New Publication – Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era A new book is out now by “Seals, Stigma and Survival” principal investigator Dr. Danita Burke titled "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" published by Routledge

Out now! New book by “Seals, Stigma and Survival” PI Danita Burke - "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" with @routledgebooks.bsky.social #survivingsealingstigma @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social

Archival Research at Laurier Archives, Wilfrid Laurier University Learn more about the archival research conducted at Laurier Archives on the environmental conservation movement in Canada, with a particular emphasis on Indigenous voices .and experiences with anti-sealing and anti-fur activism.

Research Recap: Archival research on anti-sealing/harvesting activism, #Greenpeace, #IFAW, impact on Northern Canadian economies and Canadian Indigenous communities and peoples at the Laurier Archives and Collections, Wilfrid Laurier University #SurvivingSealingStigma

Fact Sheet – Impact of the EU ban on seal products: 3 things you need to know… This is the first fact sheet on the impact of the EU ban on seal product imports and the legacy of anti-sealing activism for the project Seals, Stigma and Survival. The fact sheet is informed by interviews with sealers – Indigenous and non-Indigenous – across the Circumpolar North, as well as civil servants, diplomats and fisheries industry players and scientists.

Fact Sheet - Impact of the EU ban on seal products: 3 things you need to know… #survivingsealingstigma #EUsealproductban #InuitException #personaluseexemption #Arctic #subArctic #NorthAtlantic

Introducing Non-violence Many local communities and peoples directly impacted by anti-sealing activism in the Arctic and sub-Arctic report that their experiences with activists were (and continue to be) personally, culturally and professionally harmful, arguably amounting to cultural violence (Burke, 2023; Burke, 2021; Burke, 2020). But what does it mean to be non-violent? To get a better since of the complexity of the term “non-violence” in environmental and animal rights activism, …

Seals, Stigma and Survival introduces the philosophy of non-violence addressing the questions: (1) What is non-violence philosophy?; (2) Why does non-violence matter in anti-sealing activism?; and (3) Who claims to adhere to non-violence? #SurvivingSealingStigma #NordicArcticProgramme

An Interview with Documentary Filmmaker Anne Troake Read the Arctic journal’s InfoNorth series interview ( with Anne Troake, a Newfoundland filmmaker and artist whose work helps represent those stigmatized, silenced and harmed by anti-sealing …

Check out the @danitaburke.bsky.social @cwswarstudies.bsky.social interview #InfoNorth with NL documentarian Anne Troake and her work on highlighting anti-sealing activism harms #survivingsealingstigma @fishingforsuccess.bsky.social @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social survivingsealingstigma.com?p=143

Interview: “Reflecting on the Seal Hunt and the Anti-Sealing Movement – A Conversation with former President of the Canadian Sealers Association James Winter” Hear from Jim Winter, former CBC journalist who covered the anti-sealing protests from on the ice in 1977 and 1978, going on to become the founding president of Canadian Sealers Association.

Interview with Jim Winter, retired CBC journalist and former president of the Canadian Sealers Association; learn more about the history of anti-sealing activism and the profound impact it is having on rural and coastal communities #researchrecap #survivingsealingstigma

Comments provided to the “Trade in seal products – fitness check of EU rules” 2024 public consultations (Denmark) This piece highlights comments from Danish-based contributors to the EU 2024 public consultation on the fitness of its seal ban regulation, as well as noting the omission of feedback from contributors from Norway and Greenland, and the targeting of the traditional Faroese grindadráp/pilot whale hunt by anti-sealing advocates

Our latest piece highlights Danish-based feedback to the EU 2024 public consultation on the fitness of its seal ban regulation #Denmark #survivingsealingstigma #NAPA #NordicArcticProgramme

Introducing Stigma To first get into an exploration of the stigma associated with sealing, seal hunters and sealing products in the European Union, Seals, Stigma and Survival must ground the discussion in the literature on stigma. The following is an introduction to stigma, briefly addressing the questions: (1) what is stigma?; (2) why does stigma matter?; and (3) how is stigma acquired?

Seals, Stigma and Survival draws on the literature on #stigma. The following is an introduction to stigma, briefly addressing the questions: (1) what is stigma?; (2) why does stigma matter?; and (3) how is stigma acquired? #survivingsealingstigma #NordicArcticProgramme #NAPA

Comments provided to the “Trade in seal products – fitness check of EU rules” 2024 public consultations (Finland) This piece highlights comments from Finnish-based contributors to the EU 2024 public consultation on the fitness of its seal ban regulation, focusing on contributors who expressed support for a review and amendment of the EUs seal product ban.

Seals, Stigma and Survival's new piece highlights Finnish-based contributors to the #EU 2024 public consultation on the fitness of its seal ban regulation, focusing on contributors who expressed support for a review and amendment of the EUs seal product ban #Finland #survivingsealingstigma

Resources to learn more about seals and sealing Seals, Stigma and Survival focuses on four areas in the Circumpolar North: Greenland, Finland, Norway and Canada. Here you can find numerous publicly available sources on the history of sealing and its cultural and economic importance for different cultures and communities across the Arctic and sub-Arctic. This page will be updated throughout the project.

Here you can find numerous publicly available sources on the history of sealing and its cultural and economic importance for different cultures and communities across the Arctic & sub-Arctic. This page will be updated throughout the project #survivingsealingstigma

Our website is now live! Visit survivingsealingstigma.com to learn about the Nordic Arctic Programme/NAPA supported project "Seals, Stigma and Survival" (Start March 1st) & find updates on the project, info on our team & more #survivingsealingstigma @helenagonz.bsky.social @danitaburke.bsky.social