1. After the Crash
   The Emergence of the Rainbow Economy
   Resource Type: Book
   
2. Against All Odds
   Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
   Published: 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 the whole edifice is in danger of collapse.
3. Alternative Press Annual 1983, The
   Resource Type: Book
   
4. Alternative Press Annual 1984, The
   Resource Type: Book
   
5. Another World is Possible
   Globalization and anti-capitalism
   Resource Type: Book
   Published: 2006
   A polemical call-to-arms for all progressive activists. McNally argues that capitalism is synonymous with imperialism and fundamentally incompatible with democracy.
6. Beyond Voting
   Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
   By all means vote if you feel like it. But don#t stop there. Real social change requires participation, not representation.
   
7. Bound By Power
   Intended Consequences
   Resource Type: Book
   These essays focus on how power and ideology work within society. Interviews are with Noam Chomsky, Linda McQuaig, Robert Bertuzzi and others. They speak to the issues of the understanding of power and political dissent, the repression of dissent in post 9/11 media coverage and the war on terror.
8. Building Sustainable Communities
   Tools and Concepts for Self-Reliant Economic Change
   Resource Type: Book
   Published: 1989
   The major sections of the book deal with community land trusts and other forms of community ownership of natural resources, worker-managed enterprises and other techniques of community self-management, and community currency and banking.
9. Challenging McWorld
   Resource Type: Book
   Published: 2001
   
10. Changing The Cogs
    Activists and the Politics of Technology
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1979
    What are the best ways to achieve beneficial change in society? Will widespread use of solar energy and other renewable energy sources bring about a good society? What technologies will be promoted by vested interests in government and big business?
    
11. The Children's Crusade
    The Story of the Company of Young Canadians
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1970
    
12. Class Warfare
    Interviews with David Barsamian
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1996
    
13. Coming Back to Life
    Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1998
    A guidebook for dealing with the despair that stands in the way our our changing the world.
    
14. Communication for and Against Democracy
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1989
    
15. Commuto Inc.
    Media Profile in Sources
    Resource Type: Organization
    
16. Connexions Annual 1989
    A Social Change Sourcebook: Information and ideas about social and environmental alternatives
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1989
    
17. The Connexions Annual: Introductions to the directory & its sections
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1994
    
18. Connexions Annual Resource and Reading List
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1994
    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 rights, civil liberties, social change.
19. Connexions Archive seeks a new home
    Sources News Release
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2009
    The Connexions Archive, a Toronto-based library dedicated to preserving the history of grassroots movements for social change, needs a new home.
20. Daily Bread Food Bank
    Media Profile in Sources
    Resource Type: Organization
    
21. Deep Ecology
    Living as if Nature Mattered
    Resource Type: Book
    
22. Diagnosis, Goals and Methods of Social Change
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1976
    Outline of several diagnoses of the state of social systems and institutions.
23. Directory of the American Left
    Resource Type: Book
    1775 listings. Also publish Directory of the American Right, 2160 listsings, $9.95.
24. Drawing the Line
    The Political Essays of Paul Goodman
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1979
    
25. Educating for a Change
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1991
    For the authors of Ecuating for a Change, genuine democracy does not happen solely through our political and educational work. Democratic processes and practices are essential elements in achieving a truly participatory society. The books offers theory and practical tools for consciously applying the principles of democratic practice to daily work.
    
26. Everyday Life in the Modern World
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1971
    
27. The Extraordinary Myles Horton
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1988
    Myles Horton is the founder of the Highlander Folk School, a centre for leadership training in Tennessee. The Highlander trains organizers for unions, civil rights organizations and local citizens' groups. In this article, Ellen Gould and Murray Dobbin talk to Horton to find out what his experience has taught him about organizing for social change.
28. Frequently Asked Questions about Sources
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2009
    SOURCES is a media service that connects journalists, editors, authors and researchers with the sources they need for their work. SOURCES spotlights organizations, institutions, government agencies, companies, and individuals who want to share their expertise and points of view with the media. The SOURCES directory is used by thousands of reporters and researchers who need to find quotable sources and reliable information for their news stories or research.
29. Getting your story into the media
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2009
    Stories are the heart and soul of the media. Journalism is about telling stories, and good stories require sources # human contacts, the people who provide informed comment and expertise, the people who make stories interesting and informative.
    For more than 30 years, SOURCES has provided a vital networking service connecting journalists with the sources they need # the experts and spokespersons without whom the media would have no stories to tell.
30. The Global Gang Thang
    A World of Change: Armed Young Men and Gansta Culture (Globalization and Community)
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2008
    
