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Still raising hell : poverty, activism and other true stories / Sheila Baxter.
- Title
- Still raising hell : poverty, activism and other true stories / Sheila Baxter.
- Author
- Baxter, Sheila, 1933-
- Publication
- Vancouver : Press Gang Publishers, c1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | HN110.V36 B39 1997 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- ix, 159 p. : ill., ports.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- "In a world of "experts" and "professionals," it's rare that we hear the true voices of people living in poverty. Sheila Baxter describes herself with dignity as a working-class Cockney woman who is fat, old and poor. A dedicated anti-poverty activist, now in her sixties, she has no plans to stop raising hell about homelessness, poor-bashing, children and seniors living in poverty, and oppression of fat people. Her straight-up, from-the-heart accounts of poor communities, grassroots activism and initiatives for change are complemented by current statistics on poverty in Canada. Baxter also includes interviews with other activists - from neighbourhood volunteers to Members of Parliament - documenting the resistance and compassion that underlie activism for social justice. Still Raising Hell is an essential resource for anyone interested in understanding and fighting poverty in the 21st century."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Baxter, Sheila, 1933-
- Community development, Urban > Vancouver
- Poverty > Vancouver
- Social reformers > British Columbia > Biography
- Développement communautaire urbain > Vancouver > Participation des citoyens
- Pauvreté > Vancouver
- Réformateurs sociaux > Colombie-Britannique > Biographies
- Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.)
- Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, C.-B.)
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-159).
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 1. A Cockney Childhood -- 2. Making Poverty the Issue -- 3. Activism and Community Problem-Solving -- 4. Nowhere for Nobody: Housing Needs and Homelessness -- 5. The Carnegie Community Centre and its Neighbourhood -- 6. True Stories of Aging and Dying -- 7. Approaching Fat from an Activist's Perspective -- 8. Writing Is Fighting: A Voice for Poor People -- 9. Activist Grandmother, Then and Now -- 10. Activists Share Their Stories.
- ISBN
- 0889740763 :
- LCCN
- cn^97910699^
- OCLC
- 37490474
- SCSB-11271336
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library