| Description |
1 online resource (x, 332 pages) |
| Contents |
Trading Our History : The Importance of Indigenous Resistance in Today's Hostile Times / Caitlyn E. Kasper -- Have You Ever Seen a Real, Live Racist? Post-racialism and the Crisis of Recognition in the Rise of the Far Right / Philip S.S. Howard -- Who's Afraid of Muslims? / Uzma Jamil -- Why We Must Share Our Stories / Amira Elghawaby -- Antisemitism : Everything Old Is New Again / Bernie M. Farber and Len Rudner -- Escaping Neurotic Justice : Learning from a Trans* Male Survivor of Workplace Violence / Dan Irving -- Right, Rise, Redux / Tim McCaskell -- Victims and Villains : Disabled People as Rhetorical Pawns in Political Discourse / Kim Sauder -- "Our Home and Nativist Land"? / Vanessa Watts -- We've Been Resisting since We Arrived / Kikélola Roach -- Never Done : The Struggle for Health Care / Pat Armstrong -- The Death of Objectivity and the Rise of the "Alt-Right" / Margaret Reid -- Stay Calm, Be Brave, and Wait for the Signs / Janice A. Newson -- Challenging and Defeating the Right : Beyond Trumpism and the Peterson Cult / Neil McLaughlin -- The Multicultural Myth : Don Cherry and the Rise of Nationalism in Canadian Hockey / Stephen Sheps -- Neutralizing State Security through Exposure and Direct Action / Matthew Behrens -- Disrupting Protest and Distrusting the Police / Lesley J. Wood -- Building a Movement of Resistance to the Far Right / Carolyn Egan and Michelle Robidoux -- LGBTIQ Refugees, Abuse, and Unity Mosques : A Queer Muslim Perspective / El-Farouk Khaki -- Exposing the Right : The Foundations of Right-Wing Extremism in Canada / Barbara Perry -- Resisting or Recapturing Surveillance? / David Murakami Wood -- The War on the Poor and the Rise of the Right / John Clarke -- Back to the Future? Continuity and Change in Migrant Worker Struggles / Aziz Choudry and Mostafa Henaway -- Austerity Urbanism, Populism, and Labour / Steven Tufts, Mark P. Thomas, and Ian MacDonald -- Advocating for the Common Good : Canadian Muslim Women and Their Families / Alia Hogben -- Trump : Climate Denial on Steroids / Keith Stewart -- Trump and Our Hostile Times / Edward C. Corrigan -- Fighting (and Winning) Proposed Reforms to Citizenship Law / Lorne Waldman -- Alt-Right, Alt-Left, and Antifa / Richard J.F. Day -- The Principle of Solidarity / Stephen D'Arcy -- Resistance Lies in Defending Human Rights / Alex Neve -- Right and Left in the Age of Insecurity / Alan Sears -- Grassroots and Interfaith : A Foundation for Activism? / Lisa Kowalchuk and Cynthia Levine-Rasky -- Resisting the Resurgence of White Supremacy / Pamela Palmater -- Building Disability Activism in the Trudeau and Trump Era / Melissa Graham -- Resisting through Intersectional Solidarities / Yasmin Jiwani -- Yet We Rise : Cultivating a Resilient Transgender Community that Overcomes Systemic Barriers / Morgane Oger -- Beyond Capitalist Authoritarianism : The Radical Imagination / Max Haiven |
| Summary |
"The 2016 US presidential election exposed rising xenophobic and nationalist sentiment within the United States and other democratic countries. As populist movements grow, democratic freedoms erode. We Resist demonstrates that the things we often take for granted--safety, family, employment, health, a promising future--are under attack, and we must fight to preserve these resources before it's too late. We are currently witnessing the dismantlement of social programs, growing disinterest in international cooperation, and the devaluation of evidence-based knowledge. This disturbing shift in politics is leading to increased national security measures, violations to basic human rights, and widening social and economic inequalities. The rise of far-right populism brings with it intolerance of ethnic, sexual, and all other minority groups, and a rejection of democratic society. We Resist gathers the compelling perspectives of scholars and activists who are deeply embedded within political and community struggles, who participate in policy decisions, and who are engaged in research that advances those struggles. An essential and timely book, We Resist confronts the problems we face as a human community and impels a cross-sectoral movement to defend our rights and revitalize the common good. "Into a world of bully-boy heads of state and the rise of xenophobic right-wing populism, comes this important collection reminding us that the common good is still attainable, if fragile. It depends on our ability to work collectively, to build community and to cherish our diversity, always advocating for human rights, respect and dignity. This collection of the best of Canadian values is a gift to the world in its time of need." Maude Barlow, chairperson for the Council of Canadians and author of Boiling Point: Government Neglect, Corporate Abuse, and Canada's Water Crisis"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 06, 2020) |
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Common good.
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Social problems.
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Social action.
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Social Problems
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social issues.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy.
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Common good
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Social action
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Social problems
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Levine-Rasky, Cynthia, editor.
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Kowalchuk, Lisa (Lisa Marie), editor.
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| ISBN |
9780228002819 |
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022800280X |
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9780228002802 |
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0228002818 |
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