Activism & Social Movements

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Mass Movements: Our Only Hope From: Future on Fire Preview Fernwood Publishing	Chapter 3 examines how mass movements, the actions of millions of everyday people have played a role in changing our society for the better and can become the method to bring real change and …	David Camfield	22	2022	$2.20 Add
From My New World New York, 1950-54 From: Holocaust to Resistance Preview Fernwood Publishing	Holocaust to Resistance, My Journey is a powerful, awe-inspiring memoir from author and activist Suzanne Berliner Weiss. Born to Jewish parents in Paris in 1941, Suzanne was hidden from the Nazis …	Suzanne Berliner Weiss	12	2019	$1.20 Add
From NEW! Neoliberalism and the World-Saving Market PART 2: The System-Preserving Frameworks From: Worlds at Stake Preview Fernwood Publishing	Chapter 4 reflects on the current neoliberal system and its primarily market-oriented solutions to tackle climate change.	Aaron Saad	22	2022	$2.20 Add
From NEW! Neoliberalism, National Security, and Academic Knowledge in Turkey From: The University and Social Justice Preview Between The Lines	-	Gulden Ozcan	18	2020	$1.80 Add
From NEW! Part 3 Status for All From: Harvesting Freedom Preview Between The Lines	Part 3 details Gabriel Allahdua’s activist work against the injustices that migrant workers experience in Canada. Part 3 also explained Allahdua’s process of leaving the program and …	Edward Dunsworth; Gabriel Allahdua	37	2023	$3.70 Add
From Placemaking for Community From: Common Threads Preview New Society Publishers	A “working landscape” in the city can be planned for use by the people who live there. Newly articulated land use options coupled with accessing the green waste from both invasive …	Sharon Kallis	32	2014	$3.20 Add
From NEW! Police Use of Force in Canada Dispelling the Myth of Difference From: Disarm, Defund, Dismantle Preview Between The Lines	In Police Use of Force in Canada author Julius Haag examines the myth that police violence is a primarily American problem rooted in a deeply ingrained systemic and structural racism that is not …	Julius Haag	9	2022	$0.90 Add
From Portapique From: Insurgent Love Preview Fernwood Publishing	This chapter explores the mass murders in Portapique, Nova Scotia, in 2020.	Ardath Whynacht	10	2021	$1.00 Add
From NEW! Power Protects Itself Part 1. Who Gets to Lead? From: Women Winning Office Preview Between The Lines	In Power Protects Itself Nash explores some of the many barriers women face when entering politics. A few of the barriers examined in the chapter include systemic biases, Westminster …	Peggy Nash	6	2022	$0.60 Add
From Reawakening From: Changing Tides Preview New Society Publishers	In this chapter Frid explores how members of the Wuikinuxv village on Oweekeno Lake are reclaiming their agency by reconnecting to their cultural memory and long history from before colonization. …	Alejandro Frid	8	2019	$0.80 Add
From NEW! Research Methods and Design From: Resisting Eviction Preview Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, Crosby provides a methodological blueprint for doing research with social movements. He describes his work with the Herongate Tenant Coalition as political activist ethnography, …	Andrew Crosby	13	2023	$1.30 Add
From NEW! Running From Hounds From: Alexa! Preview Goose Lane Editions	The budding of Alexa’s political career, the chapter explores her flirtation with the Liberal Party and her commitment to civic service and progress in Halifax, all while dancing ever …	Stephen Kimber	38	2021	$3.80 Add
From NEW! Scene 2 Tara From: What You Won’t Do For Love Preview Coach House Books	Scene 2 focuses on Tara and her decades-spanning relationship and work with her husband, David Suzuki. It discusses immigration, World War II, discrimination, marriage and married life, activism, …	David Suzuki; Miriam Fernandes; Ravi Jain; Tara Cullis	13	2022	$1.30 Add
From Section C: Changemakers’ Manual From: Changemakers Preview New Society Publishers	This chapter is a hands-on workshop for those who want to build change. There may be a need in your community that you want to respond to, or you may have already started implementing a change …	Fay Weller; Mary Wilson	23	2018	$2.30 Add
From Social Capital and Local Development A New Paradigm? From: Illusion or Opportunity Preview Fernwood Publishing	-	Henry Veltmeyer	17	2007	$2.72 Add
From Starting With Me Personal Lifestyle From: Educating for Action Preview New Society Publishers	This chapter focuses on how to use your daily activities to create a more just and ethical world. The chapter stresses the benefits of using your everyday life as a means to your politics. While …	Larry Albert Butz	19	2014	$1.90 Add