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Library Resource Guides: #3 Social justice and activism

About this guide

The industrial and professional standards of nurses, midwives and carers in Victoria rely on active members who promote & defend the industrial, professional, occupational health and safety, social, political and democratic values that underpin the profession. We hope these resources inspire you to get involved.

Other relevant library guides

Books available from the ANMF (Vic Branch) Library

The activists' handbook: a step-by-step guide to participatory democracy by Aidan Ricketts
Call Number: MAIN 303.4 RIC 2012
The change makers: 25 leaders in their own words by Shaun Carney
Call Number: MAIN 303.34 CAR 2019

Features Sally McManus and Simon Judkins (Emergency Doctor, Austin Health), Kon Karapanagiotidis (ASRC), Carly Findlay (appearance activist), Marcia Langton, charity leaders, and more.
Dignity in a teacup: true stories of courage and sacrifice from Christmas Island by Christine Cummins
Call Number: MAIN 323.6310994 CUM 2019
Shut It Down by Lisa Fithian
Call Number: 303.61 FIT 2019
The fights of my life by Greg Combet
Call Number: MAIN 324.29407 COM 2014

Explore ANMF (Vic Branch)'s activist history on Victorian Collections

Relevant articles (open-access)

"Examining our privileges and oppressions: incorporating an intersectionality paradigm into nursing" by Van Herk, Kimberley A., Dawn Smith, and Caroline Andrew.
Publication Date: 2011

Article from Nursing inquiry (Vol. 18, No. 1)
"Inequities in health and healthcare viewed through the ethical lens of critical social justice: Contextual knowledge for the global priorities ahead" by Anderson, Joan M., et al.
Publication Date: 2009

Article from Advances in Nursing Science (Vol. 32, No. 4)
"Social justice: a concept analysis" by Buettner‐Schmidt, Kelly, and Marie L. Lobo.
Publication Date: 2012

Article from Journal of Advanced Nursing (Vol. 68. No. 4)

Podcasts

The rich history of Indigenous nurses as carers and activists
Podcast from Life Matters (ABC RN, 8 March 2018)
Ged Kearney, nurse, former ANMF Federal Secretary & Victorian Branch President, President of the ACTU and current Federal MP on nursing and politics
Podcast from Nursing Review (14 February 2018)
How nurses can meaningfully influence health policy
Podcast from Transforming Nursing (US, 15 June 2018)

Little books on big ideas: available from the ANMF (Vic Branch) Library

On fairness by Sally McManus (2019)

On Disruption by Katharine Murphy (2018)

On Violence by Natasha Stott Despoja (2019)