Emma Arkell

@emmaarkell

Journalist and member of @defactomedia.ca // formerly the Labour Reporter @pressprogress.ca // words and photos in Chatelaine, Jacobin, The Tyee, Xtra etc.

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Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· 8d

labour reporter layoff tour, Saturna dispatch

a display on a BC Ferry with primo Ginger Goodwin merch: a baseball cap and shirt with an illustrated portrait of Goodwin wearing a red scarf and the words "Ginger Goodwin, A Workers Friend, Cumberland B.C." under it. the hat and shirt are surrounded by black and white photos. Goodwin was a coal miner and trade unionist who was killed by a cop, his death sparked the first general strike in Canada

my hand holding a can of rosé from Sage Hayward Vinyards, the description on the back refers to rosé as the "wine of the workers," in this case, French farmhands

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· 18d

post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam or alice in chains

the cover of Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Jul 11

made the mistake of summoning the unsettling whatsapp beaver emoji again

the whatsapp beaver emoji, which has weird little beady eyes, a fade in his coat that makes him look kind of hairless in spots, a hunchback and an awkwardly shaped face

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Jul 11

me catching the very end of Rambo III

leonardo dicaprio pointing at the tv meme

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Jul 7

Lots of support for the nurses from allied unions — there are flags from the BCGEU, HEU, HSA — as well as passing drivers.

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Jul 7

I'm at the BC Nurses' Union picket line in front of Vancouver General Hospital. Nurses across the province are currently engaged in a work-to-rule strike, refusing overtime and non-nursing duties. @pressprogress.ca

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Jun 20

I accidentally took kind of an intense video of hobbes

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· May 10

UNCANNY

a young Ray Wise in a black and white photo, their hair is cut very short, they're smiling slightly, and wearing a checkered blazer over a white button up with a tie.

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Apr 4

this card was in the copy of Ray of Light I picked up today. what is it for??

a piece of white cardstock with the track listing from Madonna's Ray of Light printed on it. at the top is text that reads TRACK NO. NEXT TWO DIGITS with an arrow pointing down to the track list. Next to that is a square cut out of the cardstock, and to the right of the box is the text DISCO NO. FIRST TWO DIGITS. a Ray of Light CD is under the card, Madonna's eye is peeping out of the square hole. a green purse is under the CD.

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Mar 30

a visit to the crow roost at the beginning of nesting season

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Mar 14

GO BIRDS!

a photo of a Vancouver Goldeneyes PWHL game taken from the stands, on the jumbotron is a photo of Sophie Jaques who scored the Goldeneyes second goal of the game

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Jan 30

Hundreds of people out in rainy Vancouver to protest Hootsuite's contract with ICE, BC Greens leader Emily Lowen taking the stage (apologies for the video quality on my potato of a phone)

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Jan 30

the crowd has grown to a couple hundred people with more arriving all the time, lots of honking from passing cars

a crowd standing in the rain on either side of the street in front of the Hootsuite HQ

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Jan 30

there is, of course, a frog here

a person in an inflatable frog costume stands in a crowd in the rain

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Jan 30

A very determined crowd gathering in the pouring rain outside Hootsuite HQ in Vancouver for a Hootsuite Out of ICE protest

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Jan 22

just one sniff of that fog and you're in! side! out!

a photo of Granville Bridge taken from Granville Island on a very foggy day. A brick road and out of commission railway tracks lead to Granville Bidge, which is hazy in the background. Cars are parked in the street, and a shipping container sits on the left side of the image.

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Dec 24

Luther the cineaste

a black cat sits on a table in front of a TV showing Lawrence of Arabia. the TV is sitting atop a shelf of records, in front of which is a green and purple cat tube. there are christmas decorations in the foreground.

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Nov 29

two wolves etc

a DVD of Young Frankenstein and a copy of One Hundred Years of Socialism by Donald Sassoon

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Nov 1

Happy Halloween from my first attempt at a Jadzia Dax costume

me in my Jadzia Dax costume complete with spots, handmade Starfleet uniform and combadge that was 3d printed by my neighbour.

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Oct 23

guys you'll never guess who I ran into on my way here — the harbinger of my impending doom!

a reaper with a skeleton body that has an ominous blue glow to it stands in someone's front yard. they're holding a large scythe.

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Oct 7

grateful for Scott Thompson's cameo as a hedonistic alien ambassador for taking the edge off a Voyager episode that otherwise hit a bit too close to home rn 🥲

Scott Thompson in a cameo as ambassador Tomim on an episode of Voyager. He's got a large, bulbous forehead and an aggressively receding hairline. he's smiling a bit and looking offscreen while saying "[Voyager] promotes a more stimulating environment."

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Sep 1

it's on the front page right under Kim Kelly's article!! 🥲

a screenshot of the front page of the In These Times website, under a section titled Labor Day Reads is an article by Kim Kelly, followed by my article, and then one by Bill Fletcher Jr.

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Aug 19

I was going to head home to upload photos and interviews but the dinosaurs showed up

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Aug 18

MP for Vancouver East Jenny Kwan showed up

Jenny Kwan speaking on the YVR picket line

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Aug 18

The YVR picket line is fired up after the bargaining committee call

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Aug 18

Here's the moment after CUPE Air Canada Component president Wesley Lesosky announced that negotiations have resumed with Air Canada

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Aug 18

All quiet on the YVR picket as members listen in on a zoom call with the CUPE Air Canada Component bargaining committee @pressprogress.ca

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Aug 18

I'm at Vancouver Airport where CUPE's Air Canada Component is picketing. Air Canada flight attendants are still on strike, defying a back-to-work order from the federal government.

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Aug 11

heat wave in the pacific northwest

four spidermen pointing at each other meme: depression, anxiety, heat sensitivity, meds that increase heat sensitivity

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell· Aug 6

The Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years is off to a strong start