When We Fight, We Win

Posted on 06 July 2018 by Greg Jobin-Leeds

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 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. New Download [ When We Fight, We Win ] By [ Greg Jobin-Leeds ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This is for those who think protesting doesn t solve anything While none of the issues the book talks about are resolved, the activists show that persistence can bring about progress There may be wins and losses, but the very least activism does is ...It s so rare that we tell social movement stories the victories, the people, the analysis This book does that about key social movements in the past decade, weaving personal stories with movement trajectories with critique and reflect...This book gives a short introduction to lgbtq, public education, mass incarceration, undocumented immigrant, economic power, and environmental justice movements in the US it wasn t like revelatory or trans...This book offers a really insightful overview of how many grassroots reform movements have been successful It features stories and artwork from a variety of groups and powerfully demonstrates how they can be used to create ch...The writing was a bitlackluster but the stories were powerful.Good in theory, but I just wasn t a huge fan of the writing The artwork is beautiful, and I appreciate the intersectionality of each movement that was mentioned And it does give me hope for change.This was a good starting place for someone who wants to learnabout different activist movements that are currently gaining momentum It gave a brief overview of several interconnected movements using fairly progressive language The artwork and profiles on specific activists were the best parts of the book That being said, I was disappointed about a particular person s story in the section about undocumented immigrant rights The story starts off using a male name and pronouns for this pe This was a good starting place for someone who wants to learnabout different activist movements that are currently gaining momentum It gave a brief overview of sev...Feeling demoralized about the state of American politics Need inspiration Looking to readabout social justice movements This is your book Truly incredible This book is a series of essays focusing on 21st century movements for social justice Very modern movements, and many have not fully won yet, but all offer stories of how to achieve success and progress through organizing Issues covered are 1 LGBTQ movement and fight for marriage2 Public Education 3 Ending mass incarceration 4 Feeling demoralized about the state of American politics Need inspiration Looking to readabout social justice movements This is your book Truly incredible This book is a series of essays focusing on 21st century movements for social justice Very modern movements, and many have not fully won yet, but all offer stories of how to achieve success and progress through organiz...The reason I didn t finish this one isn t a reflection on the book, it s just that I couldn t renew it In truth, I found a lot of the writing to be lackluster, but it s made up for it by the inspiring stories and the art I also realize th...303.48409 J628 2016

English
06 July 2018

Greg Jobin-Leeds