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“adrian shanker”

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  • Crisis and Care

    Queer Activist Responses to a Global Pandemic

    by Adrian Shanker ...
    Crisis and Care reveals what is possible when activists mobilize for the radical changes our society needs. In a time of great uncertainty, fear, and isolation, Queer activists organized for health equity, prison abolition, racial justice, and more. Nobody who lived through the COVID-19 pandemic will soon forget the challenges, sacrifices, and incredible loss felt during such an uncertain time in ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bodies and Barriers

    Queer Activists on Health

    by Kate Kendell ...
    LGBT people pervasively experience health disparities, affecting every part of their bodies and lives. Yet many are still grappling to understand the mutually reinforcing health care challenges that lead to worsened health outcomes. Bodies and Barriers informs health care professionals, students in health professions, policymakers, and fellow activists about these challenges, providing insights ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bodies and Barriers

    Queer Activists on Health

    by Adrian Shanker, Kate Kendell ...
    LGBT people pervasively experience health disparities, affecting every part of their bodies and lives. Yet many are still grappling to understand the mutually reinforcing health care challenges that lead to worsened health outcomes. Bodies and Barriers informs health care professionals, students in health professions, policymakers, and fellow activists about these challenges, providing insights ... Read more

    $7.39 USD

  • Crisis and Care

    Queer Activist Responses to a Global Pandemic

    by Adrian Shanker ...
    Crisis and Care reveals what is possible when activists mobilise for the radical changes our society needs. In a time of great uncertainty, fear, and isolation, Queer activists organised for health equity, prison abolition, racial justice, and more. Nobody who lived through the COVID-19 pandemic will soon forget the challenges, sacrifices, and incredible loss felt during such an uncertain time in ... Read more

    $7.39 USD

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  • When Politics Comes Before Patients

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  • The Contagion Next Time

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  • The Black Agenda

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  • Saving Our Own Lives

    A Liberatory Practice of Harm Reduction

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  • Front-Wave Boomers

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