A Better World Starts Here: Activists And Their Work

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), Kamek? 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 activism Sandi Torkildson, community activism Carol J. Adams, ecofeminist activism Sonya Renee Taylor, body activism Kate Jessica Raphael, feminist activism Michelle Carrera, food justice activism Celeste Chan, queer activism Hel?ne Aylon, art activism Julia Feliz Brueck, consistent anti-oppression advocacy Ruth Behar, anthropology activism Steve Bell, prison advocacy Kamek? Brown, vegan advocacy Judy Grahn, poetry activism Bamby Salcedo, trans activism Sarah Rafael Garc?a, literary activism Michelle Habell-Pallßn, scholar activism Hilary Kinavey, body activism Yago S. Cura, library activism Beth Pickens, art activism Lark Lo, intersectional activism Ardeth De Vries, senior dog advocacy Sara Vander Zanden, homelessness advocacy Janet Holmes, photography activism Edwin Ramirez, comedy activism Sales 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

• | Author: Stacy Russo
• | Publisher: Sanctuary Publishers
• | Publication Date: Apr 29, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 308 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0998994669
• | ISBN-13: 9780998994666