Political Activism
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From NEW! Fighting BackFrom: Class Action |
In Fighting Back Hanson examines the movement towards and eventual amalgamation of both parties into one with the creation of the transformation of two unions to the Elementary Teachers’ … | Andy Hanson | 25 | 2021 | $2.50 Add |
From Got Your Back!Building Radical Crisis Support into the G20 Convergence From: Whose Streets? |
- | Monique Woolnough | 5 | 2011 | $0.50 Add |
From Han Dongfang’s Perseverance |
The chapter begins by describing the author’s encounter with activist Han Dongfang. The chapter goes on to discuss Han Dongfang’s experiences during the Tiananmen Square Protests and … | Michael Cormier | 22 | 2013 | $2.20 Add |
From Notes |
- | Leo Panitch; Sam Gindin | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
From RiotingFrom: Languages of the Unheard |
This chapter argues that in many cases rioting may serve as a vehicle for fostering social inclusion and civic equality. Rioting has a unique capacity to allow the voiceless to interrupt business … | Stephen D'Arcy | 22 | 2013 | $2.20 Add |
From Armed StruggleFrom: Languages of the Unheard |
“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 NEW! Finding a VoiceFrom: Class Action |
In Finding a Voice Hanson concludes the book through reassessing and reiterating how teachers have resisted neo-liberalism, not only because it attacked their material wellbeing and demeaned … | Andy Hanson | 16 | 2021 | $1.60 Add |
From From Behind the BarricadesFrom: Resist! |
- | Heather Majaury | 2 | 2001 | $0.20 Add |
From In DefianceFrom: In Defiance |
The government moves against the strike. But students are joined by tens of thousands of citizens banging pots and pans in the streets night after night. | Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois; Lazer Lederhendler | 14 | 2015 | $1.40 Add |
From King RichardFrom: Fighting Dirty |
This chapter explores developments in the battle against this expansion, and outlines some advice for community activists. | Poh-Gek Forkert | 7 | 2017 | $0.70 Add |
From Police Violence and State Repression at the Toronto G20The Facts From: Whose Streets? |
- | The Movement Defence Committee | 11 | 2011 | $1.10 Add |
From Xi Jingping’s ChinaFrom: The Legacy of Tiananmen Square Collection: The Rise of 21st Century Fascism |
The book ends with an exploration of Xi Jingping’s China, including a brief overview of the country’s current conflicts, and looks at the future of democracy in China in the context … | Michael Cormier | 17 | 2013 | $1.70 Add |
From NEW! Dangerous opportunities |
The author describes world leaders and thinkers who posit: never let a good crisis go to waste. He continues: conflict is an essential driver of human progress, so long as it is managed … | Arno Kopecky | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
From Learning the Ropes and Raising a StinkFrom: Fighting Dirty |
This chapter talks about the activism of farmer Allan Gardiner and the election of a new mayor in Greater Napanee—David Remington. Finally, it looks at effects of the expansion on the … | Poh-Gek Forkert | 8 | 2017 | $0.80 Add |
From Standing on the Fence of Division: Through the Eyes of a MinorityFrom: Resist! |
- | Laura Burrows | 2 | 2001 | $0.20 Add |
From They Sought to Terrify Us out of the StreetsFrom: Whose Streets? |
- | Nat Gray | 8 | 2011 | $0.80 Add |