When We Fight, We Win: Twenty-First-Century Social Movements and the Activists That Are Transforming Our World

Jobin Leeds Greg

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UPC:
9781620970935
Maximum Purchase:
2 units
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
2016-01-05
Author:
Greg Jobin-Leeds;AgitArte
Language:
english
Edition:
1
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Same-sex marriage, #BlackLivesMatter, the DREAM Act, the Peoples Climate March, End the New Jim Crow, Occupy Wall Street, the fight for a $15 minimum wagethese are just a few of the remarkable movements that have blossomed in the past decade, a most fertile and productive era of activism. Now, in a visually rich and deeply inspiring book, the leaders and activists of these and other movements distill their wisdom, sharing lessons of what makesand what hinderstransformative social change.

Longtime social activist Greg Jobin-Leeds joins forces with AgitArte, a collective of artists and organizers, to capture the stories, philosophy, tactics, and art of todays leading social change movements. When We Fight, We Win! weaves together interviews with todays most successful activists and artists from across the country and beyondincluding Patrisse Cullors-Brignac, Bill McKibben, Clayton Thomas-Muller, Karen Lewis, Favianna Rodriguez, Rea Carey, and Gaby Pacheco, among otherswith narrative recountings of strategies and campaigns alongside full-color photos. It includes a foreword by Rinku Sen and an afterword by Antonia Darder.

When We Fight, We Win! will give a whole generation of readers the chance to celebrate and benefit from a remarkable decade of activisma decade that shows just how ripe these times are for social transformation.

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