Title: A Better World Starts Here: Activists and Their Work
Author: Russo, Stacy
Publisher: Sanctuary Publishers
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 310
Dimensions: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.70d
Product Weight: 0.78 lbs.
Language: English
ISBN: 9780998994666

A Better World Starts Here: Activists and Their Work presents the stories of activists contributing towards the common good within their communities and beyond in a commitment to eradicate various forms of injustice and oppression. This is a book of struggle but also a book of hope, joy, and liberation. Essential reading for anyone wishing to find empowerment and guidance, the stories of activists such as Michelle Carrera (Chilis on Wheels), activist poet Judy Grahn, Sarah Rafael Garc a (Barrio Writers), vegan and ecofeminist writer Carol J. Adams, feminist anthropologist Ruth Behar, Sonya Renee Taylor (The Body is Not an Apology), Kamekə Brown (Farm Sanctuary), Steve Bell (Prison Library Project), Bamby Salcedo (TransLatin@ Coalition) and many others will inspire, support, and ultimately, provide promise for a better world for all readers -whether new or seasoned to activism.25 Featured Activists & their Work: Aquila Hope, trans activism Marisela Gomez, gentrification activismSandi Torkildson, community activismCarol J. Adams, ecofeminist activism Sonya Renee Taylor, body activismKate Jessica Raphael, feminist activismMichelle Carrera, food justice activism Celeste Chan, queer activismHel ne Aylon, art activismJulia Feliz Brueck, consistent anti-oppression advocacy Ruth Behar, anthropology activismSteve Bell, prison advocacy Kamekə Brown, vegan advocacyJudy Grahn, poetry activismBamby Salcedo, trans activismSarah Rafael Garc a, literary activismMichelle Habell-Pall n, scholar activismHilary Kinavey, body activismYago S. Cura, library activism Beth Pickens, art activism Lark Lo, intersectional activism Ardeth De Vries, senior dog advocacy Sara Vander Zanden, homelessness advocacyJanet Holmes, photography activismEdwin Ramirez, comedy activismSales from this book will be donated quarterly to the BBIPoC activists featured in the book. A publisher that gives back: Sanctuary Publishers, www.sanctuarypublishers.com

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