Grassroots Activism

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Persistent Poverty Introduction The Work of Hundreds of People From: Persistent Poverty View Between The Lines	The Introduction describes the process by which the the Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Coalition (ISARC) gathered the material for this book through a 2010 social audit process that engaged …	Brice Balmer; Jamie Swift; Mira Dineen	5	2010	$0.50 Add
From Introduction From the Great Recession to the Streets of Toronto From: Whose Streets? View Between The Lines	In 2010 G20 leaders met in Toronto to pursue an agenda of bailouts and austerity measures. Unsurprisingly, thousands of people gathered in Toronto for ten days of action to oppose these …	David Wachsmuth; Tom Malleson	15	2011	$1.50 Add
Quiet No More New Political Activism in Canada and Around the Globe	Spontaneous and creative protest movements have burst onto the political stage in Canada and around the world. Joel D. Harden, an activist, writer, and educator, offers a ground-level account of …		264		View
From NEW! Rasta Cape Town From: Messy Cities View Coach House Books	Kofi Hope reflects on their experience living in Cape Town, South Africa, and how the Rastafarians they met there were messy urbanists: community builders, peacemakers, entrepreneurs, …	Dylan Reid	7	2025	$0.70 Add
From Reasons for Hope From: Intrinsic Hope View New Society Publishers	Life goes on whether we choose to show up for it or not. Living from a stance of hope is the only positive and constructive course of action. In my own life, I often feel overwhelmed and hopeless …	Kate Davies	20	2018	$2.00 Add
From NEW! Renegades From: Seven Days in Halifax View Formac Publishing	In this chapter, Ashe explains how a key provincial government official sought economic revitalization via an invervention by a panel of outside experts.	Robert Ashe	6	2025	$0.60 Add
From Criminalization of Protest From: The Reconciliation Manifesto View James Lorimer and Company	Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines Indigenous activism in Canada with particular focus on Idle No More and Defenders of the Land and how the Canadian government’s strategy is to use …	Arthur Manuel	5	2017	$0.50 Add
From NEW! Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival in Toronto From: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and the Year Canada Was Cool View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter investigates the rest of the summer of 1967 following the Montreal Bed-in. It discusses John and Yoko’s travels throughout Canada, the notable Canadians who they met and the …	Greg Marquis	46	2020	$4.60 Add
From Rural Poverty Hidden in the Country? From: Persistent Poverty View Between The Lines		Brice Balmer; Jamie Swift; Mira Dineen	11	2010	$1.10 Add
From NEW! Satisfying Our Thirst for Agency From: Messy Cities View Coach House Books	Colin Ellard argues that our desire for messy cities is connected to the desire human beings feel towards the complexity of the natural world.	Dylan Reid	6	2025	$0.60 Add
From Section A: Changemaking From: Changemakers View New Society Publishers	The first section explores the idea of transformative change — what it is, what difference it makes, and how it is connected to learning. It tells the story of Anna, which gives us plenty …	Fay Weller; Mary Wilson	37	2018	$3.70 Add
From Section B: Stories and Reflections PART I From: Changemakers View New Society Publishers	The second section explores powerful new stories of everyday people who have challenged traditional understandings of food, shelter, energy, transportation, waste, and economics, and transformed …	Fay Weller; Mary Wilson	63	2018	$6.30 Add
From Section B: Stories and Reflections PART II From: Changemakers View New Society Publishers	The second section explores powerful new stories of everyday people who have challenged traditional understandings of food, shelter, energy, transportation, waste, and economics, and transformed …	Fay Weller; Mary Wilson	45	2018	$4.50 Add
From Section C: Changemakers’ Manual From: Changemakers View New Society Publishers	This chapter is a hands-on workshop for those who want to build change. There may be a need in your community that you want to respond to, or you may have already started implementing a change …	Fay Weller; Mary Wilson	23	2018	$2.30 Add
From Sense Making: Lessons and Success Stories From: Activism That Works View Fernwood Publishing	From Activism That Works:	Avery Calhoun; Elizabeth Whitmore; Maureen G. Wilson	9	2011	$0.90 Add
From NEW! She Rises From: The Story is in Our Bones View New Society Publishers	This chapter explores the disproportionate impact of ecological crises on women and gender-diverse people, especially those who are Indigenous, Black, Brown, Asian, or from other marginalized …	Osprey Orielle Lake	16	2024	$1.60 Add