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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
NEW! On Account of Darkness Shining Light on Race and Sport twp	For marginalized athletes past and present, achievement can bring celebrity without equality and recognition without opportunity In many ways, Ontario’s Chatham-Kent region is a microcosm …	Ian Kennedy	213	2022	View
From NEW! Opening the Circle From: Decolonizing Equity View Fernwood Publishing	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 …	Billie Allan; V.C. Rhonda Hackett	6	2022	$0.60 Add
From Ottawa Bound From: Black Cop View James Lorimer and Company	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 …	Calvin Lawrence; Miles Howe	23	2019	$2.30 Add
From Pain and Pleasure of a New Start From: Black Cop View James Lorimer and Company	Calvin’s story of leaving the Halifax Police Department and joining the RCMP as the only black police officer in Newfoundland. He recalls his training in Regina, where he witnessed rampant …	Calvin Lawrence; Miles Howe	19	2019	$1.90 Add
From NEW! Paralyzed and Divided Undergovernance From: Canadian Policing View Irwin Law Inc.	In Paralyzed and Divided Undergovernance author Kent Roach studies the underlying justification of police power and examines the question of who regulates the police on federal, provincial, or …	Kent Roach	33	2022	$3.30 Add
From Part 1 The Myth of Merit The Mythical Meritocracy, or Is the Best Candidate Ever Simply the Best? From: You Must Be a Basketball Player View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter debunks the myth of the meritocracy, the idea that employers should simply seek out the most qualified applicant for the position. This practice still results in people of colour …	Anthony Stewart	12	2009	$1.20 Add
From Part 11 Beyond the Myth of Merit The Problems of Being an Only From: You Must Be a Basketball Player View Fernwood Publishing		Anthony Stewart	14	2009	$1.40 Add
From Part 3: Resistance from a place of privilege Barbara Stowe, Writer From: Standing on High Ground View Between The Lines	Barbara Stowe reflects on her TMX protests on Burnaby Mountain in 2014 and 2018, drawing attention to systemic racism in the justice system, particularily its impact on Indigenous peoples.	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	13	2024	$1.30 Add
From Pathologizing Distress The Colonial Master's Tools and Mental Health Services for “Newcomers/Immigrants” From: Doing Anti-Oppressive Practice View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter critically examines the mental health supports and services often offered to immigrants, refugees, and racialized peoples in Canada. It draws on a case study to make the point that …	Ameil Joseph	19	2017	$1.90 Add
From NEW! Pedagogies of Dissent Meditations on Decolonial Disruptions From: Decolonizing Equity View Fernwood Publishing	The Forward by OmiSoore Dryden, the James R Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies, Faculty of Medicine, and the co-lead of the new national organization — The Black Health Education …	OmiSoore Dyrden	9	2022	$0.90 Add
From Permanently Temporary Managed Migration in Canada From: Border and Rule View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter outlines the history of indentured migrant labour in Canada, and examines the modern Temporary Foreign Worker Program and its abuses.	Harsha Walia	12	2021	$1.20 Add
From NEW! Permission to Escape From: White Benevolence View Fernwood Publishing	In chapter 15, Heather Carter unpacks the whiteness of her skin which has led to her unfailingly being perceived as a white settler, despite her own identity as a Métis woman. The chapter …	Heather Carter	16	2022	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Personal Responsibility and Prison Abolition From: Abolitionist Intimacies View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter 5 examines the idea of the abolition of the life sentence, discussing topics including the “punishment agenda” in Canada, our reliance upon incarceration as a solution to …	El Jones	25	2022	$2.50 Add
From Pink Panics, Yellow Perils, and the Mythology of Meritocracy From: “Too Asian”? View Between The Lines		Sarah Ghabrial	18	2012	$1.80 Add
From NEW! Police Abolition / Black Revolt From: Disarm, Defund, Dismantle View Between The Lines	In Police Abolition / Black Revolt author Robyn Maynard reflects on the current shift towards social movements and the renewed surge of energy to defund—and abolish—the police. …	Robyn Maynard	12	2022	$1.20 Add
From NEW! Police Use of Force in Canada Dispelling the Myth of Difference From: Disarm, Defund, Dismantle View Between The Lines	In Police Use of Force in Canada author Julius Haag examines the myth that police violence is a primarily American problem rooted in a deeply ingrained systemic and structural racism that is not …	Julius Haag	9	2022	$0.90 Add