Activism & Social Movements
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 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 |
 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 | |
 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 |
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From Black Consciousness |
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 |
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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 Introduction |
- | Marie Hammond-Callaghan; Matthew Hayday | 6 | 2008 | $0.60 Add |
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From Boxing LifeFrom: Black Cop |
Calvin details his experiences as an amateur boxer. | Calvin Lawrence; Miles Howe | 12 | 2019 | $1.20 Add |
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From Part One Declaring Freedom The Struggle for Water: The Cochabamba DeclarationFrom: Resist! |
- | Bethany Or; Darryl Leroux; Eloginy Tharmendran; Emmie Tsumara; Jen Chang; Steve Daniels | 4 | 2001 | $0.40 Add |
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From Section 1 Theoretical and Structural Perspectives World Politics, The Alter-Globalization Movement and The Question of Democracy |
- | Marc G. Doucet | 18 | 2008 | $1.80 Add |
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From Statement from Akwesasne Community OrganizersFrom: Resist! |
- | Akwesasne Community Organizer | 2 | 2001 | $0.20 Add |
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From The Social Dynamics of Canadian Protest Participation |
- | Nick Scott | 27 | 2008 | $2.70 Add |
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From Walking Black, White and Blue LInes |
Calvin recalls being recruited to the police force and his experience as an office with Halifax City Police. Contextualizes the black community in Halifax at the time. | Calvin Lawrence; Miles Howe | 28 | 2019 | $2.80 Add |
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From Can Movements “Move” Online?Online Activism, Canadian Women's Movements and the Case of Parl-L |
- | L. Pauline Rankin; Richard Nimijean | 19 | 2008 | $1.90 Add |
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From Declaration of the Second People’s SummitFrom: Resist! |
- | Delegates of the Second People's Summit | 6 | 2001 | $0.60 Add |
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From Illusion of InclusionFrom: Black Cop |
Calvin details his career in competitive boxing, and reveals how the Halifax Police Department prevented him from attending the 1976 Olympics. Calvin discusses his decision to leave the Halifax … | Calvin Lawrence; Miles Howe | 29 | 2019 | $2.90 Add |
