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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results41 Connexions Library2 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 2 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 2 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAgainst All Odds Diemer, Ulli Article 1985 The shadow haunting the power structure is the danger that those who are controlled will realize they are powerless only so long as they think they are. Once people stop believing they are powerless t... Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out  Hutchins, Loraine, Kaahumanu, Lani (ed.) Book 1991 A collection of essays by 75 authors on bisexual identity. Breaking the Bonds: The Realities of Sexually Open Relationships Watson, Mary Ann; Whitlock, Flint Book 1982 An examination of the lives of (American) people involved in socially and/or sexually open relationships. The Case for Grassroots Archives Diemer, Ulli Article 2012 Grassroots archives play a valuable role in what has been called "the battle of memory". People's history projects such as grassroots archives preserve and share stories of resistance, hidden historie... Circles of Strength: Community Alternatives to Alienation Forsey, Helen (ed.) Book 1993 Forsey, an activist and writer who works with the Federation of Egalitarian Communites has put together a collection of essays, and interviews with First Nations, religious orders and rural intentiona... Common Sense for Hard Times: The Power of the Powerless to Cope with Everyday life and Transform Society in The Nineteen Seventies Brecher, Jeremy; Costello, Tim Book 1976 Presents a vision of society as it is and as it could be. Putting the problems of contemporary daily life in historical perspective, it reveals that they have their roots in the way our society is org... Communes in America: The Place Just Right Horowitz, Elinor Lander Book 1972 Traces the history of collective settlements in the United States and compares their organization and purpose with the communes of today. Communes USA: A Personal Tour Fairfield, Richard Book 1972 An account of a variety of communes in the United States. The Communistic Societies of the United States Nordhoff, Charles Book 1875 Describes a dozen Utopian societies. Communitas: Means of Livelihood and Ways of Life Goodman, Paul & Percival Book 1947 Visions of urban life. Community Dreams: Ideas for Enriching Neighbourhood and Community Life Berkowitz, Bill Book 1984 A compilation of vignettes, fragments and thought starters that provides stimulating ideas for practical community transformation. Connexions: Volume 11, Number 2 - Winter 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1988 Connexions Annual 1989: A Social Change Sourcebook: Information and ideas about social and environmental alternatives Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Book 1989 The Connexions Annual is simultaneously a reference book and an introduction to the world of social and environmental alternatives. Connexions Annual 1994: A Sourcebook of Social and Environmental Alternatives Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1994 Simultaneously a reference book and an introduction to the world of social and environmental alternatives. The bulk of the Annual is devoted to listings of grassroots groups. It also contains a series... The Connexions Annual: Introductions to the directory & its sections Diemer, Ulli Article 1989 This Annual is dedicated to the idea that change is both necessary and possible. Its main intent is practical: to provide information about groups across Canada who are working at society's grassroots... Connexions Annual Resource and Reading List Article 1989 A short and selective list of resources on issues addressed in the Connexions Annual, such as environment, education, peace, interntional development, women's issues, urban issues, housing, human rig... Connexions Digest: Issue 53 - January 1991- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1991 Fighting for Hope: Organizing to Realize Our Dreams Kuyek, Joan Newman Book 1990 Detailed information and advice on how to organize a group for social change. Global Visions: Beyond the News World Order Brecher, Jeremy; Childs, John Brown; Cutler, Jill Book 1993 This book seeks to establish how our diverse globalizing world can be turned into a common home. The authors create a dialogue about the two types of globalization occurring in the world: globalizatio... Goodman, Paul: Connexipedia Article Article American sociologist, poet, writer, anarchist, social critic, and public intellectual. (1911-1972). Group Marriage: A Study of Contemporary Multilateral Marriage Constantine, Larry L. and Joan Book 1973 A study of more than 100 group marriages in the United States, exploring the psychology and sociology of this form of marital relationship. The study looks at how group marriages are established, who ... Is that an archive in your basement... or are you just hoarding?: Sources News Release Article 2012 Are you an 'accidental archivist'? Have you been saving the publications and documents produced by the social justice projects you've been involved in? Then Connexions would like to hear from you. Memory as Resistance: Grassroots Archives and the Battle of Memory: Preservation as subversion: Do grassroots archives have a future? Article 2012 CONNEXIONS and Beit Zatoun are spotlighting grassroots archives this November with an open house and networking event November 24, a talk and discussion November 27, and an exhibit (November 16-27). G... The Need for Alternative Employment Moffatt, Gary Article 1989 An alternative economy would enable movement people to integrate their bread labour with their social change work. The New Radicals: A Report with Documents Jacobs, Paul; Landau, Saul Book 1966 An analytical portrait of the young radical activists who have repudiated traditional liberalsim and who seek a new vision of American through civil rights, university reform, and anti-war and anti-po... New Reformation: Notes of a Neolithic Conservative Goodman, Paul Book 1969 Goodman says: "For green grass and clean rivers, children with bright eyes and good color whatever the color, people safe from being pushed around so they can be themselves -- for a few things like th... Nowtopia: How Pirate Programmers, Outlaw Bicyclists, and Vacant-lot Gardeners are Inventing the Future Today Carlsson, Chris Book 2008 As capitalism continues to corral every square inch of the globe into its logic of money and markets, new practices are emerging through which people are taking back their time and technological know-... People or Personnel and Like a Conquered Province Goodman, Paul Book 1968 Goodman offers his analysis of what is wrong with American society, and what could be done about it. People Power: Applying Nonviolence Theory Alpert, David H. Book 1985 Explores the theory of power on which all successful nonviolent action is based, the blocks which keep people from acting when confronted with injustice, and the roles played in any nonviolent campaig... Seventeen Problems of Man and Society Borsodi, Ralph Book 1968 Ralph Borsodi's magnum opus, outlining his philosophy of society and the practical implications that flow from it. Sex and Marriage in Utopian Communities in Nineteenth Century America: Nineteenth-Century America Muncy, Raymond Lee Book 1973 A look at original approaches to sex and marraige in the utopian communities of nineteenth-century America. Many of these communities abolished monogamy and individualism and sought ways of dealing wi... Strange Cults and Utopias of 19th Century America: Original title: History of American Socialisms Noyes, John Humphrey Book 1870 Histories of communal experiments and communities in the United States. To Have or To Be? Fromm, Erich Book 1976 Fromm calls for a social and psychological revolution. He argues that two modes of existence are in fierce conflict: the Having Mode, dedicated to material possession and property, agressiveness, pers... The Uses of Disorder: Personal Identity and City Life Sennett, Richard Book 1970 An examination of the ways the modern city has failed, and an exploration of new modes of urban organization through which city life can become richer and more life-affirming. Utopian Essays and Practical Proposals Goodman, Paul Book 1951 Whatever the subject, Goodman asks: What blocks and limits human freedom, joy, and creativity? What tends to release, free, liberate? In criticizing society and life his purpose is to improve. Goodman... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesConnexions Archive & Library The Connexions Archive & Library is Toronto-based project dedicated to keeping alive the rich history of grassroots movements for social justice.
Connexions preserves 'alternative' histories that r... Marxists Internet Archive Large archive of the writings of Marx and Engels and of others in the Marxist tradition. Searchable.
Sources Experts & SpokespersonsFrom the Connexions ArchivesMarxists Internet Archive Website Large archive of the writings of Marx and Engels and of others in the Marxist tradition. Searchable. The Preservation Institute The Natural Environment : The Social Environment Website Today, most people recognize that modernization and growth can harm the natural environment. The Preservation Institute believes that modernization also damages the social environment - that many of o... |
