Book
When we fight, we win : twenty-first-century social movements and the activists that are transforming our world
Publication Information
New York : The New Press, 2016.
Physical Description
xxi, 186 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Summary
"Same-sex marriage, #BlackLivesMatter, the Dream Act, the People's Climate March, End the New Jim Crow, Occupy Wall Street-these are just a few of the initiatives that have taken flight in the past decade, the most fertile and productive era of activism and reform this country has seen since the 1960s. Now, in a visually rich and deeply inspiring book, movement leaders and activists distill their wisdom, sharing lessons of what works and what hinders transformative social change. Weaving together interviews with today's most successful activists-from Bill McKibben and Clayton Thomas Muller to Karen Lewis, Rinku Sen, Ai-jen Poo, Favianna Rodriguez, Rea Carey, Gaby Pacheco, Patrice Collins, and more-with narrative recountings of strategies and campaigns alongside full-color photos and an afterword by Antonia Darder, social activist Greg Jobin-Leeds joins forces with AgitArte, an organization of artists and organizers, to document the stories, philosophy, tactics, and art of today's leading social change movements. Beautifully packaged in a wonderfully affordable paperback edition, When We Fight, We Win! will allow a whole generation of readers to celebrate and benefit from a remarkable decade of activism and reform"--Provided by publisher.
Contents
- Introduction: Inspiration from stories
- Reclaiming wholeness : the LGBTQ movement
- Grounded in community : the fight for the soul of public education
- Transforming visions : ending mass incarceration
- The power of stories : the dreamers and immigrant rights
- "When we fight, we win!" : the struggle for economic power
- Environmental warriors : going to the root of the problem
- Epilogue: Solidarity : a gathering
- Afterword: Stories of love and fury / Antonia Darder.