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Educating for Action

Strategies to Ignite Social Justice

 The pursuit of freedom and justice is a timeless effort, but new activists may not know where to begin, while more experienced ones often become jaded or fatigued. The task of constructing a new … ; 259 View

Mediator’s Handbook

Revised & Expanded fourth edition

 The popular Mediator’s Handbook presents a time-tested, adaptable model for helping people work through conflict. Extensively revised to incorporate recent practice and thinking, the … ; ; 210 View

The Joy of Conflict Resolution

Transforming Victims, Villains and Heroes in the Workplace and at Home

 The rapid rate of change in the workplace and among families often leads to conflict and confrontation which can undermine productivity and poison relationships. The Joy of Conflict Resolution … 209 View

Uprooting Racism

How White People Can Work for Racial Justice (4th Edition)

 In 2016, the president-elect of the United States openly called for segregation and deportation based on race and religion. Meanwhile, inequalities in education, housing, health care and the job … 451 View

Walls

Travels Along the Barricades

 Winner, Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction, and City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Shortlisted, Dolman Travel Book Award Longlisted, … 288 View
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Foreward, Prefaces and Introduction

From: Freedom To Learn

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 Not many teachers come to us with a well-formed idea of how students should respond to being in school. The ultimate goal of education is not only developmental and academic accomplishments, but … ; 3 $0.30 Add
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Forward

Reading Peace Education

From: Educating for Action

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 Editors Jason Del Gandio and Anthony J. Nocella II, along with volume contributors, present Educating for Action: Strategies to Ignite Social Justice as an engaging and instructive manual for … 4 $0.40 Add
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Health of the Population

From: Health and Wealth

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 A discussion of Canadian policies and pracices around the promotion of a healthy population in Canada in the 1990s, with context on activities elsewhere in the developed world in the same time period. 22 $2.20 Add
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Introduction

From: Uprooting Racism

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 Uprooting Racism begins with the understanding that racism exists, it is pervasive and that its effects are devastating. Because of this devastation, we need to start doing everything possible to … 6 $0.60 Add
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Introduction

From: The Joy of Conflict Resolution

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 In what follows, you’ll be invited to examine conflict stories. By identifying the ever-changing roles people play in conflict, you will be able to understand and resolve differences. 2 $0.20 Add
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The Wall Disease

From: Walls

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 The author introduces the book and the history and concept of wall-building, and how this practice has served humanity and served to cement discord and divisions. 7 $0.70 Add
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Introduction and Prologue

From: A Distinct Alien Race

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 A personal introduction to the topic, some broad context and history, and some definitions. 28 $2.80 Add
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Preface

From: Mediator's Handbook

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 The handbook focusses on round-the-table mediations with up to eight participants, where the mediators primarily faciliate discussions and decisions to meet particpants’ goals for the … ; ; 2 $0.20 Add
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Drawing a Line in the Sand

The Western Sahara

From: Walls

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 This chapter focuses on the berm/’Wall of Shame" in the Western Sahara, which has a long history but which was completed in 1987 and is still manned by Moroccan troops and watched over … 36 $3.60 Add
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Inequalities in Health

From: Health and Wealth

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 An overview of the health of the Canadian population in the late 1990s, and the impact on health of income, education, poverty, race, housing conditions, and unemployment. Aboriginal health … 56 $5.60 Add
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Part One: Overview

From: Mediator's Handbook

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 What is mediation? What makes mediation work? What is the mediator’s role? The anatomy of the mediation process. The anatomy of a session. Process-centered mediation. Guilding principles … ; ; 11 $1.10 Add