Women
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 Labour in Canada Cracking Labour’s Glass CeilingTransforming Lives Through Women's Unison Education |
Although the health of the trade union movement may rest on its ability to include women in membership and leadership, little attention has been paid to women-only labour education. This original … | Adriane Paavo; Cindy Hanson; Sisters in Labour Education | 144 | 2019 | View |
 Rock Paper SexThe Oldest Profession in Canada’s Oldest City |
St. John’s is known as a flourishing port city, a cultural gem, and popular tourist destination: a picturesque city of pubs and restaurants, music and colourful houses. But a thriving sex … | Keri Cull | 232 | 2017 | View |
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From IntroductionFrom: Rock Paper Sex |
The author outlines the incident that began her interest in the voices of sex workers in St. John’s, ands describes the evolution of the project and her interactions with the individuals … | Keri Cull | 4 | 2017 | $0.40 Add |
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From Introduction Union Women’s Learning |
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From Facilitation Training for Union WomenThe Saskatchewan Experience |
Chapter One discusses course facilitation at the Prairie School for Union Women. Adriane and Barb have both designed and led facilitation-training courses at the school, and their passion and … | Adriane Paavo; Barb Thomas | 10 | 2019 | $1.00 Add |
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From Kicking was the Whole PointFrom: Rock Paper Sex |
The firsthand account of a young sex worker in St. Johns Newfoundland named Lori. The chapter includes a discussion of the factors that lead an individual to becoming a sex worker and includes … | Keri Cull | 8 | 2017 | $0.80 Add |
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From Feminism and TransformationThe Prairie School for Union Women |
Cindy joins Adriane to descibe two community-based participatory action research projects they initiated with the Prairie School for Union Women’s Steering Committee. The first project … | Adriane Paavo; Cindy Hanson | 11 | 2019 | $1.10 Add |
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From I Pay Top PriceFrom: Rock Paper Sex |
The firsthand account of a man named mike, who is a engages in the services of sex workers in St. Johns. A discussion of the relationships clients can form with sex workers and the internal … | Keri Cull | 6 | 2017 | $0.60 Add |
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From The Vagina MonologuesFrom: Rock Paper Sex |
The firsthand account of a sex worker in St. John’s named Emily. She relays her experiences with clients, and her business approach. The chapter ends with a discussion about the toll that … | Keri Cull | 11 | 2017 | $1.10 Add |
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From Union Women on Turtle IslandA Conversation |
Chapter Three explores the voices of Indigenous women who facilitated the course Union Women on Turtle Island. Cindy conducts an interview with Sandra Ahenekew and Yvonne Hotzak, who describe how … | Cindy Hanson; Sandra Ahenekew; Yvonne Hotzak | 9 | 2019 | $0.90 Add |
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From Confronting Limits, Pushing BoundariesLGBTQ Education and Activism |
Donna Smith takes a reflective stance on her work in labour education as a lesbian woman. She explains the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer activism in the labour movement … | Donna Smith | 8 | 2019 | $0.80 Add |
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From There is No Such Thing as a Fifteen-Year-Old ProstituteFrom: Rock Paper Sex |
The firsthand account of the experiences of a young abuse victim named Emily. She relays her experiences with sex slavery and the challenges that young women face trying to get justice in the … | Keri Cull | 7 | 2017 | $0.70 Add |
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From I Feel Like Mrs. AnybodyFrom: Rock Paper Sex |
The firsthand account of a strip dancer in St. John’s named Brook. A discussion about sex work in the context of body confidence, romantic relationships, maintaining a work-life balance and … | Keri Cull | 8 | 2017 | $0.80 Add |
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From The WallReflections on a Workshop Methodology |
Chapter Five is a retrospective on The Wall methodology by Bev Burke and Suzanne Doerge, long-time social-movement eduators who created the methodology to empower women to take action on … | Bev Burke; Suzanne Doerge | 19 | 2019 | $1.90 Add |
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From  Work and Human Dignity |
Addresses the idea that basic income will de-incentivize paid work, while challenging the notion that paid work is superior to other forms of work such as caregiving/child rearing. | Evelyn L. Forget | 19 | 2018 | $1.90 Add |
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From Make it Clean Through Creative WorkFrom: Rock Paper Sex |
The firsthand account of a sex worker in St. John’s named Megan. An account of a sex worker’s professional practices as well as a discussion about the potential positive impact that … | Keri Cull | 5 | 2017 | $0.50 Add |