31. Helping you reach the media
    How Sources can help you get more and better media coverage
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2009
    Media coverage is the most valuable kind of publicity there is because it is based on the news value or information value of what you do or say, and is therefore far more credible than paid publicity like advertising. SOURCES makes it possible for organizations, institutions, companies, and individuals to reach the media effectively, consistently, and inexpensively. SOURCES has been helping organizations, companies, institutions, and individuals get media attention for over 30 years.
32. In the Tiger's Mouth
    An empowerment guide for social action
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1992
    Information for ordinary people to become activists for social change.
33. Interview with Ulli Diemer
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1990
    Jeff Orchard interviews Ulli Diemer about socialism, capitalism, life, and social change.
34. Introduction to the Media Guide
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    An introduction to "Media for Social Change."
35. Land and Community
    Crisis in Canada's Countryside
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1988
    Sim's thesis is that rural society is overlooked due to urban dependence upon "great associations," economies of scale, and other socio-cultural institutions of unmanageable size.
    
36. Let's Stop Kidding Ourselves About the NDP
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1989
    Canadian socialists are terribly reluctant to give up their illusions about the NDP.
37. Making A World of Difference
    A Directory of Women in Canada specializing in Global Issues
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1990
    The directory provides in-depth profiles of over 250 women from across Canada, representing a cross section of the available expertise in issues related to development, environment, peace and social justice.
38. Manifestations And Declarations
    Of the Twentieth Century
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1998
    This collection of original documents describes what significance they had for the social change and political movements of the twentieth century.
39. Media for Social Change
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1983
    
40. The Modern Crisis
    Resource Type: Book
    
41. Naming the Moment
    Political Analysis for Action: A Manual for Community Groups
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1989
    A given moment - this moment - is unlike any other moment in time. Howe can we understand what it offers so that we can make the best use of it? How have people used moments in the past to push toward greater social justice?
42. The Next Liberation Struggle
    Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy in Southern Africa
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2005
    An indispensable guide to understanding how the resources of that era can be used to contribute to real liberation for the region and for the continent of Africa as a whole.
43. The No-Nonsense Guide to Democracy
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2002
    Ths book explores how democracy is constricted and deformed by economic power-brokers and a self-serving political class.
44. One Vote for Democracy
    Consensus vs. democracy
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1986
    Makes the case that the democratic model is better than the consensus model for activist group decision-making.
45. People Power
    Applying Nonviolence Theory
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 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 campaign by allies, neutrals, and opponents. Numerous case histories illustrate the dynamics of nonviolent action.
46. The Printing Press as an Agent of Change
    Communications & Cultural Transformation in Early-Modern Europe
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1979
    The effect of the advent of printing on Western culture. Two volumes.
47. The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe
    Resource Type: Book
    
48. The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1993
    
49. Radical Newspapers
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1979
    A radical newspaper succeeds to the extent that in engages in dialogue with its readers and community, rather than in preaching.
50. Resource Manual for A Living Revolution
    A Handbook of Skills & Tools for Social Change Activists
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1985
    A manual for people who are concerned or angered by the deterioration of our society and who, because they have some sense that their efforts can have an effet for change, are looking for tools to transform it. It is a working reference for those who are prepared to act to create a better life for themselves and others.
    
51. Resources For Radicals
    An Annual Review of Books and Publications for Those Active in Movements for Social Change
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1997
    
52. The Revolution Game
    The Short Unhappy Life of the Company of Young Canadians
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1970
    
53. The Revolution of Hope
    Toward a Humanized Technology
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1968
    
54. Roots of Empathy
    Changing the World Child by Child
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2007
    Roots of Empathy looks at eliminating crime and changing the world by starting with a compassionate environment for children.
55. Rules for Radicals
    A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1971
    Alinsky's Rules for Radicals provides perspectives, principles and lessons for realistic radical organizers.
    
