Activism & Social Movements
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From ![]() From the Lab to the TrenchesFrom: Fighting Dirty |
The author talks about how he came to join the fight between a small but determined group of rural folks and the biggest garbage company in the world, which happened when he agreed to work as a … | Poh-Gek Forkert | 4 | 2017 | $0.40 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! From the Second World War to Cold War and Post-Colonialism, 1939–1980From: Humans |
This chapter discusses how, as the supremacy of European imperialism was replaced by the imperial power of the United States and the Soviet Union after WWII, popular resistance in the form of … | Alvin Finkel | 45 | 2024 | $4.50 Add |
![]() Frontline Farmers |
Who grows the food we eat? How important is it that family farms are viable in Canada today and in the future? How do viable family farms help determine the safety, diversity and sustainability … | Annette Aurélie Desmarais | 273 | 2019 | View |
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From ![]() FuelFrom: Almost Feral |
Gemma Hickey | 4 | 2019 | $0.40 Add | |
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From ![]() NEW! FundraisingPart 3. Beginning Your Campaign From: Women Winning Office |
In Fundraising Nash discusses the costs of running for office at all levels of office. The chapter explores topics including donation rules and rebates, personal financial accountability, live … | Peggy Nash | 7 | 2022 | $0.70 Add |
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From ![]() Fundraising for Small and Medium-Sized OrganizationsFrom: Five Good Ideas |
This chapter by Ross McGregor focuses on how to obtain funding and clearly identifying the funding support you require. | Ross McGregor | 5 | 2011 | $0.50 Add |
![]() NEW! Future on FireCapitalism and the Politics of Climate Change |
Climate change is already affecting millions of people. Governments talk about taking action to limit global heating to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, but the greenhouse gas … | 128 | View | ||
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From ![]() Gas Not Only Cause of Tears at Trade SummitFrom: Resist! |
Anna Manzo | 3 | 2001 | $0.30 Add | |
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From ![]() General ReinforcementsFrom: "At the Barricades" |
The approach of the CCLA to the Charter, to the public education it undertook, and to the acceptance of government funds. | Alan Borovoy | 15 | 2014 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Genome Editing — Research and ReproductionPart Three — Research on Human Embryos From: Fertility |
In Genome Editing — Research and Reproduction McTeer explains genome editing and the serious and controversial questions to be raised about its purposes and limits. The chapter explains … | Maureen McTeer | 7 | 2022 | $0.70 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! GeoengineeringPART 2: The System-Preserving Frameworks From: Worlds at Stake |
Chapter 6 explores the potential use of climate-intervention technologies, geoengineering, and investigates what ideological currents are shaping those efforts. | Aaron Saad | 19 | 2022 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() Getting into the StreetsOrganizing Your Community From: Educating for Action |
Although the terms “organizing” and “activism” are often considered synonymous, there are important distinctions. Organizing is about developing a large number of … | Drew Robert Winter | 14 | 2014 | $1.40 Add |
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From ![]() Getting into the StreetsActivist Guidelines and Case Studies From: Educating for Action |
This chapter provides four snapshots of activism. Jason Del Gandio begins with how to initiate and facilitate an organizing meeting. This is usually the first place activists begin — … | Aaron Zellhoefer; Anthony J. Nocella II; James Generic; Jason Del Gandio | 22 | 2014 | $2.20 Add |
![]() Getting to ZeroCanada Confronts Global Warming |
In this book, long-time social and environmental activist Tony Clarke provides hard-to-find information and analysis about what Canada is and is not doing as of 2018 to get to zero emissions. He … | 248 | View | ||
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From ![]() Globalization Solidarity: La Vía Campesina and Food SovereigntyFrom: Frontline Farmers |
The eleventh chapter consdiers the role of the La Vía Campesina and their international work to bring food sovereignty to the forefront. Interviewees reflect on their involvement, and … | Asha Nelson | 23 | 2019 | $2.30 Add |
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From ![]() Glossary of Technical TermsFrom: Ecology for the 99% |
This section provides a glossary of technical terms used throughout the book. | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 5 | 2024 | $0.50 Add |

















