Hope in shadows : stories and photographs of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

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Hope in shadows : stories and photographs of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside / Brad Cran and Gillian Jerome ; with a foreword by Libby Davies.

Cran, Brad, 1972- (Author). Jerome, Gillian. (Added Author).

Summary:

This in-depth study of globalization's effect on Atlantic Canada considers not simply the gross national product and its measures of the economic trends of the corporate elite, but the social indices that track globalization's impact on working people, the working poor, people on social assistance, and the elderly. Healthcare, education, the environment, and the local economy demonstrate the affluency (or desperation) of communities, and it is argued that these measures reflect the devastating effects of free trade and privatization in Atlantic Canada. A positive vision for the Canadian and international economy that emphasizes human need over corporate greed is outlined to promote social change.

Record details

ISBN: 9781551522388 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9781551522388
ISBN: 1551522381 (Paper)
Physical Description: 269 p. : ill ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Vancouver : Arsenal Pulp Press : c2008.
Copyright: ©2008

Content descriptions

General Note:: Co-published by: Pivot Legal Society.
Formatted Contents Note:: Foreword by Libby Davies -- Preface; 18 A History of Pivot Legal Society; 33 Hendrik Beune; 39 Tommy Taylor; 45 Dolores Dallas; 56 Edie Wild; 63 Gary; 71 Bronwyn Elko; 76 Tom Quirk; 83 Aaron Bolderson; 89 Frank Thompson; 95 Teresa Chenery; 111 Gordon Matthews; 115 Gregory Liang; 121 James Cumming; 129 Laurel Dykstra; 138 Clyde Wright; 144 Donna Gorrill; 151 Jo; 162 Russ; 171 Kevin Sleziak; 175 Verouz; 184 Marcin Kubat; 191 Olga Afonina; 197 Marlene Thistle; 203 Elisha-May Walker; 209 Rosalynn Humberstone; 217 Hannah Walker; 224 Aurora Johnson; 229 Kathy Walker; 237 Tristan Vox. 244 Wilda248 Al T.; 254 Skyla; 261 Helen Hill; 269 Acknowledgments