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Great Books, Movies and Novels to Inspire Resistance Against Tyranny
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items When I was growing up, I was obsessed with Harry Potter. I thought that it taught me how to fight back against oppression and take a stand against the people I felt were causing me harm. Now that I'm older, I realize the problems with the series. Put...
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The Hunger Games
Inspiring Non-Fiction
Movies, Documentaries and Shows
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins understood the assignment. The Hunger Games is my all-time favourite series to point people to when they're looking for dystopian fiction. They provide loads of great lessons – how resistance is a team effort, not a solo mission, and ...
Book number one in the Hunger Games series, introducing the main character and inviting us into the awful world of Panem. This book sets up the dystopia, the horrors of life under a totalitarian regime, and the casual cruelty that comes from strippin...
Hunger games, Vol. 1
Book two of the Hunger Games. Katniss has made it through her first battles, collecting trauma and now facing the increasing pressure of life in the spotlight – the terror that comes from being a symbol of rebellion while living under the dictator's ...
Catching Fire (Hunger Games, Book Two)
Book three of the Hunger Games. This is the story that brings everything together – the years of preparation, the build-up, the careful maneuvering. We learn about the role propaganda plays in resistance, how it is a team effort and one individual mi...
Mockingjay (The Final Book of The Hunger Games)
A side novel prequel to the Hunger Games trilogy. This story follows Haymitch, who is Katniss' mentor through her Hunger Games, and an active member of the resistance. It illustrates how sparks of rebellion can start small, years before the fire trul...
Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel)
Another side novel prequel to the original Hunger Games, this time following the origin story of President Snow. The man who would become the terrifying dictator of Panem once lived a life of relative insignificance. This is the story of how he chang...
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Large Print): A Hunger Games Novel
A 5-book box set of all Hunger Games novels! It makes for an amazing gift for friends who love to read, especially young adults looking for inspiration.
Hunger Games 5-Book Hardcover Box Set (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Sunrise on the Reaping)
Inspiring Non-Fiction
Not all books are fictional stories. Real stories of resistance are just as valuable – they just might not be as entertaining!
I've recommended this book before, and I stand by it. This contains words from activists, politicians and everyday people about how they fight back against oppression every day.
The Persuaders: At The Front Lines Of The Fight For Hearts, Minds, And Democracy
Timothy Snyder is a historian and expert on fascism. He recently moved here to Canada, to teach in one of our great universities. His older book, On Tyranny, explored lessons from the past to provide a guide in resisting authoritarian governments. Th...
On Freedom
Movies, Documentaries and Shows
Not all inspiration comes from the written word. Movies, shows and documentaries can demonstrate resistance and revolution very well, and they do a good job of taking us right into the action and making it feel more real.
The Maidan Uprising was an incredible event in Ukraine. It began as a protest against what was seen as government corruption, and gradually evolved into a full-on civil war in miniature. This amazing documentary follows the events, talking to the pro...
Watch Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Yes, this is a Star Wars show. Obviously! When it comes to learning about the rise and fall of fascism taking over a country, the Star Wars franchise is unironically amazing. Even – hear me out – the Prequels. Seriously, the political story of the Pr...
Watch Andor | What to Watch | Disney+ Canada
Chernobyl is one of my favourite miniseries available to stream. I love it so much I bought a physical copy of the show just to be sure I would always be able to watch it. It is a highly dramatized retelling of the Chernobyl nuclear accident in Ukrai...
Chernobyl
If you read the Hunger Games books, obviously you're going to want to watch the movies! They illustrate the series so well, and they provide faces and voices to the characters and the battles they face. All of the Hunger Games books (with the excepti...
The Hunger Games
