Beyond Extraction
@beyondextraction.bsky.social
Scholar-activist collective researching and resisting extraction within and beyond academia. #DisruptPDAC
https://www.beyondextraction.ca/mine-o-polis
https://www.beyondextraction.ca/mine-o-polis
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Did you know? Our critical colouring book about resource extraction is now available in Eastern Ojibwe, Inuktitut, and Plains Cree Nēhiyawēwin! Find free versions of the books on our website and don't forget to tag us in your creations!
www.beyondextraction.ca/what-it-takes
www.beyondextraction.ca/what-it-takes
Did you know? Our critical colouring book about resource extraction is now available in Eastern Ojibwe, Inuktitut, and Plains Cree Nēhiyawēwin! Find free versions of the books on our website and don't forget to tag us in your creations!
www.beyondextraction.ca/what-it-takes
www.beyondextraction.ca/what-it-takes
September 18, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Did you know? Our critical colouring book about resource extraction is now available in Eastern Ojibwe, Inuktitut, and Plains Cree Nēhiyawēwin! Find free versions of the books on our website and don't forget to tag us in your creations!
www.beyondextraction.ca/what-it-takes
www.beyondextraction.ca/what-it-takes
Can play and design be reoriented towards anti-extractive futures? We developed a new, alternative board game to do just that! 1/3 (Photos courtesy of Garry Tutte)
April 23, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Can play and design be reoriented towards anti-extractive futures? We developed a new, alternative board game to do just that! 1/3 (Photos courtesy of Garry Tutte)
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Western Canada is racing to become a “global hub” for "critical minerals"—but safeguards aren’t keeping pace.
In our op-ed, we outline the risks and what must change: stronger regulations, transparency, and real investment in recycling and circular systems.
Read the full op-ed: bit.ly/3Q6gRUE
In our op-ed, we outline the risks and what must change: stronger regulations, transparency, and real investment in recycling and circular systems.
Read the full op-ed: bit.ly/3Q6gRUE
April 14, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Western Canada is racing to become a “global hub” for "critical minerals"—but safeguards aren’t keeping pace.
In our op-ed, we outline the risks and what must change: stronger regulations, transparency, and real investment in recycling and circular systems.
Read the full op-ed: bit.ly/3Q6gRUE
In our op-ed, we outline the risks and what must change: stronger regulations, transparency, and real investment in recycling and circular systems.
Read the full op-ed: bit.ly/3Q6gRUE
We had an amazing time playing MINE-O-POLIS at CONTACT Gallery yesterday--thank you to everyone who came out and for your invaluable feedback on the game. We look forward to finalizing it and making it available to all on our website 🎲
April 13, 2026 at 11:50 AM
We had an amazing time playing MINE-O-POLIS at CONTACT Gallery yesterday--thank you to everyone who came out and for your invaluable feedback on the game. We look forward to finalizing it and making it available to all on our website 🎲
Waitlist spots are now available!
Join us on April 12 at CONTACT Gallery in Toronto and be among the first to play-test our pilot game! Together, we'll explore how the city’s landmark institutions—from the Toronto Stock Exchange to banks and universities—sustain Canadian #extractivism. 2/3
April 11, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Waitlist spots are now available!
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🔍 SNEAK PEEK: preparing for our upcoming #Mineopolis board game workshop this Sunday at CONTACT Gallery! Looking forward to seeing everyone there (registration is currently full but please do sign up for our waitlist) www.eventbrite.com/e/mine-o-pol...
April 6, 2026 at 7:46 PM
🔍 SNEAK PEEK: preparing for our upcoming #Mineopolis board game workshop this Sunday at CONTACT Gallery! Looking forward to seeing everyone there (registration is currently full but please do sign up for our waitlist) www.eventbrite.com/e/mine-o-pol...
