Social Movements

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A brief description of various social movement organizations, suggestions for further reading, and, where possible, a reference to an archives if their materials have been deposited for research. This section of the website is regularly updated with new material.

The website also includes a brief history of the human rights movement in Canada.

State Funding for Social Movements

The State Funding for Social Movements project is a five-year study that examines (a) the history of state funding for social movements in Canada; and (b) how the relationship between state funding and social movements differs across movements, regions, and time periods. The research for this project was divided into three parts: (i) documenting the evolution of federal and provincial government policy towards NGOs (non-governmental organizations) in Canada; (ii) assessing the impact of state funding on NGOs’ strategies for social change; and (iii) creating a public database of public funding for NGOs in Canada. www.StateFunding.ca

Rights Associations: First Generation

Association for Civil Liberties

Canadian Civil Liberties Union

Canadian Labour Defense League

Civil Liberties Association of Toronto

Civil Liberties Association of Winnipeg

Civil Rights Union (also called the Emergency Committee for Civil Rights)

League for Democratic Rights

Montreal Civil Liberties Association

Ottawa Civil Liberties Association

Rights Associations: Second Generation

Alberta

British Columbia

Case Study: British Columbia Civil Liberties Association

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundland

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Case Study: Ligue des droits de l’homme

Saskatchewan

 

National: Canadian Civil Liberties Association

National: Canadian Federation of Civil Liberties and Human Rights Associations

National: Canadian Human Rights Foundation & Canadian Council on Human Rights

National: Jewish Labour Committee

National: National Committee on Human Rights

Further Reading

The readings lists available on this site deal with a range of topics from human rights to biographies and specific events.

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  • Clément, Dominique. “page title or document title.” Canada’s Human Rights History. www.HistoryOfRights.ca (date accessed).
State Funding for Social Movements

A history of state funding for nonprofits in Canada including a searchable database of grants from Canadian governments to organizations. Click here.