Activism & Social Movements
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From  What Is Capitalism?From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter explains capitalism as both an economic system and a form of social organization. It also explores how capitalism can be undemocratic and highlights the problems with capitalist companies. | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 8 | 2024 | $0.80 Add |
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From  NEW! What is Public Safety?From: Razing Palestine |
In this chapter, Grzejszczak examines the tension between public safety and political speech through the story of Leila Marshy, a York Region paramedic terminated in June 2025 after defending a … | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add | |
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From  NEW! What Is Safety?From: Messy Cities |
Kimahli Powell uses their experience with the Toronto-based charity, Rainbow Railroad, to explore what it means to provide a safe community for LGBTQIA+ individuals amidst a housing crisis. | Dylan Reid | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From  What Moves Us Now?The Contradictions of “Community” From: Whose Streets? |
From Whose Streets?: The Toronto G20 and the Challenges of Summit Protest | Clare O'Connor | 18 | 2011 | $1.80 Add |
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From  What on Earth is Corporate Power?From: Organizing the 1% |
Corporations and Capitalism | J.P. Sapinski; William K. Carroll | 24 | 2018 | $2.40 Add |
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From  The International Stage |
Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel recounts the activities of Indigenous people in Canada taking their fight for self-determination and recognition of rights to the international stage using … | Arthur Manuel | 5 | 2017 | $0.50 Add |
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From  NEW! What We Are Up AgainstScience and Politics |
In Chapter 1, Kaufman provides an overview of the scientific and political challenges climate activists face in the fight for climate justice. The chapter discusses topics including the … | Cynthia Kaufman | 16 | 2021 | $1.60 Add |
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From  NEW! What We As Citizens Can Do About PolarizationFrom: Divided We Fall |
In this chapter, Cameron explains his case that good citizenship remains the most effective antidote to polarization in Canadian society. | Max Cameron | 31 | 2026 | $3.10 Add |
 NEW! What You Won’t Do For LoveA 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 … | David Suzuki; Miriam Fernandes; Ravi Jain; Tara Cullis | 106 | 2022 | View |
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From  What’s Left after the Breakup of the CPGB? |
Bruce Curtis; Justin Paulson | 11 | 2020 | $1.10 Add | |
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From  NEW! When Change is Your Only OptionPart 2. You are Formidable: Your Superpower From: Women Winning Office |
In When Change is Your Only Option Nash provides a brief history of her own life and how she first became involved in activism and labour politics. Nash describes her time working with the … | Peggy Nash | 8 | 2022 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! When Human Rights are “Made by McGill”*From: Razing Palestine |
In this chapter, Lotayef examines McGill University’s institutional response to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict between 2023 and 2025. | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add | |
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From When Ideas Become Common SenseFrom: Organizing the 1% |
The Corporate Reach Into Culture and Politics | J.P. Sapinski; William K. Carroll | 25 | 2018 | $2.50 Add |
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From NEW! When Is Your Time?Part 3. Beginning Your Campaign From: Women Winning Office |
In When Is Your Time? Nash explores the issues with waiting for the ‘right time’ to run for office. This chapter primarily focuses on advice for women running for office. | Peggy Nash | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
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From  NEW! When People With Disabilities Fall Through the Cracks |
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 |
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From  White Supremacy and the First Feminist Waves in CanadaFrom: Take Back the Fight |
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 |
