Political Activism
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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 |
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From ![]() IntroductionFrom: Resist! |
Bethany Or; Darryl Leroux; Eloginy Tharmendran; Emmie Tsumara; Jen Chang; Steve Daniels | 3 | 2001 | $0.30 Add | |
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From ![]() IntroductionFrom: In Defiance |
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 |
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From ![]() IntroductionFrom: Ecology for the 99% |
This section introduces the economics of capitalism and the political strategies capable of overcoming it. | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 6 | 2024 | $0.60 Add |
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From ![]() IntroductionThe Left, Neoliberalism, and Grassroots Activism From: Quiet No More |
Gives a short introduction to the definition and development of Grassroots Activisim and the way it challenges Neoliberalism | Joel D. Harden | 7 | 2013 | $0.70 Add |
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From ![]() Introduction: Militancy as a Civic VirtueFrom: Languages of the Unheard |
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 |
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From ![]() Judgment Days: The Environmental Review TribunalFrom: Fighting Dirty |
This chapter focuses on the environmental review tribunal and its actions, testing after the dump’s closure,legal fights, the author’s research activities and findings, the final … | Poh-Gek Forkert | 11 | 2017 | $1.10 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! ‘Justice Is About the Collective’From: Living Disability |
Interview with Rabia Khedr, national director of Disability Without Poverty and CEO of DEEN (Disability Empowerment Equality Network), on how community organizing can disrupt systems that exclude … | Rabia Khedr | 12 | 2024 | $1.20 Add |
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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 |
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From ![]() Labour’s Role in Opposing the G20Building Resistance to Austerity From: Whose Streets? |
Archana Rampure | 12 | 2011 | $1.20 Add | |
![]() Languages of the UnheardWhy Militant Protest is Good for Democracy |
“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 |
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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 |
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From ![]() Lessons LearnedFrom: Fighting Dirty |
The author discusses lessons learned throughout this fight and reflects on the larger context of environmental fights in Canada and beyond. | Poh-Gek Forkert | 7 | 2017 | $0.70 Add |
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From ![]() Lest We Forget?From: Resist! |
Anon Ymous | 1 | 2001 | $0.10 Add | |
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From ![]() Liberated in Quebec CityFrom: Resist! |
Angela Bischoff | 6 | 2001 | $0.60 Add | |
![]() NEW! Living DisabilityBuilding Accessible Futures for Everybody |
This book brings together the perspectives of thirty-five disabled writers who explore disability justice, analyze urban systems, and propose more equitable approaches to city building. Essays … | 290 | View |











