When we fight, we win twenty-first-century social movements and the activists that are transforming our world
"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 sin...
| Main Author: | Jobin-Leeds, Greg (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
The New Press,
2016.
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Table of 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.