Resisting the State

Scott Neigh got involved in social movements when he was an undergraduate in the 1990s, and over the years he has participated in many different ways in many different struggles. These days, most of his involvement centres on building movement infrastructure, particularly related to grassroots and independent media. Neigh is a writer and media-maker, and that work got him thinking about listening and how it relates to social movements. Much of his work has involved listening to and amplifying the voices of people who are part of grassroots struggles for justice and liberation. He has written and edited movement-focused grassroots journalism for 25 years. He did an oral history project in which he interviewed 50 long-time activists from across so-called Canada and published two books based on that work. For ten years, he was the host and producer of Talking Radical Radio, which broadcast on community stations across the country. In the course of his work on the show, he did more than 500 in-depth interviews with activists, organizers and other change-makers. He lives with his partner, their son, and their two cats in Hamilton, Ontario.

• : Foreword: Encounters with a Radical History from Below (Gary Kinsman): Introduction: Unlikely Rebels—Isabel & Frank Showler on Pacifism During the Second World War: Canada on Trial—Charles Roach on Place and the Law: Urban Colonization and Resistance—Roger Obonsawin & Kathy Mallett on Building Space for Indigeneity in Canadian Cities: “I Call It Surviving”—Lynn Jones on Fighting Racism in the Community and in the Labour Movement: (Un)labelled, (Un)controlled—Don Weitz on the Anti-psychiatry Movement in Toronto: Against Poverty—Josephine Grey on Poor People’s Struggles for Human Rights: Conclusion: References: Index

“This work is a treasure that provides a portal to Canadian history, bringing it alive and urgent through the voices and profound insights of veteran social justice activists, an indispensable guide for present and future generations to carry on these struggles.”