 46 proposes Guaranteed Livable Income for Canadians

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    If there was ever a time Canada was primed to institute a guaranteed basic liveable income, this could be it. After all, as of August 23, Service…

  • Columns Columns August 7, 2020
    bill 22s amendment to the mental health act

    August 7, 2020

    Acts of Resistance: Bill 22’s amendment to the Mental Health Act

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy Last month, BC’s Minister of Mental Health, Judy Darcy, introduced Bill 22, an amendment to the Mental Health Act that allows doctors to…

  • Columns Columns July 9, 2020
    grace club

    July 9, 2020

    Acts of Resistance: Grace Club

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Joy @ms.andreajoy Grace Club: a curated series of events about everything from decolonized practices to sex to embracing anger and mental health

  • Columns Columns May 7, 2020
    wish drop in centre supports sex workers in the time of covid

    May 7, 2020

    Acts of Resistance: WISH Drop-In Centre Supports Sex Workers in the Time of COVID

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy Since COVID-19 struck, WISH saw an almost instant shift in their work and that of the women they support

  • Columns Columns April 3, 2020
    keeping resistance alive in the time of covid

    April 3, 2020

    Acts of Resistance: Keeping Resistance Alive in the time of COVID

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy We touched base with some of the powerhouse women that have been featured in this column over the past year to see how…

  • Columns Columns March 11, 2020
    fat girls hiking

    March 11, 2020

    Acts of Resistance: Fat Girls Hiking

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy With the motto “trails not scales," Fat Girls Hiking resists diet culture and a narrow, patriarchal view of who belongs in the outdoors…

  • Columns Columns February 5, 2020
    latinx theatre artists fight for visibility

    February 5, 2020

    Acts of Resistance: Latinx Theatre Artists Fight for Visibility

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy This month, we do a case study on the Canadian Latinx Theatre Artist Coalition, and how they've created community-based resistance

  • Columns Columns January 24, 2020
    decolonizing practices

    January 24, 2020

    Acts of Resistance: Decolonizing Practices

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy Can a board game be an act of resistance? Squamish artist and educator Ta7talíya Michelle Nahanee uses them as a decolonizing practice

  • Columns Columns December 4, 2019
    drinking clean water

    December 4, 2019

    Acts of Resistance: Clean Drinking Water

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy It’s been a couple of months since the federal election, and the issue of safe drinking water on First Nations reserves has gone…

  • Columns Columns November 7, 2019
    indigenous youth take on govt of canada

    November 7, 2019

    Acts of Resistance: Indigenous youth take on gov’t of Canada

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy Fifteen teens are suing the Canadian government for specific damages caused by inaction on climate change

  • News News October 8, 2019
    elections 2019

    October 8, 2019

    Acts of resistance: Elections 2019

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy How do you approach your one and only chance to express your democratic rights when there’s so much to take into account?

  • Feature Feature September 5, 2019
    extinction rebellion

    September 5, 2019

    Acts of Resistance: Extinction Rebellion

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms_andreajoy Extinction Rebellion is an international, citizen-led movement using non-violent civil disobedience to fight the climate crisis

  • Columns Columns April 2, 2019
    resistance roundup vol 24

    April 2, 2019

    Resistance roundup: Vol. 24

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items and take it down,…

  • Columns Columns January 31, 2019
    resistance roundup vol 22

    January 31, 2019

    Resistance roundup: Vol. 22

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

  • Columns Columns January 8, 2019
    resistance roundup vol 21

    January 8, 2019

    Resistance roundup: Volume 21

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

  • Columns Columns December 6, 2018
    resistance roundup vol 21 2

    December 6, 2018

    Resistance roundup: Volume 21

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy A monthly round-up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items and…

  • Culture Culture October 30, 2018
    resistance roundup 20

    October 30, 2018

    Resistance Roundup: Volume 20

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By  Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy A monthly round-up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items and…

  • Columns Columns October 1, 2018
    resistance roundup vol 19

    October 1, 2018

    Resistance Roundup: Volume 19

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

  • Columns Columns August 31, 2018
    resistance roundup vol 18

    August 31, 2018

    Resistance Roundup: Volume 18

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

  • Columns Columns August 1, 2018
    resistance roundup vol 17

    August 1, 2018

    Resistance Roundup: Volume 17

    By Andrea Javor | @mystic_sandwich

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items

  • Columns Columns June 20, 2018
    how we can help separated families

    June 20, 2018

    Resistance Roundup: How we can help separated families

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy There are plenty of charities on the ground working hard to protect and support these families, here are a few that accept international donations

  • Columns Columns June 13, 2018
    resistance roundup vol 16

    June 13, 2018

    Resistance Roundup: Volume 16

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items.

  • Columns Columns May 1, 2018
    resistance roundup vol 15

    May 1, 2018

    Resistance Roundup: Volume 15

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @ms_andreajoy A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

  • Columns Columns March 12, 2018
    resistance roundup vol 13

    March 12, 2018

    Resistance Roundup: Volume 13

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

  • Columns Columns February 1, 2018
    resistance roundup vol 12

    February 1, 2018

    Resistance Roundup Volume: 12

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items and…

  • Columns Columns October 2, 2017
    resistance roundup volume 8

    October 2, 2017

    Resistance Roundup: Volume Eight

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

  • Columns Columns August 17, 2017
    resistance roundup volume 7

    August 17, 2017

    Resistance Roundup: Volume Seven

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items and…

  • Columns Columns August 5, 2017
    resistance roundup volume 6

    August 5, 2017

    Resistance Roundup: Volume Six

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

  • Columns Columns July 12, 2017
    resistance roundup vol 5

    July 12, 2017

    Resistance Roundup: Volume Five

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

  • Columns Columns May 30, 2017
    drinking clean water

    May 30, 2017

    Resistance Roundup: Volume four

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

  • Columns Columns May 1, 2017
    March For Science Protest Planet Earth Day Science

    May 1, 2017

    Resistance Roundup: Volume Three

    By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

    By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

  • Columns Columns April 4, 2017
    resistance

    April 4, 2017

    Resistance Roundup: Volume two

    By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

  • Columns Columns March 1, 2017
    RESISTANCE

    March 1, 2017

    Resistance Roundup: Volume One

    By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua Every month I’ll share my Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items

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