🔍 SNEAK PEEK: preparing for our upcoming #Mineopolis board game workshop this Sunday at CONTACT Gallery! Looking forward to seeing everyone there (registration is currently full but please do sign up for our waitlist) www.eventbrite.com/e/mine-o-pol...
April 6, 2026 at 7:46 PM
🔍 SNEAK PEEK: preparing for our upcoming #Mineopolis board game workshop this Sunday at CONTACT Gallery! Looking forward to seeing everyone there (registration is currently full but please do sign up for our waitlist) www.eventbrite.com/e/mine-o-pol...
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So corrupt. Remember when John Horgan retired and went straight to the board of Teck Coal? The NDP is run by corporations for their own interests. thenarwhal.ca/bc-teck-lobb...
April 4, 2026 at 10:27 PM
So corrupt. Remember when John Horgan retired and went straight to the board of Teck Coal? The NDP is run by corporations for their own interests. thenarwhal.ca/bc-teck-lobb...
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After four days at a mining conference with 27,000 people, @fatimabsyed.bsky.social breaks down the buzz around Ontario’s plan to fast-track mine approvals, and why some people still have questions. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-1p1p...
Inside Ontario’s push to speed up mining | The Narwhal
Ontario says its ‘one project, one process’ (1P1P) framework will speed mining approvals. Many First Nations leaders have questions
thenarwhal.ca
April 2, 2026 at 12:24 PM
After four days at a mining conference with 27,000 people, @fatimabsyed.bsky.social breaks down the buzz around Ontario’s plan to fast-track mine approvals, and why some people still have questions. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-1p1p...
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📰 In the news: B.C. government unveils plan to fast-track mine approvals. The new process could shorten environmental assessments for large projects under the Infrastructure Projects Act (Bill 15). 🧵(1/5)
March 26, 2026 at 8:32 PM
📰 In the news: B.C. government unveils plan to fast-track mine approvals. The new process could shorten environmental assessments for large projects under the Infrastructure Projects Act (Bill 15). 🧵(1/5)
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This infiltration & surveillance of Dene leaders in the 70s is shocking but not surprising. In our book, we highlight the role of the Dene Nation (then Indian Brotherhood) in fighting pollution of Yellowknife by Giant Mine arsenic emissions in this same period.
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
Why Mounties paid 5 informers to spy on Dene leaders: Inside a secret surveillance operation | CBC News
Dene leaders believe the RCMP Security Service in the 1970s broke into their office in Yellowknife, bugged it, stole and leaked material while aiming to discredit them via Operation Checkmate, a natio...
www.cbc.ca
March 26, 2026 at 10:35 AM
This infiltration & surveillance of Dene leaders in the 70s is shocking but not surprising. In our book, we highlight the role of the Dene Nation (then Indian Brotherhood) in fighting pollution of Yellowknife by Giant Mine arsenic emissions in this same period.
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
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📢 Call to Action: Tell the Government of Canada to respect the Xinka people's right to self-determination!
A House of Commons e-petition in support of the Xinka people's demands for the closure of the Canadian-owned Escobal mine is now live!
Sign the petition: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
A House of Commons e-petition in support of the Xinka people's demands for the closure of the Canadian-owned Escobal mine is now live!
Sign the petition: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
March 25, 2026 at 9:07 PM
📢 Call to Action: Tell the Government of Canada to respect the Xinka people's right to self-determination!
A House of Commons e-petition in support of the Xinka people's demands for the closure of the Canadian-owned Escobal mine is now live!
Sign the petition: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
A House of Commons e-petition in support of the Xinka people's demands for the closure of the Canadian-owned Escobal mine is now live!
Sign the petition: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Registration for this in-person event is now *at capacity* but we have opened a waitlist! Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/mine-o-pol...
March 23, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Registration for this in-person event is now *at capacity* but we have opened a waitlist! Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/mine-o-pol...
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"Australian Mining Billionaire Sues Canada for $2 Billion:
Gina Rinehart’s Northback demands feds pay for finding the Grassy Mountain project too toxic to proceed."
