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We ResistDefending the Common Good in Hostile Times |
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Leading voices in academia and activism identify our most pressing problems and ways to overcome them.
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.
Contributors include Pat Armstrong (York), Matthew Behrens (Homes Not Bombs), Aziz Choudry (McGill), John Clarke (Ontario Coalition Against Poverty), Ed Corrigan, Steve D'Arcy (Huron University College), Richard Day (Queen's), Carolyn Egan (United Steelworkers Local 8300), Amira Elghawaby, Bernie Farber (Canadian Anti-Hate Network), Melissa Graham, Max Haiven (Lakehead), Mostafa Henaway (Immigrant Workers Centre), Alia Hogben (Canadian Council for Muslim Women), Philip Howard (McGill), Dan Irving (Carleton), Uzma Jamil (McGill), Yasmin Jiwani (Concordia), Caitlyn Kasper (Aboriginal Legal Services), El-Farouk Khaki, Ian MacDonald (Université de Montréal), Tim McCaskell, Neil McLaughlin (McMaster), David Murakami Wood (Queen's), Janice Newson (York), Alex Neve (Amnesty International Canada), Morgane Oger, Pamela Palmater (Ryerson), Barbara Perry (UOIT), Margaret Reid, Kikélola Roach (Ryerson), Michelle Robidoux, Len Rudner, Alan Sears (Ryerson), Kim Sauder, Stephen Sheps (Ryerson), Keith Stewart (Greenpeace Canada), Mark Thomas (York), Steven Tufts (York), Lorne Waldman, Vanessa Watts (McMaster), and Lesley J. Wood (York).
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.
Contributors include Pat Armstrong (York), Matthew Behrens (Homes Not Bombs), Aziz Choudry (McGill), John Clarke (Ontario Coalition Against Poverty), Ed Corrigan, Steve D'Arcy (Huron University College), Richard Day (Queen's), Carolyn Egan (United Steelworkers Local 8300), Amira Elghawaby, Bernie Farber (Canadian Anti-Hate Network), Melissa Graham, Max Haiven (Lakehead), Mostafa Henaway (Immigrant Workers Centre), Alia Hogben (Canadian Council for Muslim Women), Philip Howard (McGill), Dan Irving (Carleton), Uzma Jamil (McGill), Yasmin Jiwani (Concordia), Caitlyn Kasper (Aboriginal Legal Services), El-Farouk Khaki, Ian MacDonald (Université de Montréal), Tim McCaskell, Neil McLaughlin (McMaster), David Murakami Wood (Queen's), Janice Newson (York), Alex Neve (Amnesty International Canada), Morgane Oger, Pamela Palmater (Ryerson), Barbara Perry (UOIT), Margaret Reid, Kikélola Roach (Ryerson), Michelle Robidoux, Len Rudner, Alan Sears (Ryerson), Kim Sauder, Stephen Sheps (Ryerson), Keith Stewart (Greenpeace Canada), Mark Thomas (York), Steven Tufts (York), Lorne Waldman, Vanessa Watts (McMaster), and Lesley J. Wood (York).
Details
328 Pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 9780228001423
May 2020
Formats: Paperback, eBook
"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." Maude Barlow, chairperson for the Council of Canadians and author of Boiling Point: Government Neglect, Corporate Abuse, and Canada's Water Crisis
"We Resist is engaged in the most pressing issues of our time. This book provides a rare and powerful mix of academic and activist voices, including many of the leading lights of the Canadian left." Tom Malleson, King's University College at Western University, and author of Fired Up about Capitalism
"A compelling and comprehensive primer on inequity in theory and practice." CAUT Bulletin
"We Resist is engaged in the most pressing issues of our time. This book provides a rare and powerful mix of academic and activist voices, including many of the leading lights of the Canadian left." Tom Malleson, King's University College at Western University, and author of Fired Up about Capitalism
"A compelling and comprehensive primer on inequity in theory and practice." CAUT Bulletin
Cynthia Levine-Rasky is associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Queen's University.
Lisa Kowalchuk is professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Guelph.
Lisa Kowalchuk is professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Guelph.
