Activism & Social Movements
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From ![]() Changing Patterns in the Literature of Climate Change and Canadian WorkThe Research of Academics, Government and Social Actors From: Climate@Work |
Elizabeth Perry | 10 | 2013 | $1.00 Add | |
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From ![]() NEW! Changing the Political WeatherFrom: The End of This World |
Chapter 6 imagines a shared vision of the future by 2025 and how we will bring apart a large interconnected social movement towards a just transition. Topics discussed include tactics for … | Angele Alook; Bronwen Tucker; Crystal Lameman; David Gray-Donald; Emily Eaton; Joël Laforest | 23 | 2023 | $2.30 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 1A Disorder without a Name From: Somebodies and Nobodies |
Explores prejudice of society and the barriers created by the various "isms." Posits that -isms are the symptoms of the darker disease of "rankism." | Robert W. Fuller | 11 | 2004 | $1.10 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 1The Physical Footprint of a Mine From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter examines the scale of a typical open-pit mine, as well as the enormous amount of infrastucture that is required to support its operation. | Joan Kuyek | 10 | 2019 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Chapter 1: ArrivalPART I: RED HORIZONS From: Dinner on Mars |
In Chapter 1 the authors imagine what a Martian city would look like in the year 2080. Discussing the chosen location of the city, water access, resources and extraction, food, and how it would … | Evan D. G. Fraser; Lenore Newman | 7 | 2022 | $0.70 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Chapter 1: “We Were Maybe Not Going to Save the World, but We Were Going to Save Each Other”: How Disabled Mutual Aid Is Different than Abled Mutual AidPART I: DISABILITY JUSTICE IN THE END TIME From: The Future is Disabled |
This chapter explores how disbaled people supported and kept each other alive during Covid-19. It reflects on the difficulties of the pandemic for disabled people, "crip skills," … | Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha | 20 | 2022 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 10Externalizing Machines Ecological Economics From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter asks several questions about the economics of mining. Can we recycle the metal we need? Do we need more coal, uranium, and precious metals? How do governments measure the economic … | Joan Kuyek | 20 | 2019 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Chapter 10: Ballrooms of MarsPART IV: RED DAWN From: Dinner on Mars |
Chapter 10 offers a reflection on what a night out would look like for both the authors in the Martian city in 2080. Discussion recreation, work life, pubs, music and dancing, first and second … | Evan D. G. Fraser; Lenore Newman | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Chapter 10: Disability Justice Writing, the Beauty and the DifficultyPART II: THE STORIES THAT KEEP US ALIVE: DISABILITY JUSTICE ARTS IN THE INTERREGNUM From: The Future is Disabled |
This chapter is on disability justice writing. Topics include creating crip spaces, disabled art/literature and artists/writers, writing about death and grief, creative spaces, education and … | Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha | 15 | 2022 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 11The Mining Lobby From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter identifies key mining industry lobbyists and gives examples of how mining companies are able to shape federal and provincial laws to suit their interests. | Joan Kuyek | 17 | 2019 | $1.70 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Chapter 11: Autistic Long-Form, Short-Form, No-Form, Echotextia: Autistic Poetic FormsPART II: THE STORIES THAT KEEP US ALIVE: DISABILITY JUSTICE ARTS IN THE INTERREGNUM From: The Future is Disabled |
This chapter is on autistic art, creativity, and language. | Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha | 8 | 2022 | $0.80 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 12Canadian Mining Law and Regulation From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter first puts Canadian law in the context of Indigenous law and provides a framework for unterstanding permitting monitoring, and enforcement provincions at the federal, provincial, and … | Joan Kuyek | 23 | 2019 | $2.30 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Chapter 12: Cripping the Book TourPART II: THE STORIES THAT KEEP US ALIVE: DISABILITY JUSTICE ARTS IN THE INTERREGNUM From: The Future is Disabled |
This chapter explores the challenges of being a disabled writer/creative. The author describes their journey to becoming a writer and outlines some tips for disabled writers. | Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha | 16 | 2022 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 13Why Taxation Matters From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter explores how tax policy shapes mining operations and how taxation is a powerful tool to regulate the type and amount of mining that occurs. | Joan Kuyek | 16 | 2019 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Chapter 13: Disabled SecretsPART III: THE DISABLED FUTURE From: The Future is Disabled |
This chapter discusses abuse against and between disabled people, crip culture, Mad/disability intimacy and community codes, secrets and trust, and building relationships. | Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha | 9 | 2022 | $0.90 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 14Notes on Uranium From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter looks at uranium mining in Canada, beginning with its history. The author then explores the impact that uranium mining has had on the surrounding communities and how it is conducted … | Joan Kuyek | 19 | 2019 | $1.90 Add |









