Activism & Social Movements
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From ![]() NEW! PrefaceFrom: Harvesting Freedom |
Included in the preface is the poem I Am Many Things as well as the details of Gabriel Allahdua’s early life in St.Lucia. The preface also discusses the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program … | Edward Dunsworth | 13 | 2023 | $1.30 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Preface and IntroductionWhy Do We Need a “People’s History” for the Planet? From: Humans |
In this introductory chapter, the author explains that most histories examine the course of events from the perspective of elites, whereas this book embraces the method of social historians and … | Alvin Finkel | 9 | 2024 | $0.90 Add |
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From ![]() PrEP Will Not Save UsThe Ghosts of AIDS and Suicide |
This chapter explores suicide among gay men, which has surpassed HIV as the leading cause of death of gay men in Canada. | Kody Muncaster | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Preparing the Ground and Building Your ProfilePart 3. Beginning Your Campaign From: Women Winning Office |
In Preparing the Ground and Building Your Profile Nash discusses how to become known and seen in your area. The chapter explores outreach to Community Leaders, framing ones self as a Community … | Peggy Nash | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
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From ![]() Prescription HeroinFrom: Fighting For Space |
The Downtown Eastside had accomplished a lot as a community. In 2004, Dr. Martin Schechter had secured funding to launch a heroin-maintenance program out of a small clinic in the Downtown … | Travis Lupick | 29 | 2017 | $0.58 Add |
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From ![]() Persistent Poverty IntroductionThe Work of Hundreds of People From: Persistent Poverty |
The Introduction describes the process by which the the Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Coalition (ISARC) gathered the material for this book through a 2010 social audit process that engaged … | Brice Balmer; Jamie Swift; Mira Dineen | 5 | 2010 | $0.50 Add |
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From ![]() IntroductionFrom the Great Recession to the Streets of Toronto From: Whose Streets? |
In 2010 G20 leaders met in Toronto to pursue an agenda of bailouts and austerity measures. Unsurprisingly, thousands of people gathered in Toronto for ten days of action to oppose these … | David Wachsmuth; Tom Malleson | 15 | 2011 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() Prologue |
This section contains the prologue and a brief introduction. | Margaret Klein Salamon; Molly Gage | 13 | 2020 | $1.30 Add |
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From ![]() Prologue |
The introduction describes an encounter between the author and a man named Xi Xin Zhu, whose home was destroyed as a result of China’s rapid economic development. The author discusses the … | Michael Cormier | 6 | 2013 | $0.60 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! PrologueFrom: Alexa! |
A brief look at Alexa’s entry into the political fray and the women who inspired, supported, and pushed her to make such a difficult decision. Also a glimpse of the relationship and history … | Stephen Kimber | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From ![]() PrologueFrom: This is My Real Name |
Cid V Brunet | 2 | 2021 | $0.20 Add | |
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From ![]() NEW! Prologue |
In the prologue, Andrew Boyd describes his experience at the 2015 climate march in New York and the 2021 climate conference in Glasgow. Boyd discusses the concept of hope in connection to the … | Andrew Boyd | 11 | 2023 | $1.10 Add |
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From ![]() Protests across CanadaFrom: Fighting For Space |
Even though Insite became operational, the activists knew they were on borrowed time as the continuity of this project was in the tenuous hands of the changing government. Keeping this in mind, … | Travis Lupick | 32 | 2017 | $0.96 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Provincial and Territorial Laws RespondPart Two — Provincial Legislation: Assisted Human Reproduction and the Changing Definitions of Family From: Fertility |
In Provincial and Territorial Laws Respond McTeer examines the responses from across Canada about the use of IVF technology in human reproduction. The chapter explores issues relating to a … | Maureen McTeer | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() Psychological Wage and the Trump Phenomenon |
Populist Reductionism – The Colour Line – Misogyny – Narrow Trade Unionism – Implications for Left Politics | Paul Kellogg | 12 | 2020 | $1.20 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Public Narrative-Your Story Is Your PowerPart 4. Getting Your Story Out From: Women Winning Office |
In Public Narrative-Your Story Is Your Power Nash explores the ways women can use their own stories and experiences to frame their own public narrative and find support through relatability. The … | Peggy Nash | 5 | 2022 | $0.50 Add |

















