Political Activism

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Appendix Reflections on Civil Disobedience in the Face of Environmental and Colonial Injustice by D.B. Tindall From: Standing on High Ground View Between The Lines	In this appendix D.B Tindall discusses past collective action and social movements that have resisted the TMX pipeline, as well as the reasons why people engage in resistance efforts despit the …	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	15	2024	$1.50 Add
From Appendix Where to Start? Practical Tips for Getting Involved Right Now From: Ecology for the 99% View Between The Lines	This appendix outlines a few simple principles to help get you started in activism.	Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault	6	2024	$0.60 Add
From Armed Struggle From: Languages of the Unheard View Between The Lines	“Armed struggle” refers to intentionally using armed force to kill or injure people. Some groups, like Direct Action in Canada, injured people accidentally, but did not target them …	Stephen D'Arcy	32	2013	$3.20 Add
From At the Parthenais Detention Centre From: In Defiance View Between The Lines	Actions of the police: protection or intimidation?	Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois; Lazer Lederhendler	9	2015	$0.90 Add
From Bao Tong’s Fall From: The Legacy of Tiananmen Square View Goose Lane Editions	This chapter begins with the story of Bao Tong, a former senior Chinese official who was arrested for supporting the Tiananmen Square protesters. The chapter goes on to explore Bao Tong’s …	Michael Cormier	26	2013	$2.60 Add
Beryl The Making of the Disability Activist Between The Lines	A survivor of more than one hundred surgeries, a dangerous opioid addiction, and multiple suicide attempts, Beryl Potter devoted herself to bettering the lives of other people with disabilities …	Dustin Galer	318	2023	View
From Bondage Free From: Resist! View Fernwood Publishing		Gian Mura	2	2001	$0.20 Add
From NEW! Breaking Barriers: My Journey as a Hard-of-Hearing Candidate in Toronto’s Municipal Election From: Living Disability View Coach House Books	Igor Samardzic writes about running for city council in Toronto in 2022 as a disabled person. He discusses his experience of hearing loss, his use of hearing aids, and how his relationship with …	Igor Samardzic	8	2024	$0.80 Add
From Bucking a Losing Trend Glimpses of Grassroots Unionism From: Quiet No More View James Lorimer and Company	Chapter three then studies the impact of grassroots activism in trade unions. Following a review of the debate on the “crisis” in working class politics, I bring in examples to …	Joel D. Harden	48	2013	$4.80 Add
From Buidling Sustainable Communities of Resistance From: Resist! View Fernwood Publishing		Sarah Lamble	7	2001	$0.70 Add
From Building a Protest Convergence The Toronto Community Mobilization Network From: Whose Streets? View Between The Lines	This chapter discusses how the Toronto Community Mobilization Network started preparing, months ahead of time, for oppositional events during the G20 meetings.	Tom Malleson	14	2011	$1.40 Add
From NEW! “Can You Hear Me?” From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks View James Lorimer and Company	From Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks: The Men Who Built Modern Toronto in the 1960s–70s	Gilberto Fernandes	16	2026	$1.60 Add
From “Canada Can’t Hide Genocide” Marching for Indigenous Rights From: Whose Streets? View Between The Lines	From Whose Streets?: The Toronto G20 and the Challenges of Summit Protest	Lisa Currier	4	2011	$0.40 Add
From Caught in the Crossfire From: Whose Streets? View Between The Lines	From Whose Streets?: The Toronto G20 and the Challenges of Summit Protest	Elroy Yau	3	2011	$0.30 Add
From NEW! Chapter 15: Women’s Work and Capitalism’s Changing Employment Opportunities, 1910-29 From: Capitalism and Colonialism View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter outlines how women’s waged work expanded in the early decades of the twentieth century with employment in offices, banking, and retail.	Bryan D. Palmer	8	2025	$0.80 Add
From NEW! Chapter 19: Outcasts and Dissidents in the Early 1930s From: Capitalism and Colonialism View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter discusses the examines the 1930s hobo jungles emerged due to the unemployment crisis and militant groups such as the Communist Worker’s Unity League (WUL) and the 1935 …	Bryan D. Palmer	16	2025	$1.60 Add