Social Movements

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Mary Ann Shadd From: Making of Canada View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Koabel focuses on Mary Ann Shadd, examining mid-nineteenth-century Black migration to Canada’s West.	Greg Koabel	17	2025	$1.70 Add
From Neoliberalism and Decentralized Activism From: Take Back the Fight View Fernwood Publishing	The second chapter, Neoliberalism and Decentralized Activism, provides background on neoliberal economic policy and considers the role of it in the destruction of social movements via the ways it …	Nora Loreto	20	2020	$2.00 Add
From NEW! Ogle Gowan From: Making of Canada View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Koabel examines the Upper Canadian rebellions of 1837 and 1838, centring on Ogle Gowan and the Orange Order’s role in escalating sectarian conflict.	Greg Koabel	17	2025	$1.70 Add
From On All Fronts From: A People's History of Quebec View Baraka Books	This chapter explores Quebec and World War One, the great Depression, early discussions of Quebec Independence, and World War Two.	Jacques Lacoursière; Robin Philpot	16	2002	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Optimism of the Will There Is an Alternative From: Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada's Challenge View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter considers what is needed to counter neoliberalism and comments on the positive signs of the rise in union activity and the common cause of diverse grassroots movements in advocating …	Alex Himelfarb	22	2024	$2.20 Add
From Part 2: Organizing Thinking through History: Our Roles in the Labour Movement— Free Speech Fights From: Roles of Resistance View Between The Lines	This section presents a lesson plan centered on the Vancouver Free Speech Fight of 1912, designed to help students analyze strategies for building more effective social movements. It includes …	John-Henry Harter; Mark Leier	10	2024	$1.00 Add
From Part 2: Organizing On the Line: Pickets and Protests at Gainers From: Roles of Resistance View Between The Lines	This section presents a lesson plan using the historic context of the Gainers Strike in Alberta. Participants learn about organizing, strikes, picket lines, and the power of solidarity. It …	John-Henry Harter; Mark Leier	15	2024	$1.50 Add
From Part 2: Organizing Greenpeace, Class, and Sealing From: Roles of Resistance View Between The Lines	This section presents a lesson plan using Greanpeace Canada’s anti-stealing campaign to explore the historic divide between the labour and environmental movements. It includes required …	John-Henry Harter; Mark Leier	11	2024	$1.10 Add
From NEW! Part Three From: The Mantle of Struggle View Between The Lines	Part three describes Douglas’ life after his return to Dominica in 1976 and leading up to the general election in 2000. It explores his contributions to Domica’s political …	Irving Andre	76	2023	$7.60 Add
From NEW! Part Two From: The Mantle of Struggle View Between The Lines	Part two explores Douglas’ move to Canada to attend Sir George Williams University in Montreal during the 1960s. These chapters detail his life during this time; his civil rights activism …	Irving Andre	102	2023	$10.20 Add
From NEW! Polished Apples From: Seven Days in Halifax View Formac Publishing	In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of Day Five of Halifax’s 1970 "Encounter on Urban Environment," on sessions schools. He examines how Halifax school administrators …	Robert Ashe	7	2025	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Preface From: Seven Days in Halifax View Formac Publishing	In this preface, Ashe gives an overview of grassroots activism and municipal reform efforts in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He explains how activists, including those from the African Nova Scotian …	Robert Ashe	8	2025	$0.80 Add
From NEW! Protest’s Changing Contours, 1960–2000: Class Struggles and Indigenous Oppositions From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter provides an overview of the resistance to capitalism and its practices from Indigenous peoples, workers, students and others during the period 1960-2000. Palmer describes how 1960s …	Bryan D. Palmer	9	2026	$0.90 Add
From NEW! “Quo Vadis?” From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter traces the formation of the Brandon Union Group, a coalition of Italian-Canadian construction workers organizing for fair labour conditions in Toronto during the late 1950s and early …	Gilberto Fernandes	13	2026	$1.30 Add
Roles of Resistance Game Plans for Teachers and Troublemakers Between The Lines	This book outlines lesson plans on how to fight the power with people power. The thirteen lesson plans in this book created by John-Henry Harter and Mark Leier can be used independently or …	John-Henry Harter; Mark Leier	136	2024	View
From Section Five From: Beryl View Between The Lines	In this section the author describes Beryl’s later stages of life and her reflections on her work, her frustration with current government, and her legacy in the eyes of the public as well …	Dustin Galer	43	2023	$4.30 Add