Fighting for the right to a healthy environment Ada Lockridge and Ron Plain /

Table of Contents: “…Right to a Healthy Environment (1:04) -- Aamjiwnaang Disease Rate (2:26) -- First Nation Birth Ratio Imbalance (4:19) -- First Nation Lifestyle Argument (1:01) -- Aamjiwnaang Teamwork (1:18) -- Increased Canadian Pollution (1:09) -- Government Regulation Failure (1:53) -- Last Resort Lawsuit (3:46) -- Monitoring Industry Pollution (1:39) -- Industry Bureaucracy Loophole (1:57) -- Air Pollution Ambiguity (1:22) -- Lack of Industry Transparency (1:00) -- First Nation Economic Betrayal (4:02) -- Massachusetts Regulation Case (2:58) -- Citizen's Fight for Public Safety (2:22) -- Representing the Greater Community (0:46) -- Shelter in Place (3:36) -- Living with Toxic Exposure (3:43) -- First Nation Marginalization (2:22) -- Deliberate Corporate Negligence (2:57) -- Corporate Jurisdiction Challenges (3:19) -- Filing an Environmental Health Lawsuit (4:42) -- Chemical Industry Evasion (1:05) -- Aamjiwnaang Lawsuit Goal (3:18) -- Suncorp Delay Tactics (1:46) -- First Nations Spiritual Guidance (2:06) -- Small Court Victory (0:47) -- Acquired Industry Authority (2:41) -- “Idle No More” Protests (1:58) -- Industry Legal Intimidation Tactics (7:32) -- Industry Cover Up (1:12) -- Community Initiated Health Studies (2:27) -- Government Complacency (1:51) -- Ongoing Public Health Fight (2:03) -- First Nations' Social Justice Struggle (2:24) -- Fight for Future Generations (4:49) -- Credits: Fighting for the right to a healthy environment: Ada Lockridge and Ron Plain (0:14)…”
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Articulating rights : nineteenth-century American women on race, reform, and the state / by Parker, Alison M. (Alison Marie), 1965-

Table of Contents: “…Frances Wright : moral suasion and states' rights -- Sarah and Angelina Grimké : women's political engagement -- Frances Watkins Harper : civil rights and the role of the state -- Frances Willard : federal regulations for the common good -- Mary Church Terrell : critiques of "White lawlessness."…”


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Grin and bear it by Landry, Leo

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Borderline justice the fight for refugee and migrant rights / by Webber, Frances

Subjects: “…Civil rights.…”
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Transgender rights /

Table of Contents: “…Afterword: Are transgender rights inhuman rights? /…”


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To right these wrongs : the North Carolina Fund and the battle to end poverty and inequality in 1960s America / by Korstad, Robert Rodgers

Table of Contents: “…Battle lines -- Alliances -- Citizen soldiers -- An army of the poor -- Fighting for the high ground -- Counterassault.…”
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To right these wrongs the North Carolina Fund and the battle to end poverty and inequality in 1960s America / by Korstad, Robert Rodgers

Table of Contents: “…Battle lines -- Alliances -- Citizen soldiers -- An army of the poor -- Fighting for the high ground -- Counterassault.…”
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The Right to Vote : the Contested History of Democracy in the United States. by Keyssar, Alexander

Table of Contents: “…Preface to the Revised Edition; Preface to the Original Edition; Introduction; Part I; One; Two; Three; Part II; Four; Five; Six; Part III; Seven; Eight; Nine; Conclusion; appendix; list of tables; appendix sources; notes; index.…”
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Becoming right : how campuses shape young conservatives / by Binder, Amy J., 1964-

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The Right to Read.

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LGBTQ rights /

Table of Contents: “…Does the LGBTQ community enjoy equal rights? -- Does the promotion of LGBTQ rights threaten the freedom of others? …”


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Inalienable rights : the limits of consent in medicine and the law / by McConnell, Terrance C.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction; ONE: The Nature of Inalienable Rights; TWO: The Moral Foundations of Inalienable Rights; THREE: The Inalienable Right of Conscience: A Madisonian/Jeffersonian Argument; FOUR: The Right of Informed Consent and Inalienability; FIVE: The Inalienable Right to Life and Its Implications for Voluntary Euthanasia; SIX: Assisted Suicide and the Inalienable Right to Life; SEVEN: Human Organs and Inalienablility; EIGHT: Concluding Remarks; Notes; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Women's rights

Table of Contents: “…Women Around the World (2:55) -- International Women's Movement (1:18) -- Women's Movement in the US (3:52) -- China (1:01) -- Confucianism (1:15) -- Effect of Communism on Women's Rights (0:46) -- Trafficking and Sexism (2:34) -- Career Choice (0:53) -- Afghanistan (3:04) -- Women Enslaved (2:51) -- Poverty and Aids (3:30) -- Global Fight (1:16)…”
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Women's rights /

Table of Contents: “…Women Around the World (2:55) -- International Women's Movement (1:18) -- Women's Movement in the US (3:52) -- China (1:01) -- Confucianism (1:15) -- Effect of Communism on Women's Rights (0:46) -- Trafficking and Sexism (2:34) -- Career Choice (0:53) -- Afghanistan (3:04) -- Women Enslaved (2:51) -- Poverty and Aids (3:30) -- Global Fight (1:16)…”
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Triumph of the right : the rise of the California conservative movement, 1945-1966 / by Schuparra, Kurt, 1956-

Table of Contents: “…It's not the party- but the man -- Freedom versus tyranny -- A little piece of America -- The 'old Nixon' is the real Nixon -- How the west was won -- A great white light -- Triumph of the right.…”


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The religious right : a reference handbook / by Utter, Glenn H.

Table of Contents: “…The religious right in America -- Chronology -- Biographical profiles -- Analysis of survey data -- Primary documents and quotations -- Directory of organizations -- Suggested readings -- Selected multimedia resources.…”
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Exit right : achieving a golden goodbye by realising the maximum value for your business / by Pearson, Barrie

Table of Contents: “…Preface; Contents; ONE How to consider the options; TWO How to choose the time to sell; THREE How to choose and use professional advisers; FOUR How to groom your company for sale; FIVE How to handle unsolicited approaches; SIX How to value a business for sale; SEVEN How to find and handle prospective purchasers; EIGHT How to negotiate a deal; NINE How to handle legal completion; TEN How to eliminate losses before selling.…”
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Designed right! / by Swann, Alan, 1946-

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Right to be healthy /

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Right Turn : John T. Flynn and the Transformation of American Liberalism. by Moser, John E.

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Irish Exaggerations; 2 Business Must Be Governed; 3 An Empty Collection of Syllables; 4 Pay as We Fight; 5 A Pretty Sorry Board; 6 A Plague of Promisers; 7 A Great and Grand Guy--Once; 8 A Very Responsible Committee; 9 The Nazi Transmission Belt; 10 The Good Name of a Noble Cause; 11 The Smear Offensive; 12 A Bitter and Disheartening Struggle; 13 God Bless Joe McCarthy; 14 It Sickens My Soul; Conclusion.…”
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