Grassroots Activism

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From One Day in a Cage Notes on the Temporary Detention Centre From: Whose Streets? View Between The Lines		David Wachsmuth	7	2011	$0.70 Add
From Ontario Works How Did This Happen to Me? From: Persistent Poverty View Between The Lines		Brice Balmer; Jamie Swift; Mira Dineen	13	2010	$1.30 Add
From Ontario’s Push to Early Childhood Education and Care for All From: Persistent Poverty View Between The Lines		Laurel Rothman	6	2010	$0.60 Add
From NEW! Optimism of the Will There Is an Alternative From: Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada's Challenge View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter considers what is needed to counter neoliberalism and comments on the positive signs of the rise in union activity and the common cause of diverse grassroots movements in advocating …	Alex Himelfarb	22	2024	$2.20 Add
Organizing the 1% How Corporate Power Works	Canada is ruled by an organized minority of the 1%, a class of corporate owners, managers and bankers who amass wealth by controlling the large corporations at the core of the economy. But …		184		View
From Oxfam Canada The “Fair Trade in Coffee” Campaign From: Activism That Works View Fernwood Publishing		Bill Hynd; Carol Miller	15	2011	$1.50 Add
From NEW! Packrat City From: Messy Cities View Coach House Books	Tatum Taylor Chaubal connects her “packrat” collecting tendencies with her role and values as a city heritage planner, advocating for these roles to include preserving the “messy urbanism” of the past.	Dylan Reid	4	2025	$0.40 Add
From Part 1: Resistance from Turtle Island Jim Leyden, Watchman From: Standing on High Ground View Between The Lines	Jim Leyden shares his experience as a Sixties Scoop survivor and activist, highlighting the racist and unjust treatment he faced during his jail sentence for opposing the TMX pipeline.	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	10	2024	$1.00 Add
From Part 1: Resistance from Turtle Island April Thomas, Secwépemc Matriarch From: Standing on High Ground View Between The Lines	April Thomas highlights the environmental damage the TMX pipeline poses to the Thompson River and unceded Secwépemc’ulecw lands. She describes her own experience of rights violations …	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	12	2024	$1.20 Add
From Part 1: Resistance from Turtle Island Billie Pierre, Nlaka’pamux Land Defender From: Standing on High Ground View Between The Lines	This section includes Billie Pierre’s court statement and reflections following her arrest after blocking heavy machinery with her vehicle to halt logging ahead of TMX pipeline construction.	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	8	2024	$0.80 Add
From Part 2: Resistance from a place of spirit Tama Ward, Storyteller and Educator From: Standing on High Ground View Between The Lines	This section includes Tama Wards court statement detailing her decision to block access to the TMX pipeline construction and the events of that day.	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	7	2024	$0.70 Add
From Part 2: Resistance from a place of spirit Hisao Ichikawa, Activist, Musician From: Standing on High Ground View Between The Lines	This section includes Hisao Ichikawa’s court statement following his arrest for blocking TMX pipeline construction on Burnaby Mountain, along with his reflections on his activism, music, …	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	5	2024	$0.50 Add
From Part 2: Resistance from a place of spirit Emilie Teresa Smith, Anglican Priest From: Standing on High Ground View Between The Lines	This section includes Emilie Teresa Smith’s court statement following her arrest, along with letters she wrote during her four-day sentence at Aulouette Women’s Correctional Facility.	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	21	2024	$2.10 Add
From Part 3: Resistance from a place of privilege Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada From: Standing on High Ground View Between The Lines	Elizabeth May outlines the goals of the TMX, proposed by Kinder Morgan Piplelines, criticizes government-backed environmental harm, and calls for solidarity with Indigenous land defenders.	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	12	2024	$1.20 Add
From Part 3: Resistance from a place of privilege Romilly Cavanaugh, Professional Engineer From: Standing on High Ground View Between The Lines	Romilly Cavanaugh, environmental engineer and former Trans Mountain employee, shares her account of her protest at a drill site, including her decision to chain herself to a fence, the events …	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	12	2024	$1.20 Add
From Part 3: Resistance from a place of privilege Tim Bray, Software Engineer and Writer From: Standing on High Ground View Between The Lines	Tim Bray recounts the events that took place on the day of his arrest while protesting the TMX on Burnaby Mountain, and includes his court statement.	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	7	2024	$0.70 Add