Activism & Social Movements

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! When People With Disabilities Fall Through the Cracks From: About Canada: Disability Rights View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter three explores what happens when people with disabilities fall through the cracks of governmental and societal support through the use of several case studies. The chapter then unpacks …	Deborah Stienstra	15	2020	$1.50 Add
From White Supremacy and the First Feminist Waves in Canada From: Take Back the Fight View Fernwood Publishing	In the first chapter, the author narrates the history of the first feminist movement in Canada until the collapse of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women. She focuses on the …	Nora Loreto	18	2020	$1.80 Add
Whose Streets? The Toronto G20 and the Challenges of Summit Protest Between The Lines	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 …	Tom Malleson	256	2011	View
From NEW! Why Care About Prisoners’ Labour Rights? From: Solidarity Beyond Bars View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter One focuses on providing a broad overview of the Canadian prison system. The chapter explains why people should care about prisoners’ rights and specifically prisoners’ labour …	Asaf Rashid; Jordan House	32	2022	$3.20 Add
From Why Impermanence Matters From: Common Threads View New Society Publishers	Most creative projects made with green waste and natural materials are meant to have a short life-span and then return to the earth. This goes against everything a Western European sensibility …	Sharon Kallis	14	2014	$1.40 Add
From NEW! Why Me? Why You? Part 1. Who Gets to Lead? From: Women Winning Office View Between The Lines	In <Why Me? Why You? Nash explores the the challenges surrounding turning ones’ activism and passion into concrete change. The chapter explores why ambition, competition and …	Peggy Nash	6	2022	$0.60 Add
From Why Us? The Campaign Against Wage Controls in Saint John, New Brunswick, 1975-76 From: Mobilizations, Protests & Engagements View Fernwood Publishing		David Frank	11	2008	$1.10 Add
From NEW! Will Capitalists Save Us? What about Governments? From: Future on Fire View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter 2 considered who we should look to for guidance in fighting climate change and how we can not leave it in the hands of the market. Topics discussed include the media industries …	David Camfield	11	2022	$1.10 Add
From NEW! Winning the Nomination Part 3. Beginning Your Campaign From: Women Winning Office View Between The Lines	In Winning the Nomination Nash explores how to secure the nomination process. Nash discusses electability, constructing a public narrative, endorsers, communications, and Nash’s own …	Peggy Nash	10	2022	$1.00 Add
From NEW! Women at the Table-Space Invaders Part 1. Who Gets to Lead? From: Women Winning Office View Between The Lines	In Women at the Table-Space Invaders Nash explores the many ways women can lead. She examines what leading can look like, how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed leadership, and how new …	Peggy Nash	7	2022	$0.70 Add
From Women Resist, Police Repress Gendered Police Violence at the Toronto G20 From: Whose Streets? View Between The Lines	From Whose Streets?: The Toronto G20 and the Challenges of Summit Protest	Shailagh Keaney	11	2011	$1.10 Add
NEW! Women Winning Office An Activist's Guide to Getting Elected Between The Lines	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 …	Peggy Nash	282	2022	View
From NEW! Women’s Rights From: When the Pine Needles Fall View Between The Lines	In Chapter Six Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel reflects on the broader spectrum of her activism, particulary in the fight for women’s rights.	Audra Simpson; Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel; Pamela Palmater; Sean Carleton	22	2024	$2.20 Add
From Work With What You Have at Hand From: Common Threads View New Society Publishers	In most environmental stewardship practice, conversations about invasive and native species are inclined to dualistic thinking: invasive plant = bad. But what if invasive species could be useful …	Sharon Kallis	10	2014	$1.00 Add
From Working Harder Is Hardly Working From: Persistent Poverty View Between The Lines		Brice Balmer; Jamie Swift; Mira Dineen	9	2010	$0.90 Add
From Working with Government Budgets From: Five Good Ideas View Coach House Books	This chapter by Dan Burns focuses on having an early approach to introducing your organization to the government and developing relationships with them that you will often depend on.	Dan Burns	6	2011	$0.60 Add