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Women Who Change the World

Stories from the Fight for Social Justice

by Loretta Ross, Hilary Moore, Roz Pelles, Vanessa Nosie, Betty Yu, Malkia Devich-Cyril, Priscilla Gonzalez, Terese Howard, Yomara Velez ...

Series series City Lights Open Media
Nine women who have dedicated their lives to the struggle for social justice—movement leaders, organizers, and cultural workers—tell their life stories in their own words. Sharing their most vulnerable and affirming moments, they talk about the origins of their political awakenings, their struggles and aspirations, insights and victories, and what it is that keeps them going in the fight for a ... Read more

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Nine women who have dedicated their lives to the struggle for social justice—movement leaders, organizers, and cultural workers—tell their life stories in their own words. Sharing their most vulnerable and affirming moments, they talk about the origins of their political awakenings, their struggles and aspirations, insights and victories, and what it is that keeps them going in the fight for a
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We Will Not Cancel Us

And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice

by adrienne maree brown, Malkia Devich-Cyril ...

Narrated by adrienne maree brown, Malkia Devich-Cyril ...

Series series Emergent Strategy Series
Unabridged

2 hours 8 min

Cancel culture addresses real harm...and sometimes causes more. It’s time to think this through.“Cancel” or “call-out” culture is a source of much tension and debate in American society. The infamous "Harper’s Letter,” signed by public intellectuals of both the left and right, sought to settle the matter and only caused greater division. Originating as a way for marginalized and disempowered ... Read more

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Cancel culture addresses real harm...and sometimes causes more. It’s time to think this through.“Cancel” or “call-out” culture is a source of much tension and debate in American society. The infamous "Harper’s Letter,” signed by public intellectuals of both the left and right, sought to settle the matter and only caused greater division. Originating as a way for marginalized and disempowered
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Beyond Survival

Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement

Narrated by Ejeris Dixon, Esteban Kelly ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

Transformative justice seeks to solve the problem of violence at the grassroots level, without relying on punishment, incarceration, or policing. Community-based approaches to preventing crime and repairing its damage have existed for centuries. However, in the putative atmosphere of contemporary criminal justice systems, they are often marginalized and operate under the radar. Beyond Survival ... Read more

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Transformative justice seeks to solve the problem of violence at the grassroots level, without relying on punishment, incarceration, or policing. Community-based approaches to preventing crime and repairing its damage have existed for centuries. However, in the putative atmosphere of contemporary criminal justice systems, they are often marginalized and operate under the radar. Beyond Survival
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I Hope We Choose Love

A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World

by Kai Cheng Thom ...

Narrated by Nicky Endres ...

Unabridged

5 hours 6 min

What can we hope for at the end of the world? What can we trust in when community has broken our hearts? What would it mean to pursue justice without violence? How can we love in the absence of faith?In a heartbreaking yet hopeful collection of personal essays and prose poems, blending the confessional, political, and literary, Kai Cheng Thom dives deep into the questions that haunt social ... Read more

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What can we hope for at the end of the world? What can we trust in when community has broken our hearts? What would it mean to pursue justice without violence? How can we love in the absence of faith?In a heartbreaking yet hopeful collection of personal essays and prose poems, blending the confessional, political, and literary, Kai Cheng Thom dives deep into the questions that haunt social
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So You Want to Talk About Race

by Ijeoma Oluo ...

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo offers a revelatory examination of race in AmericaProtests against racial injustice and white supremacy have galvanized millions around the world. The stakes for transformative conversations about race could not be higher. Still, the task ahead seems daunting, and it’s hard to know where to start. How do you tell your boss ... ... Read more

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In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo offers a revelatory examination of race in AmericaProtests against racial injustice and white supremacy have galvanized millions around the world. The stakes for transformative conversations about race could not be higher. Still, the task ahead seems daunting, and it’s hard to know where to start. How do you tell your boss ...
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Work Won't Love You Back

How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone

by Sarah Jaffe ...

