Activism & Social Movements

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Messy Cities
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Messy Cities

Why We Can't Plan Everything

Featuring forty-three essays by a range of writers from around the world, this book highlights the role of messy urbanism in enabling creativity, enterprise, and grassroots initiatives to … 338 View
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Middle-Aged, Gifted and Black
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Middle-Aged, Gifted and Black

Structures of Feeling in the Black Atlantic

From: Thinking While Black

In this chapter the author connects Armond White’s film criticism in the New York Press and Paul Gilroy’s academic career at Goldsmiths College in London between the years of 1997 to … 23 $2.30 Add
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Migration "Crises" and the Left

Migration "Crises" and the Left

In Search of the Political

From: Challenging the Right, Augmenting the Left

Governing Migrants through Criminalization – Governing Migrants through Humanitarianism – In Search of the Political 12 $1.20 Add
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Mirrors or Mirage

Mirrors or Mirage

Political Parties and Grassroots Movements

From: Quiet No More

Chapter four surveys the relationship between progressive political parties and grassroots activism; a case is made that a grassroots influence in electoral politics is emerging, but one … 46 $4.60 Add
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Movement, Image, History

Movement, Image, History

Walter Benjamin and Operational Politics

From: Challenging the Right, Augmenting the Left

Walter Benjamin – Operational Politics – Conclusion 12 $1.20 Add
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Moving Forward

Moving Forward

From: Getting to Zero

Identifies how grassroots movements and organizations can move forward to develop sector profiles, targets, and plans of action to create sustained climate action. 43 $4.30 Add
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My Teacher
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My Teacher

From: Messy Cities

Carolynne Crawley writes about Mama Snapping Turtle, who lives in Toronto’s High Park, and their advocacy work for further Turtle relatives in city parks. 4 $0.40 Add
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Myth 1

Myth 1

The Problem Is Overconsumption!

From: Ecology for the 99%

This chapter deconstructs the narrative that consumers should bear the weight of environmental guilt, explaining that wealthy people and the issue of production pollute more than consumers. ; ; ; ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Myth 10

Myth 10

Carbon Markets: They Work!

From: Ecology for the 99%

This chapter examines the limitations of carbon markets, highlighting their ineffectiveness in reducing emissions and highlighting how offset projects result in the infringement of Indigenous … ; ; ; ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Myth 11

Myth 11

Capitalism Is Inescapable Because Selfishness Is a Part of Human Nature

From: Ecology for the 99%

This chapter critiques the "human nature" justification for capitalism by demonstrating the ways many societies have historically prioritized mutual aid and cooperation over individual … ; ; ; ; 8 $0.80 Add