There should have NEVER been a possibility for this project to proceed in the Eastern Slopes to begin with
thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...
Gina Rinehart’s Northback demands feds pay for finding the Grassy Mountain project too toxic to proceed."
There should have NEVER been a possibility for this project to proceed in the Eastern Slopes to begin with
thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...
Australian Mining Billionaire Sues Canada for $2 Billion | The Tyee
Gina Rinehart’s Northback demands feds pay for finding the Grassy Mountain project too toxic to proceed.
thetyee.ca
March 20, 2026 at 4:10 PM
"Australian Mining Billionaire Sues Canada for $2 Billion:
Gina Rinehart’s Northback demands feds pay for finding the Grassy Mountain project too toxic to proceed."
There should have NEVER been a possibility for this project to proceed in the Eastern Slopes to begin with
thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...
Gina Rinehart’s Northback demands feds pay for finding the Grassy Mountain project too toxic to proceed."
There should have NEVER been a possibility for this project to proceed in the Eastern Slopes to begin with
thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...
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Stoked to be soft-launching this project next month with our talented @beyondextraction.bsky.social team. Help us spread the word or better yet, if you're in Toronto, join us!
🎲 We're excited to announce an upcoming #workshop to introduce our latest project: MINE-O-POLIS, an alternative #boardgame that invites players to explore #Toronto as a global capital of mining power. www.beyondextraction.ca/mine-o-polis 1/3
March 18, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Stoked to be soft-launching this project next month with our talented @beyondextraction.bsky.social team. Help us spread the word or better yet, if you're in Toronto, join us!
🎲 We're excited to announce an upcoming #workshop to introduce our latest project: MINE-O-POLIS, an alternative #boardgame that invites players to explore #Toronto as a global capital of mining power. www.beyondextraction.ca/mine-o-polis 1/3
March 18, 2026 at 6:39 PM
🎲 We're excited to announce an upcoming #workshop to introduce our latest project: MINE-O-POLIS, an alternative #boardgame that invites players to explore #Toronto as a global capital of mining power. www.beyondextraction.ca/mine-o-polis 1/3
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job
Climate Policy Analyst, full-time, The Atmospheric Fund, Toronto ON / Hybrid
csn-rec.ca/job-postings...
Climate Policy Analyst, full-time, The Atmospheric Fund, Toronto ON / Hybrid
csn-rec.ca/job-postings...
March 16, 2026 at 11:16 AM
job
Climate Policy Analyst, full-time, The Atmospheric Fund, Toronto ON / Hybrid
csn-rec.ca/job-postings...
Climate Policy Analyst, full-time, The Atmospheric Fund, Toronto ON / Hybrid
csn-rec.ca/job-postings...
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"Kinross did not respond to @thenarwhal.ca's detailed questions about how the fast-tracking designation would affect environmental oversight, including safeguards around water quality. The Ministry of Energy and Mines also did not respond…" @freegrassy.bsky.social
thenarwhal.ca/grassy-narro...
thenarwhal.ca/grassy-narro...
Ontario fast-tracks mine despite Grassy Narrows First Nation’s concerns | The Narwhal
Grassy Narrows First Nation has challenged a water permit for Kinross Gold’s Great Bear project, as well as the Ontario Mining Act
thenarwhal.ca
March 16, 2026 at 1:59 PM
"Kinross did not respond to @thenarwhal.ca's detailed questions about how the fast-tracking designation would affect environmental oversight, including safeguards around water quality. The Ministry of Energy and Mines also did not respond…" @freegrassy.bsky.social
thenarwhal.ca/grassy-narro...
thenarwhal.ca/grassy-narro...
