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The Race Card: Conclusion

From: Frequently Asked White Questions

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The conclusion reflects on countering the charge of “playing the race card” or the “gender card” or the “queer card” and so forth, reflecting on dismantling … ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Appendix A

From: Frequently Asked White Questions

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Appendix A: Top ten principles for thinking about racial politics as a white person ; 3 $0.30 Add
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Challenging Canadian and Queer Nationalisms

From: In a Queer Country

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In "Challenging Canadian and Queer Nationalisms," Gary Kinsman takes issue with the very idea of the conference, that there could be a specific relationship between gays and lesbians … 31 $0.93 Add
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Epilogue

From: The Teen Sex Trade

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A black woman recounts the slow way she broke ties with an abusive and manipultaed partner and her want to reach out to other survivors. 3 $0.30 Add
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I Would Go Back if I Could

From: From Bombs to Books

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Describes the experience of a Iranian woman who converted to Christianity and was disowned by her Muslim family, she became an illegal refugee in Turkey with a constant fear of deportation before … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Evanescence of a Great Family and a Founding Community: Sephardim vs. Ashkenazim

From: The First Jews in North America

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This chapter tells the story of Benjamin Hart, looking at the Hart family’s experiences during the 19th century. 31 $3.10 Add
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Conclusion

From: The First Jews in North America

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Some final thoughts and the legacy of the Hart family. 15 $1.50 Add
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Siting Lesbians:

Urban Spaces and Sexuality

From: In a Queer Country

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In "Siting Lesbians: Urban Spaces and Sexuality," Catherine Nash discusses the complement to Ingram’s study. He considers gay males seeking pleasure in the wide outdoors while … 27 $0.54 Add
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White Birds and Machine Guns

From: From Bombs to Books

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Describes the experience of a woman from Kabul who’s first memories are of war, first with the Russian and then the Mujahedeen before escaping to a refugee camp in Pakistan. She was … 16 $1.60 Add
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In Breath, You Listen

From: From Bombs to Books

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Details the experience that staff have had in reaching refugee students at two schools in BC. Staff included in this chapter are a dance teacher, a settlement worker, a youth services worker, an … 15 $1.50 Add
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Wear It with Pride:

The Fashions of Toronto's Pride Parade and Canadian Queer Identities

From: In a Queer Country

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There have been many studies that claim that homosexuals have long engaged in "reading" ‘each other, in finding elements of presentation, which show "I am what you are." … 33 $0.99 Add
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Fairy Tales of Two Cities:

or Queer Nation(s)-National Cinema(s)

From: In a Queer Country

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Thomas Waugh’s "Fairy Tales of Two Cities: Queer Nation(s)-National Cinema(s)" considers examples from a past when Canadian cinema in general was defining itself, in response to … 26 $0.52 Add
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Keeping Hope Alive

From: From Bombs to Books

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Describes the story of how a man from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who was a teacher and activist which made him a target of the army. Details his struggles to claim asylum and finally … 18 $1.80 Add
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Learning with Communities of Color

From: Coming Back to Life

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We decided to offer workshops that would be only for young activists of color and that would train them to become facilitators of the Work That Reconnects in their own communities. At the date of … ; ; ; ; 24 $2.40 Add
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These Things Happen in Africa

From: From Bombs to Books

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Describes the life of a man from Somalia who lost his leg delivering supplies to a UN refugee camp and then became a refugee in Uganda before being approved to come to Canada with his family. 9 $0.90 Add
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The Last Song of Akol Chol

From: From Bombs to Books

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Details the life of a young boy from the Sudan who suffered a traumatic brain injury during the war. When his family came to Canada in order to get him the services he needed they placed him in … 11 $1.10 Add