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• They Said This Would Be Fun

  Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up

  Martis, Eternity

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  Eternity Martis writes about her experience at Western University, where she was one of few Black students on campus, and her experiences there. She witnessed blackface at parties, was tokenized by her romantic partners, and experienced…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Know My Name

  a Memoir

  Miller, Chanel

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  Known to the world as Emily Doe when she wrote a victim impact statement in the aftermath of her assault by Stanford student Brock Turner - Chanel Miller reclaims her identity and writes meaningfully about sexual assault and the criminal…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Have Always Been Here

  a Queer Muslim Memoir

  Habib, Samra

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  The Canada Reads 2020 winner, this memoir is Samra Habib's story about moving to Canada as a refugee, as well as an exploration of faith, art, love, and sexuality.

• Love Lives Here

  a Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family

  Jetté Knox, Amanda

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  An inspirational story about acceptance and what's possible when you lead with love. When Amanda Jetté Knox's child and spouse both came out as transgender, they set out to create a positive model and ensure their family stayed together,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I'm Afraid of Men

  Shraya, Vivek, 1981-

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  Vivek Shraya had to learn how to perform masculinity as a child, when it was imposed on her - and continues to haunt her as a girl. She writes now about how misogyny, homophobia and transphobia affected her growing up, and how she thinks…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Highway of Tears

  a True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

  McDiarmid, Jessica

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  Indigenous women had long since gone missing or were found murdered along an isolated stretch of Highway 16. This book looks at the trauma that these murders had on their families and communities, and how systemic racism allowed this to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Invisible Women

  Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

  Criado-Perez, Caroline

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  Ever wonder why offices are so cold? The formula to determine room temperature was designed in the 1960s based on the metabolism of a 70 kg, 40 year old man - women's metabolisms are slower. This is just one example of the data we use…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Women Talking

  a Novel

  Toews, Miriam, 1964-

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  This novel, soon to be adapted into a movie by Sarah Polley, is the story of the women in a Mennonite community that have been repeated assaulted by an anonymous man in their community, and how eight ordinary - but inspiring - women seek…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Had It Coming

  What's Fair in the Age of #MeToo

  Doolittle, Robyn

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  Globe and Mail reporter Robyn Doolittle writes about how Canadian police handle sexual assault cases, what consent means (realistically and in the eyes of the law), and how attitudes around sexual behaviour need to change.

• Take Back the Fight

  Organizing Feminism for the Digital Age

  Loreto, Nora, 1984-

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  This is an examination of the feminist movement, how it has been moved online, and how it has partially been co-opted by governments and corporations to use as a tool to sell things.

• Shame on Me

  An Anatomy of Race and Belonging

  McWatt, Tessa

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  All her life, Tessa McWatt had been asked "What are you?" In this memoir, she examines race through her own multi-racial identity, and how to find a sense of belonging in a supposedly post-racial world.

• In My Own Moccasins

  a Memoir of Resilience

  Knott, Helen, 1987-

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  Helen Knott's memoir details intergenerational trauma experienced by Indigenous people brought on by residential schools and colonialism - but also writes about how healing is possible, as well.

• Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related

  Wills, Jenny Heijun

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  In this memoir Jenny Heijun Wills reconnects with her Korean family, years after having been adopted into a white Canadian family.

• From Where I Stand

  Rebuilding Indigenous Nations for a Stronger Canada

  Wilson-Raybould, Jody, 1971-

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  This book is a collection of speeches and essays by Indigenous politician and leader Jody Wilson-Raybould, as she writes about how to empower Indigenous peoples and their rights, as well as how all Canadians can better engage in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• No More Nice Girls

  Gender, Power, and Why It's Time to Stop Playing by the Rules

  McKeon, Lauren, 1984-

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  Lauren McKeon examines our traditional institutions and how they are intended to keep women and marginalized genders at a disadvantage - and how we can disrupt this by no longer playing by traditional rules.