Acknowledgments | ix
Introduction | 3
Lisa Kowalchuk and Cynthia Levine-Rasky
PART ONE | COMMUNITI ES O F RESISTANCE
1 Trading Our History: The Importance of Indigenous Resistance in Today’s Hostile Times | 27
Caitlyn E. Kasper
2 Have You Ever Seen a Real, Live Racist? Post-racialism and the Crisis of Recognition in the Rise of the Far Right | 38
Philip S.S. Howard
3 Who’s Afraid of Muslims? | 48
Uzma Jamil
4 Why We Must Share Our Stories | 54
Amira Elghawaby
5 Antisemitism: Everything Old Is New Again | 60
Bernie M. Farber and Len Rudner
6 Escaping Neurotic Justice: Learning from a Trans* Male Survivor of Workplace Violence | 66
Dan Irving
7 Right, Rise, Redux | 74
Tim McCaskell
8 Victims and Villains: Disabled People as Rhetorical Pawns in Political Discourse | 81
Kim Sauder
9 “Our Home and Nativist Land”? | 88
Vanessa Watts
PART TWO | INSTITUTIONS AND TH E COMMON GOOD
10 We’ve Been Resisting since We Arrived | 99
Kikélola Roach
11 Never Done: The Struggle for Health Care | 107
Pat Armstrong
12 The Death of Objectivity and the Rise of the “Alt-Right” | 114
Margaret Reid
13 Stay Calm, Be Brave, and Wait for the Signs | 122
Janice A. Newson
14 Challenging and Defeating the Right: Beyond Trumpism and the Peterson Cult | 129
Neil McLaughlin
15 The Multicultural Myth: Don Cherry and the Rise of Nationalism in Canadian Hockey | 135
Stephen Sheps
16 Neutralizing State Security through Exposure and Direct Action | 145
Matthew Behrens
17 Disrupting Protest and Distrusting the Police | 152
Lesley J. Wood
18 Building a Movement of Resistance to the Far Right | 159
Carolyn Egan and Michelle Robidoux
19 LGBTIQ Refugees, Abuse, and Unity Mosques: A Queer Muslim Perspective | 167
El-Farouk Khaki
PART THREE | SOCIAL PO L I CIES IN HOSTI LE TIMES
20 Exposing the Right: The Foundations of Right-Wing Extremism in Canada | 177
Barbara Perry
21 Resisting or Recapturing Surveillance? | 184
David Murakami Wood
22 The War on the Poor and the Rise of the Right | 193
John Clarke
23 Back to the Future? Continuity and Change in Migrant Worker Struggles | 199
Aziz Choudry and Mostafa Henaway
24 Austerity Urbanism, Populism, and Labour | 206
Steven Tufts, Mark P. Thomas, and Ian MacDonald
25 Advocating for the Common Good: Canadian Muslim Women and Their Families | 215
Alia Hogben
26 Trump: Climate Denial on Steroids | 220
Keith Stewart
27 Trump and Our Hostile Times | 228
Edward C. Corrigan
28 Fighting (and Winning) Proposed Reforms to Citizenship Law | 235
Lorne Waldman
PART FOUR | SOCIAL MOVEMENTS FOR CHANGE
29 Alt-Right, Alt-Left, and Antifa | 243
Richard J.F. Day
30 The Principle of Solidarity | 251
Stephen D’Arcy
31 Resistance Lies in Defending Human Rights | 257
Alex Neve
32 Right and Left in the Age of Insecurity | 263
Alan Sears
33 Grassroots and Interfaith: A Foundation for Activism? | 269
Lisa Kowalchuk and Cynthia Levine-Rasky
34 Resisting the Resurgence of White Supremacy | 278
Pamela Palmater
35 Building Disability Activism in the Trudeau and Trump Era | 288
Melissa Graham
36 Resisting through Intersectional Solidarities | 294
Yasmin Jiwani
37 Yet We Rise: Cultivating a Resilient Transgender Community that Overcomes Systemic Barriers | 300
Morgane Oger
38 Beyond Capitalist Authoritarianism: The Radical Imagination | 308
Max Haiven
Contributors | 317
