Activism & Social Movements

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From 1928-1936: Communists Build a Foundation From: The Truth About the '37 Oshawa GM Strike View bar	In this chapter, Leah traces Communist efforts to organize auto workers across Canada from 1928 to 1936, building toward the landmark 1937 Oshawa strike at General Motors.	Tony Leah	21	2024	$2.10 Add
From NEW! 2. Gentrification is Natural From: Gentrification Is Inevitable and Other Lies View Between The Lines	Chapter 2 reflects on the damage caused by the concept (or lie) that has made most people believe gentrification is a natural part of a city’s development (ie: expected, inevitable, …	Leslie Kern	15	2022	$1.50 Add
From NEW! 8. Gentrification is Inevitable From: Gentrification Is Inevitable and Other Lies View Between The Lines	Chapter 8 highlights examples of resistance to gentrification through grassroot movements, political activism, and changes in public policy. Examples discussed include the Fruit Belt CLT in …	Leslie Kern	28	2022	$2.80 Add
From NEW! A Band of Brothers and Sisters: Circle of Trust From: Eyes Have Seen View bar	In this chapter, Anderson recounts his experiences living in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and how he became deeply embedded in the 1963 and 1964 Civil Rights voter registration efforts.	Fred Anderson	16	2025	$1.60 Add
From NEW! A Beach Like No Other From: Messy Cities View Coach House Books	Shari Kasman writes about Bloordale Beach, a guerrilla art project that grew organically among the community as a creative placemaking initiative.	Dylan Reid	9	2025	$0.90 Add
From A Blind Date Brings a Miracle New York, 1957 From: Holocaust to Resistance View Fernwood Publishing	Holocaust to Resistance, My Journey is a powerful, awe-inspiring memoir from author and activist Suzanne Berliner Weiss. Born to Jewish parents in Paris in 1941, Suzanne was hidden from the Nazis …	Suzanne Berliner Weiss	9	2019	$0.90 Add
From NEW! A Brief Introduction to Anti-colonial Abolition From: Disarm, Defund, Dismantle View Between The Lines	In A Brief Introduction to Anti-colonial Abolition the Free Lands Free People group discusses how two facets of the Canadian penal system– policing and prisons– function to maintain …	Free Lands Free Peoples	11	2022	$1.10 Add
From A Canadian at Harvard From: Chrystia View House of Anansi Press	From Chrystia: From Peace River to Parliament Hill	Catherine Tsalikis	7	2024	$0.70 Add
From A Community Wrestles with Change From: Caught in the Eye of the Storm: Urban Revitalization in Toronto's Lawrence Heights View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter traces how the Lawrence Heights neighbourhood in Toronto navigated urban revitalization and gentrification from the 2010s into the early 2020s.	John Careless	31	2024	$3.10 Add
From A Drug Dealer Finds Activism From: Fighting For Space View Arsenal Pulp Press	This chapter throws light on the life of Dean Wilson who was dubbed “Canada’s most famous junkie”. Wilson joined the burgeoning team at PHS and worked alongside Livingston and …	Travis Lupick	22	2017	$0.44 Add
From A Feud Causes Chaos New York, 1958 From: Holocaust to Resistance View Fernwood Publishing	Holocaust to Resistance, My Journey is a powerful, awe-inspiring memoir from author and activist Suzanne Berliner Weiss. Born to Jewish parents in Paris in 1941, Suzanne was hidden from the Nazis …	Suzanne Berliner Weiss	7	2019	$0.70 Add
From A Future Worth Fighting For From: The Great Greenwashing View House of Anansi Press	From The Great Greenwashing: How Brands, Governments, and Influencers Are Lying to You	John Pabon	5	2024	$0.50 Add
From A Generation That Knows the Taste of Tear Gas From: Resist! View Fernwood Publishing		Darren Stewart	4	2001	$0.40 Add
From NEW! A History of Struggle From: The Tenant Class View Between The Lines	Ricardo examines the history of social movements pushed forward by tenants in Canada. Ricardo examines how colonialism and the renter vs. landlord dynamic are intertwined.	Ricardo Tranjan	29	2023	$2.90 Add
From NEW! A History of Toronto Activism against Anti-Blackness From: Disarm, Defund, Dismantle View Between The Lines	In A History of Toronto Activism against Anti-Blackness author Ruth Nortey examines the history of anti-black racism in Toronto policing over the past 40 years. The chapter discusses topics …	Ruth Nortey	12	2022	$1.20 Add
From NEW! A Just Fossil Fuel Phase-Out From: The End of This World View Between The Lines	Chapter 3 focuses on the oil and gas industry, as it represents a much larger share of fossil fuel production by emissions than coal and has a stronger political influence, and because the …	Angele Alook; Bronwen Tucker; Crystal Lameman; David Gray-Donald; Emily Eaton; Joël Laforest	21	2023	$2.10 Add