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  1. The Bubble
    Resource Type: Website
    Inactive/Defunct Periodical
    Canadian clearinghouse for ethical living.
    Apparently defunct.
  2. Can we shop our way to a better world?
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2016
    In this article Umair Mohammad summarizes arguments from the introduction and first chapter of his book Confronting Injustice: Social Activism in the Age of Individualism. Mohammad argues that lifestyle change and 'ethical consumerism' are not bridges to effective social change, but barriers to it. To build effective social movements, he says, we must begin by rejecting individualist approaches.
  3. The Canadian Green Consumer Guide
    How You Can Help

    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1988   Published: 1989
    A guide to responsible shopping that won't cost the earth.
  4. Ethical Shopping: A Magic Bullet to Save the World?
    New Internationalist November 2006

    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    First Published: 2006
    A look at shopping ethically and its limitations. Discussion of why consumerism is contributing to a negative impact on the planet.
  5. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - June 18, 2016
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    First Published: 2016
    This issue of Other Voices features a wide range of issues. The topic of the week is homophobia, the hate that led to 49 deaths in Orlando last week, but which is present in greater or lesser form in every part of the world.
    We are always concerned, not only with what is wrong with the world, but what to do about it.
    This issue carries an excerpt from Umair Mohammed's book 'Confronting Injustice: Social Activism in the Age of Individualism' in which he warns against the pitfalls of individualist and consumer-oriented approaches and argues in favour of collective action to build an effective movement.
    Derrick Jensen considers some of the arguments in favour of pacifism and finds them wanting. He agrees that creative approaches to social change can oftentimes make violence unnecessary, but that sometimes violence is a necessary response to violence.
    Another article looks at the decline of liberation theology, targeted as a threat by both the Vatican and secular power structures.
    Kenan Malik considers the issue of "cultural appropriation" and asks why so many on theso-called left are more interested in criticizing Justin Bieber's hairstyle than in fighting capitalism.

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