Working toward environmentally just, post-carbon futures

About

Isaac Thornley

I am a communications specialist and PhD student interested in building an environmentally just, post-carbon future in Canada and beyond. My professional experience has centered around communications, research, content management, and design work in the nonprofit sector. I have worked for organizations that support families affected by mental illness, provide housing for homeless and street-involved people, and advocate for poverty reduction policies and affordable housing.

My academic research looks at Canadian environmental politics from a psychoanalytic Marxist perspective, specifically the intersections of fossil capitalism, settler colonialism, and climate change. My current project situates the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion within the broader context of Canadian history and political economy with a view to imagining alternative futures.

Let's work together.

I am interested in leveraging my skills in writing, research, communications, and design to assist organizations and communities fighting for environmental justice.

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Communications

With a blend of technical expertise and creative ability, I can help your organization design campaigns and develop messaging that raises your profile and builds new relationships.

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Writing

Good writing begins with care for one's audience. I know how to distill complex information into clear language and use storytelling to connect with people across a diverse range of experiences.

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Research

We live in a time of large-scale, complex social and environmental problems. I draw from psychoanalytic, historical, and political-economic approaches to address climate change and environmental injustice.

Sharing Ideas and Resources

I am steadily building up a list of resources from a number of organizations and communities in the environmental justice, Indigenous sovereignty, and labour movements. These resources contain a mix of reports, fact-sheets, websites, news articles, and academic writing.

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