Index | 32
Introduction | 3
Lisa Kowalchuk and Cynthia Levine-Rasky
PART ONE | COMMUNITI ES O F RESISTANCE
1 Trading Our History: The Importance of Indigenous Resistance in Today’s Hostile Times | 27
Caitlyn E. Kasper
2 Have You Ever Seen a Real, Live Racist? Post-racialism and the Crisis of Recognition in the Rise of the Far Right | 38
Philip S.S. Howard
3 Who’s Afraid of Muslims? | 48
Uzma Jamil
4 Why We Must Share Our Stories | 54
Amira Elghawaby
5 Antisemitism: Everything Old Is New Again | 60
Bernie M. Farber and Len Rudner
6 Escaping Neurotic Justice: Learning from a Trans* Male Survivor of Workplace Violence | 66
Dan Irving
7 Right, Rise, Redux | 74
Tim McCaskell
8 Victims and Villains: Disabled People as Rhetorical Pawns in Political Discourse | 81
Kim Sauder
9 “Our Home and Nativist Land”? | 88
Vanessa Watts
PART TWO | INSTITUTIONS AND TH E COMMON GOOD
10 We’ve Been Resisting since We Arrived | 99
Kikélola Roach
11 Never Done: The Struggle for Health Care | 107
Pat Armstrong
12 The Death of Objectivity and the Rise of the “Alt-Right” | 114
Margaret Reid
13 Stay Calm, Be Brave, and Wait for the Signs | 122
Janice A. Newson
14 Challenging and Defeating the Right: Beyond Trumpism and the Peterson Cult | 129
Neil McLaughlin
15 The Multicultural Myth: Don Cherry and the Rise of Nationalism in Canadian Hockey | 135
Stephen Sheps
16 Neutralizing State Security through Exposure and Direct Action | 145
Matthew Behrens
17 Disrupting Protest and Distrusting the Police | 152
Lesley J. Wood
18 Building a Movement of Resistance to the Far Right | 159
Carolyn Egan and Michelle Robidoux
19 LGBTIQ Refugees, Abuse, and Unity Mosques: A Queer Muslim Perspective | 167
El-Farouk Khaki
PART THREE | SOCIAL PO L I CIES IN HOSTI LE TIMES
20 Exposing the Right: The Foundations of Right-Wing Extremism in Canada | 177
Barbara Perry
21 Resisting or Recapturing Surveillance? | 184
David Murakami Wood
22 The War on the Poor and the Rise of the Right | 193
John Clarke
23 Back to the Future? Continuity and Change in Migrant Worker Struggles | 199
Aziz Choudry and Mostafa Henaway
24 Austerity Urbanism, Populism, and Labour | 206
Steven Tufts, Mark P. Thomas, and Ian MacDonald
25 Advocating for the Common Good: Canadian Muslim Women and Their Families | 215
Alia Hogben
26 Trump: Climate Denial on Steroids | 220
Keith Stewart
27 Trump and Our Hostile Times | 228
Edward C. Corrigan
28 Fighting (and Winning) Proposed Reforms to Citizenship Law | 235
Lorne Waldman
PART FOUR | SOCIAL MOVEMENTS FOR CHANGE
29 Alt-Right, Alt-Left, and Antifa | 243
Richard J.F. Day
30 The Principle of Solidarity | 251
Stephen D’Arcy
31 Resistance Lies in Defending Human Rights | 257
Alex Neve
32 Right and Left in the Age of Insecurity | 263
Alan Sears
33 Grassroots and Interfaith: A Foundation for Activism? | 269
Lisa Kowalchuk and Cynthia Levine-Rasky
34 Resisting the Resurgence of White Supremacy | 278
Pamela Palmater
35 Building Disability Activism in the Trudeau and Trump Era | 288
Melissa Graham
36 Resisting through Intersectional Solidarities | 294
Yasmin Jiwani
37 Yet We Rise: Cultivating a Resilient Transgender Community that Overcomes Systemic Barriers | 300
Morgane Oger
38 Beyond Capitalist Authoritarianism: The Radical Imagination | 308
Max Haiven
Contributors | 317
Index | 32