**An examination of why "doing what you love" is a recipe for exploitation, creating a new tyranny of work in which we cheerily acquiesce to doing jobs that take over our lives.“An indispensable guide to the broader dynamics of work in the contemporary moment.” —Nation**You’re told that if you “do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.”In Work Won’t Love You Back, Sarah Jaffe, a ... Read more

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**An examination of why "doing what you love" is a recipe for exploitation, creating a new tyranny of work in which we cheerily acquiesce to doing jobs that take over our lives.“An indispensable guide to the broader dynamics of work in the contemporary moment.” —Nation**You’re told that if you “do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.”In Work Won’t Love You Back, Sarah Jaffe, a
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The Persuaders

At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy

by Anand Giridharadas ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An insider account of activists, politicians, educators, and everyday citizens working to change minds, bridge divisions, and fight for democracy—from disinformation fighters to a leader of Black Lives Matter to Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and more—by the best-selling author of Winners Take All and award-winning former New York Times columnist“Anand ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An insider account of activists, politicians, educators, and everyday citizens working to change minds, bridge divisions, and fight for democracy—from disinformation fighters to a leader of Black Lives Matter to Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and more—by the best-selling author of Winners Take All and award-winning former New York Times columnist“Anand
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No Shortcuts

Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age

by Jane F. McAlevey ...

The crisis of the progressive movement is so evident that nothing less than a fundamental rethinking of its basic assumptions is required. Today's progressives now work for professional organizations more comfortable with the inside game in Washington DC (and capitols throughout the West), where they are outmatched and outspent by corporate interests. Labor unions now focus on the narrowest ... Read more

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The crisis of the progressive movement is so evident that nothing less than a fundamental rethinking of its basic assumptions is required. Today's progressives now work for professional organizations more comfortable with the inside game in Washington DC (and capitols throughout the West), where they are outmatched and outspent by corporate interests. Labor unions now focus on the narrowest
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The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off!

Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion

by Gloria Steinem ...

A beautifully illustrated collection of Gloria Steinem’s most inspirational and outrageous quotes, with an introduction and essays by the feminist activist herself“A fearless book full of passion, resolute perspective, and unbiased hope for the future.”—Janelle MonáeFor decades—and especially now, in these times of crisis—people around the world have found guidance, humor, and unity in Gloria ... Read more

$14.99 USD

A beautifully illustrated collection of Gloria Steinem’s most inspirational and outrageous quotes, with an introduction and essays by the feminist activist herself“A fearless book full of passion, resolute perspective, and unbiased hope for the future.”—Janelle MonáeFor decades—and especially now, in these times of crisis—people around the world have found guidance, humor, and unity in Gloria
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Our Own Worst Enemy

The Assault from within on Modern Democracy

by Tom Nichols ...

A contrarian yet highly engaging account of the spread of illiberal and anti-democratic sentiment throughout our culture that places responsibility on the citizens themselves. Over the past three decades, citizens of democracies who claim to value freedom, tolerance, and the rule of law have increasingly embraced illiberal politicians and platforms. Democracy is in trouble--but who is really to ... Read more

$11.39 USD

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A contrarian yet highly engaging account of the spread of illiberal and anti-democratic sentiment throughout our culture that places responsibility on the citizens themselves. Over the past three decades, citizens of democracies who claim to value freedom, tolerance, and the rule of law have increasingly embraced illiberal politicians and platforms. Democracy is in trouble--but who is really to
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How We Get Free

Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective

Edited by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor ...

Black feminists remind us "that America's destiny is inseparable from how it treats [black women] and the nation ignores this truth at its peril" ( The New York Review of Books).Winner of the 2018 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Nonfiction"If Black women were free, it would mean that everyone else would have to be free." —Combahee River Collective StatementThe Combahee River Collective, a path ... Read more

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Black feminists remind us "that America's destiny is inseparable from how it treats [black women] and the nation ignores this truth at its peril" ( The New York Review of Books).Winner of the 2018 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Nonfiction"If Black women were free, it would mean that everyone else would have to be free." —Combahee River Collective StatementThe Combahee River Collective, a path
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Unapologetic

A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements

by Charlene Carruthers ...

A manifesto from one of America's most influential activists which disrupts political, economic, and social norms by reimagining the Black Radical Tradition.Drawing on Black intellectual and grassroots organizing traditions, including the Haitian Revolution, the US civil rights movement, and LGBTQ rights and feminist movements, Unapologetic challenges all of us engaged in the social justice ... Read more

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A manifesto from one of America's most influential activists which disrupts political, economic, and social norms by reimagining the Black Radical Tradition.Drawing on Black intellectual and grassroots organizing traditions, including the Haitian Revolution, the US civil rights movement, and LGBTQ rights and feminist movements, Unapologetic challenges all of us engaged in the social justice
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