Protests over old-growth logging on Vancouver Island have sparked change, expert says
Professor Dr. David Tindall spoke to The Canadian Press about how Fairy Creek old-growth logging protests have spurred some short-changes, like temporarily deferring old-growth logging across in certain areas.
Fairy Creek is set to become the largest act of civil disobedience in Canada’s history
Dr. David Tindall talked to The Narwhal about how the protests at Fairy Creek are set to be one of the biggest acts of civil disobedience in Canadian history.
100 celebrities leverage star power in fight to save B.C.’s old-growth forests
Securing celebrities or prominent individuals to advertise or increase support for a social or environmental cause is a long-standing practice, UBC Sociology Prof. David Tindall says in Canada’s National Observer.
Securing celebrity support a long-standing practice for environmentalists says Prof. David Tindall
Rather than actually exerting pressure on politicians, the celebrity effect is mostly used to grow the base of people who might care about an issue, said Tindall, who researches social conflict around environmental issues.
Why people are risking arrest to join old-growth logging protests on Vancouver Island
UBC Sociology Professor David Tindall writes on how current protests over old-growth logging resemble the “War in the Woods” protests in 1993, which was the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history.
Prof. David Tindall talked to CityNews about anti-mask protests in Alberta
Anti-mask movement is stronger in Alberta than in other provinces. Prof. David Tindall says anti-mask movement tends to come from the extreme right or the extreme left and from the same people who are skeptical about climate change.
Prof. David Tindall thinks youth climate movement will come back strong post COVID-19
With physical distancing measures in place across much of the world, the youth climate protests stopped and temporarily lost momentum. UBC Sociology Prof. David Tindall thinks the youth climate movement is resilient and will bounce back after COVID-19.
Prof David Tindall on Public Opinion and Indigenous Rights
British Columbians mostly support construction of the $6.6 billion Coastal GasLink pipeline and do not believe roadblocks, rail blockades and other disruptions are acceptable ways to show opposition to it, according to a poll. The online poll by Leger, conducted for Postmedia, suggests that 57 per cent of British Columbians strongly or somewhat support construction […]
