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In the wake of the recognition of the Whanganui River in New Zealand, the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers in India, the Yarra River in Australia and the Atrato River in Colombia as «subjects of rights», the International Observatory on Nature’s Rights has initiated a reflection on the possibility of recognizing the St. Lawrence River, the «path that walks» as it is called by the First Nations, as a «legal person». The texts in this collective work deal with the implications of attributing a legal personhood and rights to the St. Lawrence River, delve into the epistemological foundations of the paradigm of the recognition of the rights of Nature and present concrete cases of recognition of r...
Écrit dans un style clair, accessible, cet ouvrage brosse le portrait des principaux mouvements sociaux actifs au Québec ainsi que de pratiques et de groupes émergents. Dans une perspective aussi bien historique que « cartographique », il propose un panorama complet de différents secteurs qui ont marqué le Québec contemporain – syndical, étudiant, féministe, de locataires, antiraciste, animaliste, communautaire, autochtone et environnemental, mais aussi de mouvements antiféministe ou d’extrême-droite. Traitant de formes renouvelées d’activisme et de pratiques culturelles, le livre rassemble les points de vue de différentes générations de chercheuses et de chercheurs engagés qui portent un regard élargi sur ces mouvements devenus incontournables dans la société québécoise.
Temagami, located in northern Ontario (five hours north of Toronto by car) is a world-renowned canoe tripping destination featuring over 4,000 square miles of canoe country. The waterways of the Temagami region are particularly attractive since many of the routes form convenient trip loops. Hap Wilson compiles more than 25 canoe route descriptions, including hiking trails that cater to wilderness paddlers from beginner to expert. Climb Maple Mountain, camp at Centre Falls, listen to the wolves howl, or fish its fabled deep waters -- Temagami has it all.
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