Prof. David Tindall: Anti-vax protest or insurrection? Making sense of the ‘freedom convoy’ protest
Prof. David Tindall notes that in comparison to other protests in Canada where Indigenous groups were subject to military-style policing, videos circulating of the “freedom convoy” showed RCMP hugging and shaking hands with protestors at the border in Alberta.
Prof. David Tindall spoke to CBC’s Stephen Quinn on CBC Early Edition on police responses to social movements
Prof. David Tindall spoke to CBC’s Stephen Quinn about police responses to social movements as responses to recent protests have puzzled Canadian populations.
Prof. Tindall speaks to Prince George Post on local communication’s team turn towards humorous social media as strategy to reach citizens.
Prof. Tindall discussed the recent turn towards humor by the City of Prince George’s communication team, speaking on the usefulness of social media to smaller actors and the role of humor in engaging target audiences: “Often the things that we remember are things that are funny, and that we maybe want to tell somebody else about.”
Prof. David Tindall publishes piece on climate change denial and COP-26 in The Conversation
Prof. David Tindall’s latest op-ed in The Conversation discusses both climate change denial at COP26 and pushback against the latter.
Prof. David Tindall publishes piece discussing the relationship between capitalism and climate change in the National Observer as COP-26 comes to an end
Professor David Tindall’s latest piece in the National Observer examines the relationship between our current capitalist system and climate change, closely looking at dueling socio political narratives on the topic.
Prof. David Tindall publishes op-ed on youth climate activism in the National Observer
Prof. David Tindall discusses youth involvement in climate change activism in his latest National Observer op-ed, arguing young activists will make the movement endure.
Prof. David Tindall publishes piece in the National Observer discussing climate justice amidst COP-26 conference
Prof. David Tindall’s latest piece for the National Observer discusses climate justice in the context of COP-26 and the summit’s negotiations, further commenting on the concept’s application in Canada.
Prof. David Tindall comments for CBC story on youth climate movement rallies at COP-26
Prof. David Tindall gave comments to CBC on a piece discussing the youth rallies that have been taking place at the COP-26 Conference in Glasgow to demand nations do more to fight climate change. He described the youth climate change movement as “one of the most successful social movements of the past decade” and commented on Canada’s contradictory position within the fight against climate change.
Prof. David Tindall gives comments on the Fairy Creek protest for France24 story
Prof. David Tindall was asked to comment on a story regarding the Fairy Creek Protest by France 24, discussing the scale of the protest when compared to previous acts of civil disobedience.
Prof. David Tindall writes opinion piece on Canada’s performance on climate change for the National Observer
In the midst of COP26 in Glasgow, Professor David Tindall’s op-ed piece “Canada: climate hero or climate villain?” has been published in the National Observer. The piece discusses the mixed reviews given to the country’s performance in its fight against climate change.