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An abolitionist's handbook 12 steps to changing yourself and the world

"In An Abolitionist's Handbook, Cullors charts a framework for how everyday activists can effectively fight for an abolitionist present and future. Filled with relatable pedagogy on the history of abolition, a reimagining of what reparations look like for Black lives and real-life anecdote...

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Main Author: Khan-Cullors, Patrisse, 1984- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2021.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Alternatives to imprisonment.
Prisons > Moral and ethical aspects.
Prison abolition movements.
Prison-industrial complex.
Summary: "In An Abolitionist's Handbook, Cullors charts a framework for how everyday activists can effectively fight for an abolitionist present and future. Filled with relatable pedagogy on the history of abolition, a reimagining of what reparations look like for Black lives and real-life anecdotes from Cullors AN ABOLITIONIST'S HANDBOOK offers a bold, innovative, and humanistic approach to how to be a modern-day abolitionist. Cullors asks us to lead with love, fierce compassion, and precision. In AN ABOLITIONIST'S HANDBOOK readers will learn how to: - have courageous conversations - move away from reaction and towards response - take care of oneself while fighting for others - turn inter-community conflict into a transformative action - expand one's imagination, think creatively, and find the courage to experiment - make justice joyful - practice active forgiveness - make space for difficult feelings and honor mental health - practice non-harm and cultivate compassion - organize local and national governments to work towards abolition - move away from cancel culture AN ABOLITIONIST'S HANDBOOK is for those who are looking to reimagine a world where communities are treated with dignity, care and respect. It gives us permission to move away from cancel culture and into visioning change and healing"--
Physical Description: xvii, 267 pages ; 20 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [269-267).
ISBN: 9781250272973
1250272971
9781250280657
1250280656
Author Notes: Patrisse Cullors is an author of the New York Times bestseller When They Call You a Terrorist , educator, artist, and abolitionist from Los Angeles. She is the co-founder of the Crenshaw Dairy Mart and has been on the frontlines of the abolitionist movement with Black Lives Matter, Justice LA, Dignity and Power Now, and Reform LA jails. Also the founder of The Center For Art and Abolition, Cullors has popularized the term "Abolitionist Aesthetics" to challenge artists to aestheticize abolition.

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