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The words of truth and reconciliation need to be put into action

In This Together: Fifteen Stories of Truth and Reconciliation

by Edited by Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail

(Brindle & Glass,

2016;

$19.95)

No matter who you are -- Indigenous or non-Indigenous -- the words truth and reconciliation can be hard to swallow.

When you hear the words over and over again, you begin to tire of what can be said, especially when these words seem to be popular in today's politics. These terms, truth and reconciliation, are based upon the actions and words of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission that was put together to deal with Canada's genocidal residential school system and its survivors.

Aside from the work of the actual Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the words truth and reconciliation are now largely used as a tool to get Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to work together.

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'Forbidden Fruit' chronicles memories of a traumatic 1980s Beijing

Forbidden Fruit: 1980 Beijing, A Memoir

by Gail Pellett

(VanDam Publishing, Inc,

2016;

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Lauralyn Chow reflects on memory, family and identity in 'Paper Teeth'

Paper Teeth

by Lauralyn Chow

(NeWest Press,

2016;

$19.95)

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Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Lauralyn Chow is the author of Paper Teeth, a book of interconnected short stories, following the lives of the Lees, a Canadian-Chinese family and their friends who reside in Edmonton.

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sexuality

Are you getting any closer? A pocket-sized primer on female sexuality

Closer: Notes from the Orgasmic Frontier of Female Sexuality

by Sarah Barmak

(Coach House Books,

2016;

$14.95)

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If it weren't for Sarah Barmak's Closer: Notes from the Orgasmic Frontier of Female Sexuality I might have gone for years of my life without ever finding out what my clitoris actually looks like.

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The Olympics are not what they seem

Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics

by Jules Boykoff

(Verso Press,

2016;

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As all eyes turn to Rio in anticipation of the 2016 Summer Olympics, those of us who have even the smallest inkling of the negative impact of the Games on host city residents can only shudder.

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Feminism has been taken over by capitalism, and it ain't pretty

We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl®, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement

by Andi Zeisler

(PublicAffairs,

2016;

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The world of feminism nowadays is... saturated.

Women are leaning in, #girlbosses are getting that money, period-friendly underwear is readily available, #GirlsCan empower themselves with bombshell lipstick and oh so much more.

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Indigenous

The integral role of Indigenous women's knowledge

Living on the Land: Indigenous Women's Understanding of Place

by Edited by Nathalie Kermoal and Isabel Altamirano-Jiménez

(Athabasca University Press,

2016;

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Study into the Indigenous ways of knowing and knowledge has been largely conducted from a western standpoint and subsequently focuses on the male point of view. This creates not only a gendered analysis but an incomplete picture that ignores the knowledge traditionally held and communicated by Indigenous women.

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Digital media creates tumultuous environment for Canadian politics

Brand Command: Canadian Politics and Democracy in the Age of Message Control

by Alex Marland

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2016;

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Society is undergoing profound change brought about by advances in communications technology. The transformative effects of digital media are being felt throughout journalism, an important democratic institution that citizens depend on to monitor government and the behaviour of political elites.

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How do we care for each other?

A Labour of Liberation

by Baijayanta Mukhopadhyay

(Changing Suns Press,

2016;

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A Labour of Liberation is the first book that I've read from Changing Suns Press, a new independent publisher with anti-authoritarian politics based in Regina, Saskatchewan.

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Women lead the fight against corporate agriculture around the world

Seed Sovereignty, Food Security: Women in the Vanguard of the Fight against GMOs and Corporate Agriculture

by Edited by Vandana Shiva

(North Atlantic Books,

2016;

$35.00)

The following is a Truthout interview with Vandana Shiva. Copyright, Truthout.org. Reprinted with permission.

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