Class, Inequality & Oppression

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Myth 18

Myth 18

The Only Way to Mobilize People Is to Have Charismatic Leaders

From: Ecology for the 99%

This chapter explores the belief that prominent leaders drive social movements, arguing their influence is actually limited. It highlights the importance of strong, collective organization as … ; ; ; ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Myth 19

Myth 19

All We Need Is to Elect an Eco-Friendly Government!

From: Ecology for the 99%

This chapter explains that electing environmentally conscious governments is not enough to enact climate action. It emphasizes the need for pre-election action to highlight the urgency and … ; ; ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Myth 7

Myth 7

We’re All in This Together

From: Ecology for the 99%

This chapter highlights how the climate crisis affects communities unequally, with some facing greater hardships and critiques the leaders responsible for these affects. ; ; ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Myth 8

Myth 8

Nothing Is Preventing Capitalism from Becoming Green!

From: Ecology for the 99%

This chapter challenges the idea that capitalism can grow without harming the environment, critiques the concept of "decoupling", and highlights how climate impacts are unevenly … ; ; ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Myths about the Tenant Class
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Myths about the Tenant Class

From: The Tenant Class

Ricardo examines societal perceptions of the average Canadian who rents property. Ricardo discusses home ownership as a staple of successful life in Canadian society and the cultural stigma … 14 $1.40 Add
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Naming Difference

Naming Difference

En/Countering Stereotypes, and Gathering, in Educational Institutions

From: Experiencing Difference

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Negotiating Differences

Negotiating Differences

Glimpses into a Canadian Interracial Relationship

From: Experiencing Difference

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Neoliberal Migration Takes Hold

Neoliberal Migration Takes Hold

From: Essential Work Disposable Workers

This chapter focuses on four countries in the Global South to illustrate how the implementation of neoliberal policies has not led to development but has turned them into major labour-exporting … 15 $1.50 Add
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Neoliberalism and Globalization

Neoliberalism and Globalization

From: How Societies Work

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New Forms of Organizing

New Forms of Organizing

From: Essential Work Disposable Workers

This chapter describes how worker centres emerged as a new model of organizing migrant workers in response to the sweeping global economic transformations of neoliberalism, described in the first … 19 $1.90 Add
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Not Your Grandparents' Rural Saskatchewan

Not Your Grandparents’ Rural Saskatchewan

From: Divided

This chapter explores the "New Rural Saskatchewan," where the economy is king and "agrarian socialism" is a vestige of the past. ; 17 $1.70 Add
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On Becoming an “Other”

On Becoming an “Other”

From: Experiencing Difference

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On the Shubenacadie River: The Grassroots Grandmothers and the Fight against Alton Gas
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On the Shubenacadie River: The Grassroots Grandmothers and the Fight against Alton Gas

Part One: Dispossession at Home

From: Capitalism and Dispossession

In Chapter 5, author Ingrid Waldron examines the success of the grassroots activism of the Mi’kmaq grandmothers of the Sipekne’katik First Nation near Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia who … 19 $1.90 Add
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Opening the Circle
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Opening the Circle

From: Decolonizing Equity

The Introduction states that the collection’s aim is to centre the knowledge, experiences, and voices of Indigenous, Black, and racialized peoples in articulating a vision for decolonial … ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Other People’s Houses
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Other People’s Houses

From: This Has Always Been a War

In “Other People’s Houses” the author explores housing or more importantly the lack of affordable, sustainable and accessible housing for working-class people across Canada. … 29 $2.90 Add
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Ottawa Bound

Ottawa Bound

From: Black Cop

Calvin details his move to Ottawa and how his ambition for advancement was obstructed, ostensibly because of his skin colour. He shares how he fought back against the RCMP, risking his … ; 23 $2.30 Add