Activism & Social Movements
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Advocating for Palestine in Canada
Histories, Movements, Action
This collection brings together activists, journalists and academics to explore the challenges of engaging in Palestinian advocacy in Canada.
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Insurgent Love
Abolition and Domestic Homicide
When loved ones transgress into violence, how do we seek justice and safety outside of policing and prisons?
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Fight to Win
Inside Poor People’s Organizing
The first full length book on the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, one of Canada’s most significant poor people’s activist organizations.
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Ineligible
Single Mothers Under Welfare Surveillance
A comprehensive examination of welfare state surveillance and regulation of single mothers in Ontario.
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Atacama
A Novel
Atacama is the story of two fictional characters of disparate backgrounds but connected by a profound understanding of the other’s emotional predicaments and by their unwavering commitment to social justice.
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Living in Indigenous Sovereignty
This book offers inspiration and guidance for non-Indigenous peoples who wish to live honourably in relationship with Indigenous Peoples, laws and lands. A much-needed book in our time.
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Take Back The Fight
Organizing Feminism for the Digital Age
In Take Back The Fight, Nora Loreto examines the state of modern feminism in Canada and argues that feminists must organize to take back feminism from politicians, business leaders and journalists who distort and obscure its power.
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More Powerful Together
Conversations With Climate Activists and Indigenous Land Defenders
How can social movements help bring about large-scale systems change? In reflecting on what’s working and what’s not working in these movements, taking inventory of the obstacles hindering efforts, and imagining the strategies for building a powerful movement of movements, a common theme emerges: relationships are crucial to building movements strong enough to transform systems.
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NOlympians
Inside the Fight Against Capitalist Mega-Sports in Los Angeles, Tokyo and Beyond
“The need for critical writing about the Olympics has never been more important and no one does it more effectively or incisively than Jules Boykoff. Here he shows us not only the potential harm of the LA 2028 Summer Games but the activists who are bringing this reality to light.” — Dave Zirin
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Frontline Farmers
How the National Farmers Union Resists Agribusiness and Creates Our New Food Future
Who grows the food we eat? How important is it that family farms are viable in Canada today and in the future? How do viable family farms help determine the safety, diversity and sustainability of Canada’s food systems? Why is this important to those of us who do not farm?
