Whenever possible the descriptions of the following resources have been taken directly from their source.  This list is by no means exhaustive.  Suggestions for additions are encouraged and can be emailed to the Social Justice and Peace Studies Website Administrator at sjpsweb@uwo.ca

BOOKS:

Ackerman, Peter and Jack DuVall.  A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict.  New York: St. Martin’s, 2000.                
Notes: There are chapters about nonviolent revolution in Russia, India, Poland, El Salvador, The American south, South Africa, China and many more.


Albert, Michael.  The Trajectory of Change: Activist Strategies for Social Transformation. Cambridge: South End, 2002.
Notes:  The Trajectory of Change charts a course for the growing, international movement against corporate globalization. Michael Albert, a longtime activist and analyst of popular struggles, challenges us to build a broad-based and effective movement for social change.

Clark, Tony and Sarah Dopp.  Challenging McWorld: A Workbook for Activists.  Ottawa: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2001.
Notes:  Challenging McWorld is designed to provide some tools to enable concerned youth to develop skills required for confronting globalization in their daily lives on several fronts. This workbook emerges out of the work experience of the authors over the past three years.  The various tools developed for use in workshops, conferences and teach-ins have been refined and expanded here for a broader audience of concerned young people and their allies.

 
Mandela, Nelson.  Mandela: An Illustrated Autobiography.  Toronto: Little, Brown, 1996.
Notes: This is a powerful and inspiring story about Nelson Mandela.  A good example of a man who fought oppression and called for justice.


McMurtry, John.  The Cancer Stage of Capitalism.  Sterling, VA: Pluto Press, 1999.
Notes:  McMurtry depicts capitalism as a cancer that is attacking our immune system an disabling our host (the world).  McMurtry is a real dreamer, not only does he accurately describe the crises we are facing but he also presents an alternative way for the future.

VIDEOS:

Gandhi.  Dir. Richard Attenborough.  Perf. Ben Kingsley.  Columbia Tristar, 1990.
Notes: Gandhi is an incredible and inspiring film about the life of this non-violent revolutionary.  This film documents Gandhi’s life from his beginnings in South Africa to his assassination in India.  This is a brief vision into the life of one of the most powerful social activists the world has seen.  187 min in length.  Available at some video stores.


Martin Luther King Jr.  Prod. Darrell Moore. MPI, 1990.
Notes: Martin Luther King, Jr. was perhaps the most inspirational speaker of all times. His words moved a nation with their gripping, passionate plea for racial justice. Follow his electrifying speeches from the early days as a young pastor in Montgomery, to the great march on Washington, including the final prophetic speech in Memphis just days before his tragic assassination. The Speeches Collection is a moving remembrance of Martin.  60 min in length.  Available at Kings or Weldon Libraries.


Romero.  Written by John Sacret Young  Prod. Ellwood E. Kieser  Dir. John Duigan   Vidmark, 1990.
Notes:  Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his country. 105min in length.  Available at Kings Library, 105 min.