Class, Inequality & Oppression

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White Benevolence
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White Benevolence

Racism and Colonial Violence in the Helping Professions

When working with Indigenous people, the helping professions —education, social work, health care and justice — reinforce the colonial lie that Indigenous people need saving. In White … 289 View
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White Entitlement in Antiracism and Anticolonialism
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White Entitlement in Antiracism and Anticolonialism

From: White Benevolence

In chapter 16, Jeff Halvorsen, Régine King, Liza Lorenzetti, Adrian Wolfleg and Lemlem Haile discuss social justice as a core value of Social Work. Social justice is an aspirational charter … ; ; ; 17 $1.70 Add
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Who Are We?

Who Are We?

Identity and Intersections

From: Making Sense of Society

In Chapter 4, Khasnabish digs into the power-laden process of identification as a collective rather than individual phenomenon. In this chapter, topics include: an examination of how a society’s … 25 $2.50 Add
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Who Killed the Public Surgery Centre?

Who Killed the Public Surgery Centre?

From: Divided

This essay concerns the shift to private surgeries in Saskatchewan. This policy was meant to reduce the wait times for surgical procedures through a market-based approach, but wait times only … 12 $1.20 Add
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Why Dad Cried When I Went to Work at “Chrysler's”

Why Dad Cried When I Went to Work at “Chrysler’s”

From: Experiencing Difference

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Why Do Economic Inequalities Matter?

Why Do Economic Inequalities Matter?

From: The Age of Increasing Inequality

Faster economic growth is not a feasible solution for Canada’s problem of increasing inequality. But although technological change will create new problems of job destruction, it also … 20 $2.00 Add
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Why do economic inequalities matter?
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Why do economic inequalities matter?

From: The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada

In this chapter, the author asks why economic inequality matters in early twenty-first-century Canada. 21 $2.10 Add
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“Within This Architecture of Oppression, We Are a Vibrant Community”: Indigenous Prairie Prisoner Organizing During Covid-19
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“Within This Architecture of Oppression, We Are a Vibrant Community”: Indigenous Prairie Prisoner Organizing During Covid-19

From: White Benevolence

Within an anti-colonial abolitionist framework, Nancy Van Styvendale examines the three hunger strikes that took place in Saskatchewan jails during 2020-2021. She uses two analytics— … 17 $1.70 Add
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Writing a New Song

Writing a New Song

Creating Conversations through Theatre

From: Divided

This chapter includes excerpts and, in the words of Joel Bernbaum and Yvette Nolan, the process behind the play Reasonable Doubt, which is about the killing of Coulten Boushie. The script is … ; 15 $1.50 Add
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Your Country Needs You (to work less, if you want to

Your Country Needs You (to work less, if you want to

From: Curing Affluenza

Chapter 4 focuses on employment and unemployment, discussing topics including dignified work, job creation and loss, the coal industry, and labour markets. It includes an excerpt from Jim Stanford. 31 $3.10 Add
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“You're doing it for the students”

“You’re doing it for the students”

On the Question of Role Models

From: Experiencing Difference

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Youth Prevention and Early Intervention

Youth Prevention and Early Intervention

From: Beyond Shelters

Discusses the fight against youth homelessness with particular emphasis on strategies to combat Indigenous youth homelessness in Winnipeg. ; ; 19 $1.90 Add