Political Activism
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From ![]() NEW! Uncompromising Solidarity: Struggling for Political MemoryFrom: Razing Palestine |
In this chapter, Chebbi examines the 2024 Palestine solidarity encampments that emerged across Montreal universities, tracing how student mobilisations responded to the escalating conflict in Gaza. | 10 | 2025 | $1.00 Add | |
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From ![]() UnderFrom: Resist! |
Ladner Reet | 3 | 2001 | $0.30 Add | |
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From ![]() Under the Shield of the LawFrom: In Defiance |
Injunctions and legal manoeuvers to stop the strike. Students ignore court decisions. | Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois; Lazer Lederhendler | 15 | 2015 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() Understanding ActivismFrom: Quiet No More |
Chapter five then identifies the strengths and weakness of the existing literature on progressive activism, and proposes a new approach that grasps the place, ideas, and organization of … | Joel D. Harden | 27 | 2013 | $2.70 Add |
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From ![]() Unions, Direct Action, and the G20 ProtestsObstacles and Opportunities From: Whose Streets? |
From Whose Streets?: The Toronto G20 and the Challenges of Summit Protest | Jeff Shantz | 14 | 2011 | $1.40 Add |
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From ![]() (Un)Reasonable Search and Seizure in Quebec City: Lessons from an Emerging FilmmakerFrom: Resist! |
Malcolm Rogge | 6 | 2001 | $0.60 Add | |
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From ![]() Ups and DownsFrom: Fighting Dirty |
This chapter explores about a half-dozen key episodes and dates in this battle. | Poh-Gek Forkert | 4 | 2017 | $0.40 Add |
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From ![]() Volunteering is a RightFrom: Hope Is a Woman's Name |
In this chapter, Alh’jooj describes her experiences building the Bedouin Volunteer Tent in Beer a-Saba, reimagining traditional mutual aid into structured youth engagement. | Amal Elsana Alh'jooj | 7 | 2024 | $0.70 Add |
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From ![]() Wang Dan’s Shooting Star |
This chapter begins with the author meeting with Wang Den in London, one of the student leaders of the Tiananmen Square Uprising. The chapter goes on to provide a detailed day-by-day account of … | Michael Cormier | 33 | 2013 | $3.30 Add |
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From ![]() Wang Juntao’s Exile |
This chapter begins with the story of a Chinese exile named Wang Juntao, who was a student leader during the 1989 uprising and now lives in New York. The author goes on to discuss the legacy of … | Michael Cormier | 16 | 2013 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() We Made YouFrom: Hope Is a Woman's Name |
In this chapter, Alh’jooj discusses her experiences navigating public speaking and confronting hostility from Jewish and Palestinian. | Amal Elsana Alh'jooj | 5 | 2024 | $0.50 Add |
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From ![]() Wei Jingsheng’s Awakening |
This chapter begins with the story of Wei Jingsheng, a former Red Guard under Mao who became China’s most famous dissident and now runs a foundation in Washington D.C. The chapter goes on … | Michael Cormier | 22 | 2013 | $2.20 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! What Being Pro-Palestine Means to MeFrom: Razing Palestine |
In this chapter, Benembarek reflects on the personal risks of public pro-Palestinian solidarity. | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add | |
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From ![]() What Is Capitalism?From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter explains capitalism as both an economic system and a form of social organization. It also explores how capitalism can be undemocratic and highlights the problems with capitalist companies. | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 8 | 2024 | $0.80 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! What is Public Safety?From: Razing Palestine |
In this chapter, Grzejszczak examines the tension between public safety and political speech through the story of Leila Marshy, a York Region paramedic terminated in June 2025 after defending a … | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add | |
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From ![]() What Moves Us Now?The Contradictions of “Community” From: Whose Streets? |
From Whose Streets?: The Toronto G20 and the Challenges of Summit Protest | Clare O'Connor | 18 | 2011 | $1.80 Add |












