Activism & Social Movements
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From  Anybody But ConservativeCanadian Unions and Strategic Voting |
In recent elections, many were driven by a desire to block Conservatives from gaining power rather than faith that Liberals would champion union causes. However, because tactical shifts have an … | Larry Savage | 23 | 2021 | $2.30 Add |
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From  Bao Tong’s Fall |
This chapter begins with the story of Bao Tong, a former senior Chinese official who was arrested for supporting the Tiananmen Square protesters. The chapter goes on to explore Bao Tong’s … | Michael Cormier | 26 | 2013 | $2.60 Add |
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From  NEW! Big Oil Wants to Talk About Your Carbon Footprint |
This chapter details the efforts of oil companies to cover up their own climate research, as well as how we can pressure these companies into doing more to protect the environment and move away … | Sami Grover | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
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From  Calgary Raging GranniesAffective and Effective From: Activism That Works |
- | Sharon Montgomery | 16 | 2011 | $1.60 Add |
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From  NEW! Change for Good ActionChapter 5 From: Change for Good |
Chapter 5 focuses on what the most innovative corporations are doing to increase the speed of social change by reflecting on how some large corporations have been able to pick up the pace of … | Paul Klein | 19 | 2022 | $1.90 Add |
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From  Chapter 4Mining and Colonialism on Turtle Island From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter discusses the impact of mining on Indigenous communities in Canada, beginning with the arrival of European settlers. It disucsses how mining has impacted the livelihood of Indegenous … | Joan Kuyek | 19 | 2019 | $1.90 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 5: Grass 2.0PART II: RED EDEN From: Dinner on Mars |
Chapter 5 considers the challenges of growing and producing grains such as corn, rice and wheat on Mars. Discussing the history of grains and their domestications, Icelandic geothermal farming, … | Evan D. G. Fraser; Lenore Newman | 24 | 2022 | $2.40 Add |
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From  Chapter 6Deconstructing the Somebody Mystique From: Somebodies and Nobodies |
Dispelling the somebody mystique will require the creation of a new understanding of somebodies. Just as we are weaned from our parents, so must we demystify our idols if we are to realize … | Robert W. Fuller | 16 | 2004 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Climate Change and Labour in the Energy SectorFrom: Climate@Work |
- | John Calvert; Marjorie Griffin Cohen | 29 | 2013 | $2.90 Add |
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From  Community OrganizingFrom: "At the Barricades" |
Creation of self-help organizations for black people in Halifax and aboriginal persons in Kenora, 1962-1965. | Alan Borovoy | 16 | 2014 | $1.60 Add |
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From  NEW! Conclusion |
Conclusion | Greg Marquis | 11 | 2020 | $1.10 Add |
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From  Counterattack |
Traces the vigorous counterattack from the state and capital to weaken Canadian unions permanently | Craig Heron | 26 | 2012 | $2.60 Add |
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From  Debating and Re-Debating What Is FeminismFrom: Take Back the Fight |
Debating and Re-Debating What is Feminism, chapter five, articulates the importance of holding debates, and the need for a location for hosting debates. She asserts that debate skills are … | Nora Loreto | 22 | 2020 | $2.20 Add |
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From  DesmondFrom: Insurgent Love |
In this chapter, the author explores the the case of a veteran who killed his partner, daughter, and mother. | Ardath Whynacht | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From  Disruptive Direct ActionFrom: Languages of the Unheard |
The militant intends to gain a hearing for the silenced or ignored, giving voice to the voiceless and defending public autonomy against the antidemocratic influence of intransigent elites and … | Stephen D'Arcy | 16 | 2013 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Dynamics of Market-led DevelopmentFrom: Illusion or Opportunity |
- | Henry Veltmeyer | 15 | 2007 | $2.40 Add |
