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:

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.


Anderson, Sarah and Jerry Mander.  Views From the South: The Effects of Globalization     and the WTO on Third World Countries.  Oakland: Food First, 2000.
Notes:  Views from the South explores the effects of world trade policy on the Third World’s economies and environment. Each essay points out that tenaciously held advantages by wealthy nations under the guise of the WTO erode any notion of a free marketplace. Democracy within this system was long ago scrapped in favor of consensus by the few major players, removing the majority from any effective decision-making.


Chomsky, Noam.  Profit Over People: Neoliberalism and Global Order.  Toronto: Seven Stories, 1999.
Notes: This book presents Chomsky’s thoughts on free market philosophy, corporate control of public opinion, and the unreported impact of nondemocratic forces and policies like the WTO, IMF, NAFTA and the MAI - and the widespread resistance movements that often emerge to oppose them.  He offers a sense of hope that social activism can reclaim people’s rights as citizens rather than as consumers, redefining democracy as a global movement, not a global market.


Cockburn, Alexander, Allan Sekula and Jeffrey St. Clair.  Five Days that Shook the World: The Battle for Seattle and Beyond.  New York: Verso, 2001.
Notes:  Five Days That Shook the World takes you onto the streets of Seattle with on-the-spot reporting and photographs. But it also looks at the broader issues raised by the protest: the secretive and undemocratic practice of the WTO, the trampling on rights to assembly and free speech by deploying the military to put down protest, and the menace to individual liberties of globalization and offshore government.


Costello, Tim.  Global Village or Global Pillage: Economic Reconstruction From the Bottom Up.  2nd Ed.  Cambridge: South End, 2000.
Notes:  In clear, accessible language, Brecher and Costello describe how people around the world have started challenging the New World Economy.  From the Zapatistas to students and workers in France to the broad-based anti-NAFTA and anti-GATT coalitions, opposition to economic globalization is becoming a worldwide revolt. Global Village or Global Pillage is a guide to globalization and how to challenge it.


Danaher, Kevin and Roger Burbach. eds.  Globalize This!: The Battle Against the World     Trade Organization.  Monroe: Common Courage, 2000.
Notes:  This book demonstrates why the WTO, World Bank and IMF must be stopped. With its rich information about how to become part of the opposition movement, Globalize This! also shows us how to stop the injustices perpetrated by international financial pirates.


Ellwood, Wayne. ed.  No-Nonsense Guide to Globalization.  Toronto: New Internationalist, 2001.
Notes:  Globalization: what on earth does it mean? For some it’s the ticket to a democratic world of instant communications and global prosperity. For others it’s a money-mad juggernaut spinning out of control, threatening cultural and biological diversity. This book traces the journey towards a borderless world. 


Frank, Thomas.  One Market Under God: Extreme Capitalism, Market Populism, and the End of Economic Democracy.  New York: Doubleday, 2000.
Notes:  In One Market Under God, social critic Thomas Frank examines the morphing of the language of American democracy into the cant and jargon of the marketplace.  This book is a counterattack on market propaganda with the weapons of common sense, a genius for useful ridicule, and the older American values of economic justice and political democracy.


French, Hilary.  Vanishing Borders: Protecting the Planet in the Age of Globalization.  New York: Norton, 2000.
Notes: This book is an environmental perspective about the effects of globalization and what we need to look toward to create a sustainable world.


Khor, Martin.  Rethinking Globalization: Critical issues and policy choices.  Halifax: Fernwood, 2001.
Notes: This book examines the implications of globalization from the perspective of the South.


Madeley, John.  Hungry for Trade: How the Poor Pay for Free Trade.  London: Zed Books, 2000.
Notes:  Will free trade benefit transnational corporations or the millions who are currently malnourished? Will small farmers find new markets in the North? Or will they lose even their local markets to cheap, subsidized food from the North? Why should countries not protect their rural communities and ensure self-sufficiency in food production? Food security affects us all. There is no more important issue. This book is a clarion call to remove our ideological blinders and think afresh.


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 and 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.


Ransom, David. ed.  No-Nonsense Guide to Fair Trade.  Toronto: New Internationalist, 2001.
Notes:  World Trade: once the preserve of big business, run by corporations more powerful than governments. Now the ‘free’ trade they favour is the focus of public concern everywhere.  This book explores the idea and reality of ‘free’ trade.


Shrybman, Steven.  The World Trade Organization: A Citizen’s Guide.  2nd Ed.  Toronto: James Lorimer, 2001.
Notes: Social Justice Studies Text.


