Activism & Social Movements
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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 |
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From ![]() NEW! Chapter 14: What Really Happens in DJ GroupsPART III: THE DISABLED FUTURE From: The Future is Disabled |
This chapter explores some of the things that happen when people try to start a DJ collective, based on the author’s experiences. | Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha | 5 | 2022 | $0.50 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 15Stopping a Mine Before it Starts From: Unearthing Justice |
In this chapter, the author disusses some of the methods by which community organizers have been able to prevent mines from being opened in the first place. | Joan Kuyek | 21 | 2019 | $2.10 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Chapter 15: Home Is a Holy Place: The Sacred Organizing Spaces of Disabled HomesPART III: THE DISABLED FUTURE From: The Future is Disabled |
This chapter discusses disabled homes and wisdom, touching on the importance of safe spaces and community support. | Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha | 13 | 2022 | $1.30 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 16Dealing with an Operating Mine From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter looks at the ways in which people are able to organize in order to hold mining companies accountable for the negative impacts that their mines have. | Joan Kuyek | 19 | 2019 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Chapter 16: Loving Stacey: An Honour SongPART III: THE DISABLED FUTURE From: The Future is Disabled |
This chapter celebrates activist Stacey Park Milbern, discussing collective access/accessibility and activism, disabled people as archives, unconditional disabled love, and disabled … | Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha | 21 | 2022 | $2.10 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 17Organizing When the Mine is Gone From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter begins with the case study of the Giant Mine near Yellowknife and goes on to explore how communities can effectively organize to ensure that governments invest in the cleanup and … | Joan Kuyek | 12 | 2019 | $1.20 Add |






