When We Fight, We Win
Twenty-first-century Social Movements and the Activists That Are Transforming Our World
The New Press · Print & ebook · January 5, 2016
Same-sex marriage, #BlackLivesMatter, the DREAM Act, the People’s Climate March, End the New Jim Crow, Occupy Wall Street, the fight for a $15 minimum wage?these are just a few of the remarkable movements that have blossomed in the past decade, a most fertile and productive era of activism.
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- Genres
- Activism & Social Justice, Civil Rights, Race & Ethnic Relations
- Published
- The New Press, January 5, 2016
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Same-sex marriage, #BlackLivesMatter, the DREAM Act, the People’s Climate March, End the New Jim Crow, Occupy Wall Street, the fight for a $15 minimum wage?these 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 makes?and what hinders?
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transformative 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 today’s leading social change movements. When We Fight, We Win! weaves together interviews with today’s most successful activists and artists from across the country and beyond?including Patrisse Cullors-Brignac, Bill McKibben, Clayton Thomas-Muller, Karen Lewis, Favianna Rodriguez, Rea Carey, and Gaby Pacheco, among others?with 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 activism?a decade that shows just how ripe these times are for social transformation.
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| Activism & Social Justice | 96% |
|---|---|
| Civil Rights | 34% |
| Race & Ethnic Relations | 26% |
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Publisher categories
- 21st-Century America
- Social History
- Political Process / Leadership
- Authors
- Greg Jobin-Leeds, AgitArte, Dey Hernandez-Vazquez
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Published
- January 5, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- 21st-Century America