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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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Basic Income For CanadiansFrom the Covid-19 Emergency to Financial Security for All |
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of providing a basic income to everyone in Canada who needs it was already gaining broad support. Then, in response to a crisis that threatened to put … | Evelyn L. Forget | 258 | 2020 | View |
Breaking the Word BarrierStories of Adults Learning to Read |
In this compelling collection of first-person stories, adults who have made outstanding achievements in adult literacy were paired with writers to tell of their transition to reading. These are … | Angela Ranson; Marilyn Lerch | 128 | 2009 | View |
Building a Better World Third EditionAn Introduction to the Labour Movement in Canada |
This third edition of Building a Better World offers a comprehensive introductory overview of Canada’s labour movement. The book includes an analysis of why workers form unions; assesses … | Errol Black; Jim Silver; Larry Savage; Stephanie Ross | 232 | 2015 | View |
NEW! Class ActionHow Ontario's Elementary Teachers Became a Political Force |
In this inspiring history of a union, labour historian Andy Hanson delves deep into the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) and how it evolved from two deeply divided unions … | Andy Hanson | 276 | 2021 | View |
Farm the CityA Toolkit for Setting up a Successful Urban Farm |
Urban farming has the power to change diets, economies, and lives. Yet starting an urban farm can seem daunting with skills and knowledge that extend beyond growing to include marketing, sales, … | Michael Ableman | 130 | 2020 | View |
Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract |
A cultural planner's immodest proposal: change how we think about children and we just might change the world. We live in an 'adultitarian' state, where the rules are based on … | Darren O'Donnell | 218 | 2018 | View |
From Introduction |
The introduction provides an overview of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic how it may play a role in the adoption of basic income. | Evelyn L. Forget | 6 | 2020 | $0.60 Add |
From IntroductionFrom: Farm the City |
The introduction indicates that this book is a guide for creating urban farms that produce significant amounts of food while employing people who would most benefit from full time, meaningful … | Michael Ableman | 3 | 2020 | $0.30 Add |
From PrefaceFrom: Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract |
The author explains how he came to see the vital role of working with children in his life, after the first performances of the play Haircuts by Children, and how he hopes to inspire others to … | Darren O'Donnell | 2 | 2018 | $0.20 Add |
From NEW! PrefaceFrom: Class Action |
The Preface reflects on the issues faced by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, or ETFO, in the 2019-2020 school year, as they fought against Doug Ford’s cuts to the … | Andy Hanson | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
From Reading Is Magic |
Forward from Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson. | Herménégilde Chiasson | 4 | 2009 | $0.40 Add |
From What is a Union? |
Errol Black; Jim Silver; Larry Savage; Stephanie Ross | 5 | 2004 | $0.50 Add | |
From A Guaranteed Livable Income for Canadians |
This chapter provides an outline of what basic income is. | Evelyn L. Forget | 27 | 2020 | $2.70 Add |
From Chapter 1Planning From: Farm the City |
The first chapter discusses the process of planning an urban farm. Topics include the importance of clear missions, the necessity of experiential and financial capital to starting successful … | Michael Ableman | 13 | 2020 | $1.30 Add |
From Children vs. CapitalismFrom: Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract |
In the first chapter, the author explores the ways in which including the deep participation of children in as many areas of life as possible could disrupt capitalism in ways that support social … | Darren O'Donnell | 17 | 2018 | $1.70 Add |
From NEW! Constructing Public EducationFrom: Class Action |
In Constructing Public Education, Hanson provides a history of education in Canada, tracing the evolution of educational institutions and their systems and looking at how educators were trained … | Andy Hanson | 37 | 2021 | $3.70 Add |