Social Justice

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! A Circle of Rocks: Cannibal Culture, Kinship and Indigenous Youth in the Saskatchewan Public School System From: White Benevolence View Fernwood Publishing	In chapter 14, Jas M. Morgan explores the impacts of visual and narrative representations of race and Indigeneity shown in schools to Indigenous youth trying to navigate their own identities and …	Jas M. Morgan	11	2022	$1.10 Add
From A New Model of Care From: Beyond Shelters View	Describes how the Mustard Seed in Calgary is building its own capacity to move homeless people into the community at scale. Examines the organization’s Wellness Centre as emblematic of its …	Dr. John Rook	17		$1.70 Add
From Addressing Crisis From: Beyond Shelters View	Describes and analyzes how the Bloom Group in downtown Vancouver works closely with women to control and move on from crisis to confront and reduce homelessness, recognizing violence as a …	Trudi Shymka	15		$1.50 Add
From Advocacy Centre From: Beyond Shelters View	Proposes that, while continuing to deliver essential services to men and women in states of emergency and providing assistance in finding and keeping housing, homeless shelters are well placed to …	Brian Duplessis	19		$1.90 Add
From Afterwords From: Doing Anti-Oppressive Social Work View Fernwood Publishing	This section includes the closing thoughts of three social justice social work scholars who have committed their work and the days of their lives to advancing agendas of equity, fairness and …	Banakonda Kennedy-Kish (Bell; Ben Carniol	13	2022	$1.30 Add
From Agent of Social Integration From: Beyond Shelters View	Describes the history of Montreal’s Old Brewery Mission (an 125 year old shelter) and how it is working in concert with local psychiatric teams and housing agencies to create multiple and …	Matthew Pearce	19		$1.90 Add
From NEW! Am I a Settler?: Considering Dominance Through Racial Constructs and Land Relationships From: White Benevolence View Fernwood Publishing	In chapter 11, S.J. Adrienna Joyce share an overview of academic dialogues that have significant implications for educators and other professionals, on the intersections of race and space specifically.	S.J. Adrienna Joyce	14	2022	$1.40 Add
From NEW! An Interview with Dr. Alex Wilson: Queering the Mainstream From: White Benevolence View Fernwood Publishing	In chapter 17, Sheelah McLean provides the transcript from her interview with Dr. Alex Wilson.	Alex Wilson; Sheelah McLean	7	2022	$0.70 Add
From Anti-Oppressive Practice: Roots, Theory, Tensions From: Doing Anti-Oppressive Social Work View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter describes the origins and core themes of anti-oppressive practice (aop), as well as any ongoing tensions in the relatively new theory of social work practice.	Donna Baines; Natalie Clark	38	2022	$3.80 Add
From Anti-Oppressive Social Work with Older Adults: Counterstorytelling and Other Strategies From: Doing Anti-Oppressive Social Work View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter examines social work practice in the context of aging and working with older adults. The harmful assumptions made in social work practice, especially that older adults are frail, …	Ilyan Ferrer; Shari Brotman; Wendy Hulko	24	2022	$2.40 Add
From NEW! Appendix A From: Frequently Asked White Questions View Fernwood Publishing	Appendix A: Top ten principles for thinking about racial politics as a white person	Ajay Parasram; Alex Khasnabish	3	2022	$0.30 Add
From NEW! Appendix: Antiracist Leadership Practices From: Inside Out View New Society Publishers	Appendix on Antiracist Leadership Practices.	Caprice D. Hollins	9	2022	$0.90 Add
Beyond Shelters Solutions to Homelessness in Canada from the Front Lines	This book offers essays by experienced shelter managers who address the future of the homeless shelter in Canada. This diverse collection includes contributions by leaders in the homelessness …	James Hughes	256		View
From Black Families Suffering with Child Welfare: Anti-Black Racism, Bi-Power and Governmentality From: Doing Anti-Oppressive Social Work View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter examines how the child welfare system impacts black families and breaks down why black children are overrepresented in care. The rise of the welfare state, anti-Black racism, and …	Doret Phillips; Gordon Pon	16	2022	$1.60 Add
From Bridging the Practice-Activism Divide: Advocacy, Organizing, and Social Movements From: Doing Anti-Oppressive Social Work View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter uses examples from frontline social work practice and from schools of social work to highlight ways to integrate activism into everyday social work practice. The authors draw on …	Donna Baines; Jaclyn Sauer	23	2022	$2.30 Add