Activism & Social Movements

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Not Having Children From: Abortion to Abolition View Fernwood Publishing	Reproductive justice includes the right to choose to have children or not, and to parent any children you choose to have in safety. This chapter opens with the case of Dr. Emily Stowe, who is …	Martha Paynter	32	2022	$3.20 Add
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! Part 2 A Migrant Farm Worker From: Harvesting Freedom View Between The Lines	Part 2 discusses Gabriel Allahdua’s time working in a greenhouse in Leamington, Ontario, the "migrant farm worker capital of Canada", including the intense workplace conditions, …	Edward Dunsworth; Gabriel Allahdua	61	2023	$6.10 Add
From Part 2 Repatriation From: No Choice View Fernwood Publishing	-	Kate McKenna	60	2018	$6.00 Add
From Place Grounding Globalization and Resistance From: Identity, Place, Knowledge View Fernwood Publishing	-	Janet M. Conway	21	2004	$1.89 Add
From Pleasers Part 1: Baby Stripper From: This is My Real Name View Arsenal Pulp Press	Chapter 2 recounts Brunet’s early experiences and the process of learning the unspoken rules of the strip club and strippers. Topics discussed include competition, body image and aesthetics, …	Cid V Brunet	13	2021	$1.30 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! Returning the Collection From: Decolonize Museums View Between The Lines	In Chapter One: Returning the Collection, Lee investigates museum collections across Europe and North America and their immense stockpiles of treasures pilfered from former colonies and …	Shimrit Lee	57	2023	$5.70 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 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 Settler Colonialism and Intimate Terrorism From: Insurgent Love View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, Whynacht explores the link between systems of colonialism and domestic homicide. She proceeds to argue that the first formations of coercive control relations in the Americas …	Ardath Whynacht	25	2021	$2.50 Add
From Smashing Heads Doesn’t Open Minds The Advocacy Trap with Roger Conner From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot View New Society Publishers	When we look at the miserable state of public discourse today and how we are polluting the public square, it’s plain to see that many people believe the problem derives from evil on …	James Hoggan	9	2016	$0.90 Add
From Statement from Akwesasne Community Organizers From: Resist! View Fernwood Publishing	-	Akwesasne Community Organizer	2	2001	$0.20 Add
From Step 2: Identifying Barriers and Benefits From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior View New Society Publishers	Uncovering barriers and benefits involves four steps. 1) Begin by reviewing relevant articles and reports. 2) Following this review, carry out observations of people engaging in the behavior you …	Doug McKenzie-Mohr	20	2011	$0.40 Add
From Step Two Welcome Fear, Grief, and Other Painful Feelings From: Facing the Climate Emergency View New Society Publishers	This chapter suggests that readers must be willing to accept and cope with the feelings of fear and grief that accompany the thought of climate change. By not allowing these negative feelings to …	Margaret Klein Salamon; Molly Gage	24	2020	$2.40 Add
From NEW! Structuring Collective Action From: Class Action View Between The Lines	In Structuring Collective Action, Hanson explores the underlying structures behind the successful collective action achieved by Ontario School teachers since the early 1970’s. Topics …	Andy Hanson	27	2021	$2.70 Add