Grassroots Activism

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Grassroots Activism A Recent History From: Quiet No More View James Lorimer and Company	chapter one surveys grassroots activism largely within the territorial boundaries of Mexico, Canada, and the United States (what Aboriginal activists call “Turtle Island”). Looks also …	Joel D. Harden	28	2013	$2.80 Add
From Grassroots and Politics in Winnipeg From: Lloyd Axworthy View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Axworthy discusses two episodes in early-1970s Winnipeg: the People’s Committee for a Better Neighbourhood’s successful 1971 relocation of a low-cost apartment block, …	Lloyd Axworthy	12	2024	$1.20 Add
From Grassroots Movements Cogs that Turn Larger Wheels From: Quiet No More View James Lorimer and Company	Chapter two analyzes the role of grassroots movements in recent years and their common role as cogs that turn larger wheels (e.g., large progressive groups and institutions of mainstream …	Joel D. Harden	44	2013	$4.40 Add
From “Hop!” A First-Hand Account of Police Abuse at the G20 From: Whose Streets? View Between The Lines	From Whose Streets?: The Toronto G20 and the Challenges of Summit Protest	Sarah Pruyn	5	2011	$0.50 Add
From NEW! Housing and Home as Key Sites of Struggle From: Dispatches from the Threshold View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, Medvedeva examines the 2020 Minneapolis housing crisis, tracing how communal action challenged a housing system shaped by centuries of racialized policy.	Nina Medvedeva	10	2025	$1.00 Add
From NEW! Housing Justice in the Bluegrass State From: Dispatches from the Threshold View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, Bullock traces the housing justice movement in Kentucky from 2019 through the early 2020s.	Lukas Bullock	10	2025	$1.00 Add
From Housing Strategy on the Brink The Time Has Come From: Persistent Poverty View Between The Lines		Michael Shapcott	10	2010	$1.00 Add
From Index From: NOlympians View Fernwood Publishing		Jules Boykoff	9	2020	$0.90 Add
From Institutional Change The Laws and Lawyers of Social Change From: Educating for Action View New Society Publishers	Whether you laugh at lawyer jokes or find them unfunny, you cannot deny that our world needs lawyers. Our society is governed by a system of laws. Generally, lawyers work within that system to …	Dara Lovitz	12	2014	$1.20 Add
From Institutional Change The Courage to Teach Critically: Anti-Oppresion and Pro-Justice Dialogues in the Classrooms From: Educating for Action View New Society Publishers	In this chapter, I share many important insights that I have gained as an educator in public school and university classrooms. There exist many examples of teachers who have the courage to teach …	Rita Verma	17	2014	$1.70 Add
From Instrinsic and Extrinsic Hope From: Intrinsic Hope View New Society Publishers	We have the means to uncover the intrinsic hope that is inherent in all life. We can use our pain and suffering to uncover the positivity and love of intrinsic hope. We can acquire an emotional …	Kate Davies	18	2018	$1.80 Add
Intrinsic Hope Living Courageously In Troubled Times	Climate disruption. Growing social inequality. Pollution. We are living in an era of unprecedented crises, resulting in widespread feelings of fear, despair, and grief. Now, more than ever, …		203		View
From Introduction Where On Earth Are We Going From: Intrinsic Hope View New Society Publishers	In this book, I propose the idea of “intrinsic hope.” Intrinsic hope is different from conventional hope because it is not based on the expectation that life will give us what we hope …	Kate Davies	19	2018	$1.90 Add
From Introduction From: NOlympians View Fernwood Publishing		Jules Boykoff	7	2020	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Introduction Becoming Cool: Canada in the 1960s From: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and the Year Canada Was Cool View James Lorimer and Company	The introduction sets the stage by exploring the Canadian cultural landscape of the 1960’s, the impact of the Centennial, Expo ‘67, and the election of Pierre Trudeau as prime minister.	Greg Marquis	13	2020	$1.30 Add
From NEW! Introduction From: Messy Cities View Coach House Books	Co-editor Dylan Reid provides an overview of “messy urbanism”, explaining the overarching argument of the book which is that this disorder is necessary for cities to thrive.	Dylan Reid	10	2025	$1.00 Add