Political Activism

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Activism That Works Fernwood Publishing	Activism That Works shares the stories of eight diverse social justice movements, from Oxfam Canada, to the Calgary Raging Grannies, to the Youth Project of Halifax, as they contemplate their own …	Avery Calhoun; Elizabeth Whitmore; Maureen G. Wilson	192	2011	View
NEW! Class Action How Ontario's Elementary Teachers Became a Political Force Between The Lines	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
Fighting Dirty How a Small Community Took on Big Trash Between The Lines	Fighting Dirty tells the story of how one small group of farmers, small-town residents, and Indigenous people fought the world’s largest waste disposal company to stop them from expanding a …	Poh-Gek Forkert	208	2017	View
In Defiance Between The Lines	On February 7, 2012, as students in Quebec prepared to vote to go on strike, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois gave a rousing speech: “What you do today will be remembered. The decision you make will …	Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois; Lazer Lederhendler	186	2015	View
Languages of the Unheard Why Militant Protest is Good for Democracy Between The Lines	“What we must see,” Martin Luther King once insisted, “is that a riot is the language of the unheard.” In this new era of global protest and popular revolt, Languages of …	Stephen D'Arcy	232	2013	View
Quiet No More New Political Activism in Canada and Around the Globe James Lorimer and Company	Spontaneous and creative protest movements have burst onto the political stage in Canada and around the world. Joel D. Harden, an activist, writer, and educator, offers a ground-level account of …	Joel D. Harden	264	2013	View
Resist! A Grassroots Collection of Stories, Poetry, Photos and Analyses from the Quebec City FTAA Protests and Beyond Fernwood Publishing	In late April, tens of thousands of people gathered to protest at the Second People’s Summit of the Americas (the FTAA Summit). RESIST! is a collection of young peoples’ experiences …	Bethany Or; Darryl Leroux; Eloginy Tharmendran; Emmie Tsumara; Jen Chang; Steve Daniels	191	2001	View
The Legacy of Tiananmen Square Goose Lane Editions	More than 20 years after the Tiananmen Square uprising, Michel Cormier, CBC Television’s former China correspondent, examines the still-born legacy of the Tiananmen Square student protests …	Michael Cormier	240	2013	View
NEW! The Mantle of Struggle A Biography of Black Revolutionary Rosie Douglas Between The Lines	Rosie Douglas, former prime minister of Dominica, had a life unlike any other modern politician. After leaving home to study agriculture in Canada, he became a member of the young Conservatives, …	Irving Andre	360	2023	View
The Socialist Challenge Today – New Expanded Edition Syrzia, Corbyn, Sanders Fernwood Publishing	In what direction should the left move in the 21st century? The so-called ‘Third Way’ lacked realism as well as imagination. The social democratic embrace of neoliberal globalization now lies …		96	2020	View
Whose Streets? The Toronto G20 and the Challenges of Summit Protest Between The Lines	In June 2010 activists opposing the G20 meeting held in Toronto were greeted with arbitrary state violence on a scale never before seen in Canada. Whose Streets? is a combination of testimonials …	Tom Malleson	256	2011	View
From From: Whose Streets? View Between The Lines	In 2010 G20 leaders met in Toronto to pursue an agenda of bailouts and austerity measures. Unsurprisingly, thousands of people gathered in Toronto for ten days of action to oppose these …	David Wachsmuth; Tom Malleson	15	2011	$1.50 Add
From Introduction From: Resist! View Fernwood Publishing		Bethany Or; Darryl Leroux; Eloginy Tharmendran; Emmie Tsumara; Jen Chang; Steve Daniels	3	2001	$0.30 Add
From Introduction From: In Defiance View Between The Lines	Introduction and background to the events that resulted in the Quebec student strike of 2011 and 2012, including a discussion of the provincial government’s attempts to raise tuition fees.	Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois; Lazer Lederhendler	7	2015	$0.70 Add
From Introduction: Militancy as a Civic Virtue From: Languages of the Unheard View Between The Lines	Riots, as outbursts of rebellion, might sometimes be defensible, even admirable, because they make it impossible to ignore the grievances of the exploited and the oppressed. The author presents a …	Stephen D'Arcy	11	2013	$1.10 Add
From Making a Difference From: Activism That Works View Fernwood Publishing		Avery Calhoun; Elizabeth Whitmore; Maureen G. Wilson	4	2011	$0.40 Add