CONTENTS -- ix Foreword by Dr. Samantha Nutt -- 1 Introduction -- 7 Art, Politics, and Questioning Authority, Ilona Dougherty -- 13 A Reference Letter to Remember, George Roter -- 21 Building a Nation of Nations: Aboriginal Youth and Canadian Politics, Ginger Gosnell Myers -- 28 It's About Time, Anil Patel -- 35 Rooting For Change, Severn Cullis Suzuki -- 41 Swimming in the Fast Lane, Karen Kun -- 49 Catching the Spirit, D. Simon Jackson -- 58 Lessons From Making the Jump: A Young Person's Experience in Politics, Lyndsay Poaps -- 67 The Sunday Suppers, Richard Hoshino -- 74 Modern Inuk On the Move, Miali Elise Coley -- 81 Remembering the Dance: Feeling My Way to Freedom, Annahid Dashtgard -- 90 Departure, Ahmed Kayssi -- 96 Free the Children: The World's Largest Network of Children Helping Children Through Education, Craig Kielburger -- 106 Reasons to Dream, Jessica Lax -- Finding Home: Storytelling, South Asians, and Spirituality, Shakil Choudhury -- 125 "Ah. So We Are All the Same": Reflections on Human Development and Attitudes in Activism, Chris Richards -- 137 Dub Poetics and Personal Politics, d'bi.young.anitafrika -- 149 On Authority and Activism, Robin Rix -- 156 Watershed Moments of a Métis Mentor, Kris Frederickson -- 164 In, And Out Again, Cynthia Mackenzie -- 171 Emergence From Colonialism: Memories and Stories of Bantu Life, Devi Mucina -- 182 Writing the Wrong, Ben Peterson -- 189 Finding the "I" in Action: Defining Activism to Include Me, Natalie Gerum -- 197 Gardom Lake to Tatamagouche: Climate Change, the WTO, and a Community Land Trust, Yuill Herbert -- 205 Challenging the Planet: A Call From the Arctic to Face the Heat on Climate Change, Tim Harvey -- 215 Further Reading -- 223 Acknowledgements -- 225 About the Editors.