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S'està carregant… Hope is Better Than Fear: Paying Jack Layton Forwardde James Bartleman
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An e-book original inspired by the vision of late NDP leader Jack Layton with short, personal essays by a diverse line-up of Canadian writers and activists. nbsp; HOPE IS BETTER THAN FEAR reflects upon and looks forward on a number of issues that Jack Layton championed over the course of his extraordinary career as an activist, city councillor and federal politician, including homelessness, feminism, civic engagement, the environment and--very dear to his heart--the Native experience, which is why Random House of Canada is donating its net proceeds from the sale of this e-book to aboriginal youth initiatives, as designated by his widow, the MP Olivia Chow. Taking up the charge to inspire and challenge readers and tap into Jack's energy, optimism and drive, contributors Tzeporah Berman, Jane Doe, Pierre-Luc Dusseault, David Miller, Rex Murphy and Steven Page, among others, pay tribute to Jack's record and point out what we need to do next. With this book, we are both honouring his life and work and paying Jack forward. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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This original ebook gives some indication of why. it consists of several essays from various contributors who knew and worked with Jack throughout his lengthy political career. They write passionately about Jack's tireless fight for the marginalized in Canada - the poor, gays, First nations. his fight for women's rights, for more environmental protection, and for the Arts in Canada. They point out that jack was the first politician to visit remote northern Ontario reserves when there was no political gain to be won by this act; that he marched in Gay pride parades long before it became the proper political thing to do; that he was respectful and understanding when told that the Take Back the Night march was for women only; that he was demonized when he first argued for Canada's withdrawal from Afghanistan, an idea that is now Canada's policy.
And in doing all this, he was able to retain his enthusiasm and optimism. Shortly before Jack's death, he wrote a letter to Canada. The title of this book refers to a line in this letter:
...love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving,
hopeful, and optimistic. And we can change the world.