56. Saving the Countryside
    Conserving Rural Character in the Countryside of Southern Ontario
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1995
    An overview of the issues and politics of preserving the rural nature of the countryside. Byrne outlines the problems facing rural communities: rapid pace of changge, not having access to the information necessary to cope with change and thirdly the failure to believe that individuals can make a difference. Includes has an extenisve list of resources including newsletters, government publications and academic papers to help promote community discussion.
    
57. Seven News
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Seven News (7 News) was a community newspaper published in Toronto's Ward 7 from 1970 to 1985. Seven News is no longer publishing, but some articles and other background are available on this Web site.
58. Social Change & Alternatives Topic Index in Sources Directory of Experts
    Spokespersons, Experts, and Resources
    Resource Type: Internet WWW site
    A subject guide to experts and spokespersons on topics related to alternatives and social change in the Sources directory for the media.
59. Social Movements/Social Change
    The Politics and Practice of Organizing - Socialist Studies 4
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1988
    This collection of essays covers movements related to labour, ecology, childcare, peace, disability, gay rights, and access to abortion.
60. Socialism and Revolution
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1973
    Representative democracy in every industrially advanced country is in a state of profound crisis. But we have been accustomed for so long to accept democracy in the form of its outward appearances and parliamentary institutions that its decay often does not become apparent to us until those institutions have been either brushed aside or reduced to a purely decorative role.
61. Socialism and the New Life
    The Personal and Sexual Politics of Edward Carpenter and Havelock Ellis
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1977
    
62. A Socialist Alternative For Canada
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1973
    
63. The Soft Revolution
    Resource Type: Book
    
64. Sources gives you powerful tools to help you stand out from the crowd
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2009
    An overview of how you can use SOURCES to amplify your message.
    SOURCES is a media service that connects journalists, editors, writers, producers and researchers with the sources they need for their work. Being included in SOURCES positions you as a media source and puts you in line to receive more media calls and more media coverage.
65. Sources welcomes Commuto Inc.
    Sources News Release
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2008
    Commuto is an online social bartering network where members trade in person with other members in their cities, schools, workplaces or any other communities they create.
    
66. The Spectre of Capitalism
    The Future of the World Economy After the Fall of Communism
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1993
    
67. The Straight Goods
    Media Profile in Sources
    Resource Type: Organization
    
68. Toolkit for a New Canada
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2008
    A pamphlet providing a snapshot of what the contributors, brought together by Canadian Dimension magazine, believe are the big issues facing Canada in the first decade of the 21st century. The articles are all short and offer concrete suggestions for the way forward.
    
69. Toward Unity Among Environmentalists
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1992
    
70. Transforming Apathy and Denial
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1990
    Assisting others to face militarism and ecocatastrophe and become motivated and capable of working to reverse these threats is a substantial challenge for educators in all setting.
71. Transforming Ourselves Transforming the World
    An Open Conspiracy for Social Change
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1999
    Addresses society's pessimism about social change and provides a theoretical means and practice to overcome this fatalism.
72. Utopian Essays and Practical Proposals
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1962
    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 is animated by a vision of a good society, a coherent community, a style, and quality, of life that is fully human, and humanizes.
73. Visionaries
    People and Ideas to Change Your Life
    Resource Type: Book
    
74. Ways and Means
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1983
    Connexions attempts to stimulate practical and theoretical sharing through the Ways and Means section.
75. What Do We Do Now? Building a Social Movement in the Aftermath of Free Trade
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1989
    We have the potential to create a social movement in this country that goes beyond single-issue organizing to work toward an integrated vision of a more just and caring society.
76. The Working Class and Social Change
    Four Essays on the Working Class
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1975
    A study of "The Working Class," and the complexities of its definition as economic categories diffused from profound bases of social demarcation during the 1960's.
77. Working Harder Isn't Working
    A Detailed Plan for Implementing a Four-day Workweek in Canada
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1993
    O'Hara details how the overworked can job share with the unemployed for economic, social, and psychological benefits for all.

Experts on Social Change in the Sources Directory

1. Connexions Information Sharing Services
2. Daily Bread Food Bank
3. The Preservation Institute
4. Radical Digressions
5. The Straight Goods