Activism & Social Movements
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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![]() Illusion or OpportunityCivil Society and the Quest for Social Change |
The failure of development strategies in the past few decades has given rise to a worldwide movement in the direction of “another development.” This is a form of development that is … | Henry Veltmeyer | 142 | 2007 | View |
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From ![]() Impacting Public PolicyFrom: Five Good Ideas |
This chapter by Benjamin Perrin focuses on how to impact public policy through partnerships, communication, and immediate action plans. | Benjamin Perrin | 6 | 2011 | $0.60 Add |
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From ![]() Imprisoned in MontrealFrom: Resist! |
Alexis Robie | 5 | 2001 | $0.50 Add | |
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From ![]() Improving Employment RelationsFrom: Five Good Ideas |
This chapter by Dave McKechnie focuses on communication between employees and managers and how to improve your working relationship. | Dave McKechnie | 7 | 2011 | $0.70 Add |
![]() NEW! In a Tower of Glass |
In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of Day Two of "Encounter on Urban Environment," detailing how officials interviewed by the panel (federal and provincial planners) addressed … | Robert Ashe | 12 | 2025 | $1.20 Add |
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From ![]() In the BeginningFrom: "At the Barricades" |
Leaving the Jewish Labour Committee for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA). | Alan Borovoy | 18 | 2014 | $1.80 Add |
![]() In The Business of ChangeHow Social Entrepreneurs are Disrupting Business as Usual |
Our communities are facing the fallout from the demise of vital industry, bankrupt economies, bad policy or policing, and political mismanagement. People are looking for answers, and the … | Elisa Birnbaum | 195 | 2018 | View |
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From ![]() In the Mountains of Auvergne France, 2017From: Holocaust to Resistance |
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 | 3 | 2019 | $0.30 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! In vitro FertilizationPart One — IVF: The Beginning of a Modern Human Reproduction Revolution From: Fertility |
In In vitro Fertilization McTeer explains and examines the creation and first use of in vitro fertilization or IVF in humans. The chapter explains what in vitro entails, its original uses for … | Maureen McTeer | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
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From ![]() IndexFrom: Unearthing Justice |
Joan Kuyek | 31 | 2019 | $3.10 Add | |
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From ![]() NEW! IndexFrom: NOlympians |
Jules Boykoff | 9 | 2020 | $0.90 Add | |
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From ![]() Inequality and Democracy |
John Kearney; Patrick Kerans | 9 | 2006 | $0.90 Add | |
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From ![]() Influencing ChangeFrom: Five Good Ideas |
This chapter by John Oesch focuses on identifying personal losses and how to effectively go about change. | John Oesch | 4 | 2011 | $0.40 Add |
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From ![]() InitiationPart 1: Baby Stripper From: This is My Real Name |
Chapter 3 follows Brunet as she becomes fully initiated into sex work and strip club culture. Topics discussed include selling sex, Lola, queer love, open relationships, straight women in clubs, … | Cid V Brunet | 19 | 2021 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Injury, Illness and DeathFrom: Solidarity Beyond Bars |
Chapter Three covers the subject of health and safety in Canadian prisons as it relates to general prison conditions and work. The chapter discusses how prisoners are excluded from health and … | Asaf Rashid; Jordan House | 20 | 2022 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() Innovate or Bust |
Leveraging what already exists and adopting new ideas into the mix can prove effective — and profitable. As we’ll see in this chapter, for social entrepreneurs it’s more than … | Elisa Birnbaum | 15 | 2018 | $1.50 Add |
















