Canada
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![]() NEW! Disarm, Defund, DismantlePolice Abolition in Canada |
Canadian laws are just, the police uphold the rule of law and treat everyone equally, and without the police, communities would descend into chaos and disorder. These entrenched myths, rooted in … | Abby Stadnyk; Kevin Walby; Shiri Pasternak | 224 | 2022 | View |
![]() NEW! Divided We FallHow we can resist polarizing pressures and strengthen our identity as citizens |
The divisions among Canadians have been growing in recent years. Despite the Elbows Up movement in response to American threats, even our national unity seems at risk. Rising inequality, regional … | 230 | View | ||
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From ![]() NEW! DIY Defunding the PoliceHow Winnipeg Sex Workers Stopped the Police from Taking Drivers’ Money |
In DIY Defunding the Police the Sex Workers of Winnipeg Action Coalition (SWWAC) a volunteer collective made up of sex workers, activists, and other allies, advocates for the decriminalization … | Sex Workers of Winnipeg Action Coalition | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
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From ![]() Drug Users with a LawyerFrom: Fighting For Space |
John Richardson was a young lawyer facing an existential crisis. He found solace in Downtown Eastside, having been deeply moved by the dilapidated condition of drug users. He became a … | Travis Lupick | 21 | 2017 | $0.42 Add |
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From ![]() Embracing Agrarian Feminism: “The Farm Is Mary’s and Mine”From: Frontline Farmers |
The ninth chapter considers the experiences of women in the National Farmers Union and as farmers. Interviews are with Joan Brady, Marie Burge, Shannon Jones, Jean Leahy, Coral Sproule and Nettie … | Carla Roppel | 19 | 2019 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() EpilogueFrom: Fighting For Space |
How did a group mostly composed of unemployed heroin users change the face of Canadian drug policy and health-care for addiction? It was not easy. | Travis Lupick | 21 | 2017 | $0.42 Add |
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From ![]() EpilogueFrom: Fighting Dirty |
Epilogue. | Poh-Gek Forkert | 5 | 2017 | $0.50 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! EpilogueFrom: Harvesting Freedom |
The epilogue included a brief poem and a conversation between the authors about how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected conditions for migrant farm workers. | Edward Dunsworth; Gabriel Allahdua | 8 | 2023 | $0.80 Add |
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From ![]() Establishing InsiteFrom: Fighting For Space |
The new Mayor of Vancouver finally gave in to the demands of the Downtown Eastside activists and the groundwork for “Insite” was laid. This chapter talks about the logistics of … | Travis Lupick | 28 | 2017 | $0.56 Add |
![]() Expose, Oppose, ProposeAlternative Policy Groups and the Struggle for Global Justice |
Expose, Oppose, Propose explores the networks, discourses and practices through which transnational alternative policy groups exert political and cultural influence and assesses the challenges … | William K. Carroll | 246 | 2016 | View |
![]() Facing the Climate Emergency, 2nd EditionHow to Transform Yourself with Climate Truth |
Facing the Climate Emergency offers a cure to climate anxiety. With the skill of a psychologist and the passion of an activist, Salamon helps readers process fear and grief and find their place … | 154 | View | ||
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From ![]() Farming Ecologically: The NFU in OntarioFrom: Frontline Farmers |
The sixth chapter looks more closely at the role of the NFU in Ontario, especially in its work to promote environmentally sustainable practices. Interviews are with Dianne Dowling, Peter Dowling, … | Bryan Dale | 20 | 2019 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() Fentanyl ArrivesFrom: Fighting For Space |
Since 2011, there has been a spike in drug overdose deaths in Vancouver. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid is ten time stronger than heroin and fifty times more potent than morphine. The fight goes on. | Travis Lupick | 28 | 2017 | $0.56 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Fighting BackFrom: Class Action |
In Fighting Back Hanson examines the movement towards and eventual amalgamation of both parties into one with the creation of the transformation of two unions to the Elementary Teachers’ … | Andy Hanson | 25 | 2021 | $2.50 Add |
![]() Fighting DirtyHow a Small Community Took on Big Trash |
Fighting Dirty tells the story of how one small group of farmers, small-town residents, and Indigenous people fought the world’s largest waste disposal company to stop them from expanding a … | Poh-Gek Forkert | 208 | 2017 | View |
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From ![]() NEW! Finding a VoiceFrom: Class Action |
In Finding a Voice Hanson concludes the book through reassessing and reiterating how teachers have resisted neo-liberalism, not only because it attacked their material wellbeing and demeaned … | Andy Hanson | 16 | 2021 | $1.60 Add |












