Activism & Social Movements
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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![]() NEW! About Canada: Disability Rights2nd Edition |
Including people with disabilities fully into Canadian society, with the rights enjoyed by non-disabled people, requires a fundamental social transformation, not simply “fixing” some … | Deborah Stienstra | 168 | 2020 | View |
![]() Black CopMy 36 years in police work, and my career-ending experiences with official racism |
Calvin Lawrence became a cop at age twenty. He was recruited by the Halifax police department at a time of heightened racial tension in the city. From the start, some fellow African Canadians … | Calvin Lawrence; Miles Howe | 272 | 2019 | View |
![]() NEW! Building CommunityTwelve Principles for a Healthy Future |
Strong local communities are the foundation of a healthy, participatory, and resilient society. Rather than looking to national governments, corporations, or new technologies to solve … | James S. Gruber | 354 | 2020 | View |
![]() Disability and Social ChangeA Progressive Canadian Approach |
This edited collection uses a critical theory perspective and draws on expertise from a range of contemporary policy and practice areas. Contributors include people with disabilities, family … | Grant Larson; Jeanette Robertson | 2016 | View | |
![]() Doing Anti-Oppressive PracticeSocial Justice Social Work |
This updated third edition of the immensely popular Doing Anti-Oppressive Practice introduces students to anti-oppressive social work, its historical and theoretical roots and the specific … | Donna Baines | 381 | 2017 | View |
![]() Fight to WinInside Poor People’s Organizing |
AJ Withers draws on their own experiences as an organizer, extensive interviews with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) activists and Toronto bureaucrats, and freedom of information … | A. J. Withers | 305 | 2021 | View |
![]() IneligbleSingle Mothers Under Welfare Surveillance |
While the poor have always been monitored and surveilled by the state when seeking financial support, the methods, techniques, and capacity for surveillance within and across government … | Krys Maki | 224 | 2021 | View |
![]() Living in Indigenous Sovereignty |
Living in Indigenous Sovereignty lifts up the wisdom of Indigenous scholars, activists and knowledge keepers who speak pointedly to what they are asking of non-Indigenous people. It also shares … | Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara; Gladys Rowe | 264 | 2021 | View |
![]() Mobilizations, Protests & EngagementsCanadian Perspectives on Social Movements |
This book addresses many questions in evaluating social movements and is the first in a series being developed by The Centre for Canadian Studies at Mount Allison University. What lessons can we … | Marie Hammond-Callaghan; Matthew Hayday | 263 | 2008 | View |
![]() Resist!A Grassroots Collection of Stories, Poetry, Photos and Analyses from the Quebec City FTAA Protests and Beyond |
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 |
From ![]() Black ConsciousnessFrom: Black Cop |
A brief overview of Calvin’s early life growing up in Yarmouth, N.S. Details his early experiences with racism and the 1960s black community in Nova Scotia. | Calvin Lawrence; Miles Howe | 28 | 2019 | $2.80 Add |
From ![]() Fighting to WinPower and Poor People’s Organizing From: Fight to Win |
This chapter introduces Ontario Coalition Against Poverty’s mass mobilization strategies and individual casework as organizing principles. The role of casework as a dual activist strategy … | A. J. Withers | 22 | 2021 | $2.20 Add |
From ![]() IntroductionFrom: Resist! |
- | Bethany Or; Darryl Leroux; Eloginy Tharmendran; Emmie Tsumara; Jen Chang; Steve Daniels | 3 | 2001 | $0.30 Add |
From ![]() Introduction |
- | Marie Hammond-Callaghan; Matthew Hayday | 6 | 2008 | $0.60 Add |
From ![]() NEW! IntroductionFrom: Building Community |
- | James S. Gruber | 9 | 2020 | $0.90 Add |
From ![]() IntroductionWelfare Surveillance, Regulation, and Mothering on the Margins From: Ineligble |
In the introduction, Maki discusses their personal history as it relates to the topic of the book, and explores the feminization of poverty. They also define key concepts and terms, detail their … | Krys Maki | 20 | 2021 | $2.00 Add |