Teeple, Gary.  Globalization and the Decline of Social Reform.  Toronto: Garamond, 1995.
Notes: This book examines the transformation of the economic and political conditions that allowed for the rise of the welfare state and the politics of social democracy.  It critically analyses the neo-liberal policies that are being introduced by governments everywhere, arguing that they are the policy counterpart to the globalization of the economy.


VIDEOS:

Showdown in Seattle: Five Days that Shook the WTO.  Prod. Independent Media Center.  Big Noise Films, 1999. 
Notes:  Showdown in Seattle is a five part series that features an on-the-ground, non-corporate perspective and analysis you won't find anywhere else, in addition to incredible footage of police repression and popular resistance. Each show focuses on a general theme (Overview, Labor and Human Rights, Women and Development, Agriculture and Environment, and a Wrap-up) while remaining as fluid as the daily protests. Acclaimed thinkers, such as Michael Parenti, Vandana Shiva and Kevin Danaher provide engaging critiques of the WTO, corporate globalization and the corporate-owned media. You can preview the film and order it at:  www.whisperedmedia.org/showdown.html. 74 min.


Beyond McWorld: Challenging Corporate Rule.  Dir. David Robbins  Just In Time, 1998.
 Notes:  Excerpts from a November 1997 "Global Teach-in" held in Toronto to educate students and youth about the corporate players behind government cutbacks and the private takeover of public institutions and social programs. Sponsored by The Council of Canadians, The International Forum on Globalization, and the Polaris Institute.  Speakers Include:  Maude Barlow, John Cavanagh, Tony Clarke, Murray Dobbin, Sarah Dopp, Susan George, Joel Harden, Martin Khor, Musonda Kidd, Elizabeth May, Chris Sarton, Mira Shiva, Jaggi Singh, Kevin Thomas, Bob White, Owens Wiwa.  Available at Weldon.  35 min.


Bye Buy World: The Battle of Seattle.  Dir. Annahid Dashtgard, Rachel Johnston, Dmitry Kazak.  Moving Images, 2000.
Notes: This video contains many powerful images and commentary from people such as Tony Clarke, Vandana Shiva, David Suzuki, Maude Barlow, Ralph Nader and more.  Available at Weldon, 15 min.


The Global Generation.  Dir. Wilson R. Ruiz.  Kineticvideo.com, 2002.
Notes:  This documentary series focuses on the multifaceted aspects of globalization. Cultural values are shifting. Political and economic forces are creating a more centralized world. The gap is growing between rich and poor in both industrialized and developing countries. The programs suggest some effective responses to the negative impacts of globalization.  Available at Weldon, Six videocassettes, 156 min.


WEBSITES:

Corporate Watch: CorpWatch counters corporate-led globalization through education, network-building and activism. We work to foster democratic control over corporations by building grassroots globalization a diverse movement for human rights and dignity, labor rights and environmental justice. CorpWatch investigates multinationals that profit out of war, fraud, environmental and human rights abuse.  www.corpwatch.org

Council of Canadians:  Strictly non-partisan, the Council lobbies Members of Parliament, conducts research, and runs national campaigns aimed at putting some of the country's most important issues into the spotlight: safeguarding our social programs, promoting economic justice, renewing our democracy, asserting Canadian sovereignty, advancing alternatives to corporate-style free trade, and preserving our environment. www.canadians.org

Global Trade Watch (GTW):  Promotes democracy by challenging corporate globalization, arguing that the current globalization model is neither a random inevitability nor “free trade.” Our work seeks to make the measurable outcomes of this model accessible to the public, press, and policy-makers, while emphasizing that if the results are not acceptable, then the model can and must be changed or replaced. GTW works on an array of globalization issues, including health and safety, environmental protection, economic justice, and democratic, accountable governance. www.citizen.org/trade

International Forum on Globalization:  The International Forum on Globalization advocates equitable, democratic, and ecologically sustainable economics. It is formed in response to the present worldwide drive toward a globalized economic system dominated by supranational corporate trade and banking institutions that are not accountable to democratic processes or national governments. These current trends toward globalization are neither historically inevitable nor desirable.  www.ifg.org

Mobilization For Global Justice:  Toronto Mobilization for Global Justice, commonly known as mob4glob, is a coalition of progressive organizations and individuals dedicated to combating corporate globalization. We organize demonstrations, educational, and outreach events against the WTO, IMF, World Bank, and FTAA among others.  www.globalizethis.org

Resource Center of the Americas: The Resource Center of The Americas is a Minnesota-based nonprofit organization that enables U.S. citizens to join the struggle for peace, justice and human rights across the hemisphere.  This group publishes periodicals, has excellent labor/education workshops and resources (pertaining to the global economy) and more.  www.americas.org