Still Raising Hell
Sheila Baxter
Press Gang Publishers (1997)
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Biography
Community Development, Urban, Community Development, Urban British Columbia Vancouver Citizen Participation, Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.), Poverty British Columbia Vancouver, Social Reformers British Columbia Biography
Paperback 9780889740761
A personal portrait of an ardent anti-poverty activist and inspiring accounts of community initiatives for change."Both a compelling collection of personal stories and a call to action". -- Feminist Bookstore NewsIn 1988 Sheila Baxter's groundbreaking book No Way to Live: Poor Women Speak Out exploded many myths about women who live in poverty, offering insights that government statistics do not. In two subsequent books, Baxter's interviews with homeless people and children growing up in poverty gave us a fresh perspective on the day-to-day struggles of urban life on the bread line.Still Raising Hell brings us a personal portrait of ardent anti-poverty activist Sheila Baxter, who is now in her sixties and remains as vocal as ever. Also included are excerpts from interviews with activist colleagues, as Baxter sets out to uncover the roots of their commitment to social change.
Product Details
Dewey 362.5/09711/33
No. of Pages 180
Height x Width 220 x 142  mm
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