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What You Won’t Do For Love

A Conversation

What if we could love the planet as much as we love one another? "Warm, wise, and overflowing with generosity, this is a love story so epic it embraces all of creation. Yet another reminder … ; ; ; 106 View

Whose Streets?

The Toronto G20 and the Challenges of Summit Protest

In June 2010 activists opposing the G20 meeting held in Toronto were greeted with arbitrary state violence on a scale never before seen in Canada. Whose Streets? is a combination of testimonials … 256 View
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Women Winning Office

An Activist's Guide to Getting Elected

When Peggy Nash first decided to run for elected office, she had no idea where to start, who to contact, or what the rules were. For those who are underrepresented in political life, politics can … 282 View
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Worlds at Stake

Climate Politics, Ideology, and Justice

The intensifying climate crisis has put the world on high alert. For those living in the high-consuming, high-polluting swaths of the world, it is clear that something about our society, our … 192 View
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From: Persistent Poverty

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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 … ; ; 5 $0.50 Add
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From: Whose Streets?

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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 … ; 15 $1.50 Add
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A New World Upon Us

PART 1: Essential Groundwork

From: Worlds at Stake

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Chapter 1 serves as an introduction to the book and discusses what the world will look like as it continues to be affected by climate change. 8 $0.80 Add
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Acknowledgements

From: NOlympians

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Beyond Abortion

From: Abortion to Abolition

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This chapter introduces the history of and context surrounding abortion in Canada as well as explores how prison abolition is connected to reproductive justice. The author talks about her own … 10 $1.00 Add
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Domestic Homicide and Abolition

From: Insurgent Love

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In the introductory chapter, the author defines key terms that are essential to the text, details the failures of the current carceral approach to family violence, and details how her personal … 24 $2.40 Add
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Editor’s Preface

From: Decolonize Museums

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In the Preface, series editor Bhakti Shringarpure reflects on the bloody and violent foundation of modern museums in Europe and North America. 10 $1.00 Add
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Foreward, Prefaces and Introduction

From: Clean Money Revolution

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The world of money, finance, and investment is ripe for major reform and reinvention. We’re seeing more and more clean food, clean energy, and clean buildings. Now clean money is also on … ; 22 $2.20 Add
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Foreword

From: The Sea Is Rising and So Are We

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Forward from acclaimed author and environmentalist Bill McKibben. 2 $0.20 Add
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From: Future on Fire

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The Foreword from Dharna Noor. 4 $0.40 Add