Getting the Word Out
The media of activism

http://www.communitystories.ca/v2/media-of-activism_medias-du-militantisme/
http://www.communitystories.ca/v2/media-of-activism_medias-du-militantisme/
http://www.communitystories.ca/v2/media-of-activism_medias-du-militantisme/
Publisher:  Connexions / Digital Museums Canada
Year Published:  2026
Resource Type:  Website
Cx Number:  CX25456

Canada has a rich history of grassroots activism. Getting the Word Out looks at how organizers and activists communicated information and ideas before the Internet. Since 'before the Internet' comprises most of our history, this offers a significant perspective on our story as a country, and on Canada's place in the world.

Subject Headings

• Aboriginal People
• Abortion Rights
• Banners
• Book Publishing
• Canadian Books
• Canadian Culture
• Canadian Politics
• Canadian Radio
• Comics/Comic Books
• Demonstrations, Marches, Protests
• Indigenous History
• Indigenous Issues
• Leaflets
• Left History
• Magazines
• Newsletters
• Newspapers
• Newspapers/Community
• Newspapers/Radical
• Newspapers/Weekly
• People's History
• Photographs
• Photography
• Photography Archives
• Photojournalism
• Pirate Radio Stations
• Political Advocacy
• Political Ideas in Canada
• Political Leaflets
• Political Movements
• Politics & Media
• Posters
• Printing
• Printing Presses
• Protest
• Public Speaking
• Publishing
• Radio
• Radio/Alternative
• Radio/Community
• Radio History
• Screen Printing
• Signs
• Speakers/Public Affairs
• Stencil Duplicating Equipment
• T-Shirts
• Television/Community Programming
• Typesetting
• Typewriters