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Check it! A new open access commentary article
I reflect on a resource extraction conference, which only supports the idea of total extractivism.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @beyondextraction.bsky.social
I reflect on a resource extraction conference, which only supports the idea of total extractivism.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @beyondextraction.bsky.social
March 10, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Check it! A new open access commentary article
I reflect on a resource extraction conference, which only supports the idea of total extractivism.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @beyondextraction.bsky.social
I reflect on a resource extraction conference, which only supports the idea of total extractivism.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @beyondextraction.bsky.social
Sunny day to protest #PDAC with @mininginjustice.bsky.social outside the Metro Toronto Convention Centre #NoToMining #MiningIsNotTheFuture
March 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Sunny day to protest #PDAC with @mininginjustice.bsky.social outside the Metro Toronto Convention Centre #NoToMining #MiningIsNotTheFuture
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Nous embauchons!! MiningWatch et @coalitionqmm.bsky.social cherchent une personne pour coordonner, administrer et développer la Coalition Québec meilleure mine!
Pour en savoir plus sur le poste: miningwatch.ca/fr/blog/2026...
Pour en savoir plus sur le poste: miningwatch.ca/fr/blog/2026...
📣 Offre d'emploi | Nous sommes à la recherche d'une personne coordonnatrice compétente pour administrer et développer la Coalition Québec meilleure mine!
Consultez l'offre pour tous les détails: quebecmeilleuremine.org/2026/02/25/o...
Consultez l'offre pour tous les détails: quebecmeilleuremine.org/2026/02/25/o...
February 25, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Nous embauchons!! MiningWatch et @coalitionqmm.bsky.social cherchent une personne pour coordonner, administrer et développer la Coalition Québec meilleure mine!
Pour en savoir plus sur le poste: miningwatch.ca/fr/blog/2026...
Pour en savoir plus sur le poste: miningwatch.ca/fr/blog/2026...
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BREAKING: Brazil Court Revives Belo Sun’s Controversial Amazon Gold Mine as Indigenous Communities File Misconduct Complaint
amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...
amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...
Brazil Court Revives Belo Sun’s Controversial Amazon Gold Mine as Indigenous Communities File Misconduct Complaint | Amazon Watch
“We are already suffering the impacts of the Belo Monte dam.. If another project of this scale comes, the Volta Grande will not withstand it.”
amazonwatch.org
February 25, 2026 at 8:41 PM
BREAKING: Brazil Court Revives Belo Sun’s Controversial Amazon Gold Mine as Indigenous Communities File Misconduct Complaint
amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...
amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...
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Fascinating look at the tangled legacies of colonialism.
DRC wants colonial-era geological surveys so a Bill Gates-backed mining/AI firm can digitize them. The Belgian museum won't release them as it's already doing so.
Trump II is now applying pressure as part of its resource grab.
No good guys.
DRC wants colonial-era geological surveys so a Bill Gates-backed mining/AI firm can digitize them. The Belgian museum won't release them as it's already doing so.
Trump II is now applying pressure as part of its resource grab.
No good guys.
Belgian museum caught in row over millions of DR Congo records
KoBold Metals and DR Congo are pushing a Brussels museum to release records that would help map valuable metals
giftarticle.ft.com
February 25, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Fascinating look at the tangled legacies of colonialism.
DRC wants colonial-era geological surveys so a Bill Gates-backed mining/AI firm can digitize them. The Belgian museum won't release them as it's already doing so.
Trump II is now applying pressure as part of its resource grab.
No good guys.
DRC wants colonial-era geological surveys so a Bill Gates-backed mining/AI firm can digitize them. The Belgian museum won't release them as it's already doing so.
Trump II is now applying pressure as part of its resource grab.
No good guys.
Getting #PDAC ready with @mininginjustice.bsky.social (MISN) at their teach-in and art build. Join MISN's #MiningIsNotTheFuture rally next Sunday, March 1 at 1pm at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre!
February 22, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Getting #PDAC ready with @mininginjustice.bsky.social (MISN) at their teach-in and art build. Join MISN's #MiningIsNotTheFuture rally next Sunday, March 1 at 1pm at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre!