Fernwood Publishing

22/03/2025

the authors of Solidary Beyond Bars, Asaf Rashid and Jordan House will be speaking at this year's Proulx Roundtable about the prison labour in Canada. For more information visit:
https://www.mcgill.ca/fortier-chair/channels/event/annual-proulx-roundtable-2025-made-canadian-prisons-urgent-discussion-about-prison-labour-canada-363980

21/03/2025

Hey, Montreal catch us at this year's Left Wing Book Sale. Come say hello and pick up some of our new releases.

19/03/2025

Join Tim Hayslip and Murray Smith for the launch of their new book Thinking Systematics: Critical-Dialectical Reasoning for a Perilous Age and a Case for Socialism. They will be joined in conversation with Jonah Butovsky.

For more information visit: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/events/view/critical-dialectical-reasoning-for-a-perilous-age-thinking-systematics-book

18/03/2025

Dispatches from the Threshold: Tenant Power in Times of Crisis edited Rae Baker and Alexander Ferrer is now available.

Pick up a your local indie bookstore or directly from us at:
https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/dispatches-from-the-threshold

17/03/2025

Author David Camfield was interviewed about his forthcoming book "Red Flags: A Reckoning with Communism for the Future of the Left" by Saima Desai. For folks interested in nuanced discussions about the central dispute within the revolutionary left you will want to check this insightful interview out.

Harbinger Media Network
Briarpatch Magazine
Between the Lines

Red Flags: A Reckoning with Communism for the Future of the Left, w/ David Camfield . . . Host as guest! Guest host Saima Desai interviews David about his new book, Red Flags. . . If you listen to the

11/03/2025

Interrupting Innovation: Centring the Social, edited by Melanie Panitch, Samantha Wehbi and Jessica Pimentel Machado, is now available.

Pick up your copy at:
https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/interrupting-innovation

11/03/2025

Where the Jasmine Blooms by Zeina Sleiman is set to release in the coming weeks. In anticipation we are giving away eBook copies to readers in the US.

The giveaway will run until March 31st.

For more information and to register visit: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/408490-where-the-jasmine-blooms

10/03/2025

Join us for the book launch panel of Interrupting Innovation: Centring the Social featuring the collections co-authors Melanie Panitch, Jessica Pimentel Machado and Samantha Webhi.

For more information about the event:
https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/events/view/interrupting-innovation-book-launch

To register visit:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1150427866820610

05/03/2025

"Believing that only Western powers are imperialist fits with the outlook that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend,” which appeals to some supporters of Palestine. That outlook leads people to bad places. One such place is refusing solidarity with or even empathy for people who’re oppressed by states whose rulers clash with the United States. Instead, we should side with oppressed people everywhere without politically supporting either Western powers or governments in conflict with them.

Take the case of Ukraine. It’s reasonable to point to the hypocrisy of Western governments that oppose Russia’s war and occupation in Ukraine while backing Israel to the hilt. There’s also nothing wrong with questioning uncritical portrayals of the Ukrainian government, which is neoliberal, pro-NATO, and pro-Israel. Or with opposing how Western governments are using Russia’s war to justify higher military spending. Or with criticizing how the U.S. has used the war to try to weaken Russia.

But none of this should get in the way of taking sides: we should be in unconditional solidarity with Ukrainian resistance to Russian imperialism, as with all resistance to imperialism. As one slogan puts it, “From Ukraine to Palestine, Occupation is a Crime!” In both cases – as in all struggles against injustice – we can be in solidarity with the oppressed without endorsing the political forces that lead them." - David Camfield

Solidarity with the people, not with their governments

05/03/2025

https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/against-imperialism-without-exception

From the article:

"Believing that only Western powers are imperialist fits with the outlook that 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend,' which appeals to some supporters of Palestine. That outlook leads people to bad places. One such place is refusing solidarity with or even empathy for people who’re oppressed by states whose rulers clash with the United States. Instead, we should side with oppressed people everywhere without politically supporting either Western powers or governments in conflict with them.

Take the case of Ukraine. It’s reasonable to point to the hypocrisy of Western governments that oppose Russia’s war and occupation in Ukraine while backing Israel to the hilt. There’s also nothing wrong with questioning uncritical portrayals of the Ukrainian government, which is neoliberal, pro-NATO, and pro-Israel. Or with opposing how Western governments are using Russia’s war to justify higher military spending. Or with criticizing how the U.S. has used the war to try to weaken Russia.

But none of this should get in the way of taking sides: we should be in unconditional solidarity with Ukrainian resistance to Russian imperialism, as with all resistance to imperialism. As one slogan puts it, “From Ukraine to Palestine, Occupation is a Crime!” In both cases – as in all struggles against injustice – we can be in solidarity with the oppressed without endorsing the political forces that lead them."

Solidarity with the people, not with their governments

04/03/2025

The audio book for Hot Mess: Mothering Through a Code Red Climate Emergency by Sarah Marie Wiebe is now available!

Stream it on Libro.fm, Audible, Spotify or wherever you can find audio books.
https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781773637754-hot-mess

03/03/2025

With one month until the release of Born Sacred: Poems for Palestine by Smokii Sumac, indigenous artists from across Turtle Island are reading selections from the collection. This poem " #54" is read by Metis poet Christi Belcourt.

Born Sacred is a collection that exists to express solidarity between indigenous people on Turtle Island and Palestinians. Born Sacred is also an archive of grief that reminds us to remember the days of the genocide and how it felt to learn of the horror. Born Sacred is a testment to life beyond genocide, the power of poetry and the a memorial to the martyred poets of Palestine.

To learn more about the book please vist: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/born-sacred

02/03/2025

With governments at home and abroad retracting their responsibility to public health, understanding the politics behind health and health care has never been more important.

Join Arnel Borras for the launch of Health and Health Care Inequities: A Critical Political Economy Perspective on March 12th at the Rankin School of Nursing.

Join virtually on Microsoft Teams:
Meeting ID: 237 369 593 95
Passcode: 6Fx6gh79

For more details go to:
https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/events/view/health-and-health-care-inequities-antigonish-book-launch

25/02/2025

Health and Health Care Inequities: A Critical Political Economy Perspective by Arnel M. Borras is now available.

Health and Health Care Inequities is a political economy of the state of public health and health care, that argues that capitalism, colonialism, racism, and sexism, are the fundamental drivers of health inequities.

To pick up a copy visit: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/health-and-health-care-inequities

24/02/2025

https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/free-yves-engler

Those who stand up for just social and economic causes have long faced repression by the Canadian state. In this moment, the struggle for Palestinian liberation is the most unifying cause for people who want to build a better world. For this reason, it is no surprise that anti-genocide activists lik...

21/02/2025

Liberation Dialogues: Decolonization, Reparations and New Worldmaking - A conversation with Professor Mireille Fanon Mendès-France

7pm, Thursday, February 27
Room 1011, Kenneth Rowe Building
6100 University Ave, Halifax, Canada

Mireille Fanon Mendes-Frances is the daughter of the legendary Frantz Fanon, who left an indelible legacy as a leading voice and theorist in anti-colonial struggles. His works like The Wretched of the Earth and Black Skins, White Masks not only provide a profound analysis of colonialism, dehumanization, and the necessity of transformative resistance, but continue to be read widely today. As director of the Frantz Fanon Foundation and professor at Paris Descartes University, Professor Fanon Mendes-Frances has made her own profound insights into decolonization, human rights, reparations and is a globally respected voice in critical discourse on justice and liberation. She has served as a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley, where she taught international law and conflict resolution. Her professional experience includes working with UNESCO and the French National Assembly. Since 2011, she has been an expert for the United Nations Working Group on People of African Descent, serving as its president from 2014 to 2016.

Join us for this exciting event marking the 100th anniversary of Frantz Fanon's birth.

This is a free event is organized and sponsored by the Black and African Diaspora Studies Program & International Development Studies at Dalhousie University.

https://events.dal.ca/arts-social-sciences/event/4186-liberation-dialogues-decolonization-reparations?fbclid=IwY2xjawIi2h1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYSBAshU3zen2q_wSCtQIDzXTRdkKd9AN9M7qIbnefXiTOyiKL0wHvuV_g_aem_nvgQ4u2vpRJCUo9HRnq3nw

A conversation with Professor Mireille Fanon Mendès-France

13/02/2025

Against the People: How Ford Nation is Dismantling Ontario edited by Bryan Evans and Carlo Fanelli is available now.

Pick up your copy today: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/against-the-people

To learn more about the book visit:
https://carlofanelli.org/against-the-people-how-ford-nation-is-dismantling-ontario/