ARP Books
@arpbooks.bsky.social
Activist press publishing literary and academic books for 29 years. Non-fiction, poetry, and fiction with an emphasis on critical leftist political analysis of contemporary issues. Based in Winnipeg on Treaty 1. arpbooks.org
Owen Schalk is the author of Canada in Afghanistan: A story of military, diplomatic, political and media failure, 2003-2023 (Lorimer Books, 2023) and the co-author with Yves Engler of Canada's Long Fight Against Democracy (Baraka Books, 2024).
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Owen Schalk is the author of Canada in Afghanistan: A story of military, diplomatic, political and media failure, 2003-2023 (Lorimer Books, 2023) and the co-author with Yves Engler of Canada's Long Fight Against Democracy (Baraka Books, 2024).
Schalk thus makes a compelling argument that NATO is driven by capitalist expansion, not peacekeeping or peacemaking, and that Canadians should oppose NATO and support their government's withdrawal from the devastating alliance.
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Schalk thus makes a compelling argument that NATO is driven by capitalist expansion, not peacekeeping or peacemaking, and that Canadians should oppose NATO and support their government's withdrawal from the devastating alliance.
5 central points: 1) NATO has always been an offensive alliance 2) the wars it wages are not just 3) its existence/expansion starkly raises the risk of world war 4) it undermines Canadian sovereignty 5) it diverts resources that can serve social & environmental needs to a US-owned arms industry
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
5 central points: 1) NATO has always been an offensive alliance 2) the wars it wages are not just 3) its existence/expansion starkly raises the risk of world war 4) it undermines Canadian sovereignty 5) it diverts resources that can serve social & environmental needs to a US-owned arms industry
Schalk's accessibly written book disrupts the popular perception of NATO in the West-that it is a defensive and benign collective security organization-and explores why this perception is a myth.
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Schalk's accessibly written book disrupts the popular perception of NATO in the West-that it is a defensive and benign collective security organization-and explores why this perception is a myth.
A founding member of NATO, Canada has contributed to this global militarization by increasing its military spending massively since the end of the Cold War, and capitulating to US pressure to commit an unprecedented proportion of its own GDP to militarization and war.
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A founding member of NATO, Canada has contributed to this global militarization by increasing its military spending massively since the end of the Cold War, and capitulating to US pressure to commit an unprecedented proportion of its own GDP to militarization and war.
Building from the backdrop of global tensions and wars, including conflicts that have been stoked and intensified by the US and its allies, global military spending has reached record levels ($2.44 trillion in 2024), driven mostly by the same players: the US-driven NATO alliance.
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Building from the backdrop of global tensions and wars, including conflicts that have been stoked and intensified by the US and its allies, global military spending has reached record levels ($2.44 trillion in 2024), driven mostly by the same players: the US-driven NATO alliance.
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🪶 Islands of Decolonial Love by @biidaasamose.bsky.social (@arpbooks.bsky.social)
An unforgettable debut collection of short stories that weave together love, decolonization, and Indigenous resurgence.
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An unforgettable debut collection of short stories that weave together love, decolonization, and Indigenous resurgence.
alllitup.ca/books/island...
#lpg50 #canlit #alu #indigenousreads
August 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🪶 Islands of Decolonial Love by @biidaasamose.bsky.social (@arpbooks.bsky.social)
An unforgettable debut collection of short stories that weave together love, decolonization, and Indigenous resurgence.
alllitup.ca/books/island...
#lpg50 #canlit #alu #indigenousreads
An unforgettable debut collection of short stories that weave together love, decolonization, and Indigenous resurgence.
alllitup.ca/books/island...
#lpg50 #canlit #alu #indigenousreads
Navigating self-reflection and public appeal for survival, Al-Shaer's daybook is a work of dignity and intense introspection, as his poetic prose defies the spectacle of suffering, focusing on deep psychological states that vacillate through despair, numbness, and hope. arpbooks.org/product/a-ye...
A Year on the Abyss of Genocide - ARP Books
"Al Shaer’s chronicle creates visions of a future, by way of communicating his experience of daily genocide, but also by calling for and reaffirming the impactful ways in which solidarity can resound ...
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April 30, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Navigating self-reflection and public appeal for survival, Al-Shaer's daybook is a work of dignity and intense introspection, as his poetic prose defies the spectacle of suffering, focusing on deep psychological states that vacillate through despair, numbness, and hope. arpbooks.org/product/a-ye...