Beautiful Rising
Juman Abujbara
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In the struggle for freedom and justice, organizers and activists have often turned to art, creativity, and humor.In this follow-up to the bestselling Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution, Beautiful Rising showcases some of the most innovative tactics used in struggles against autocracy and austerity across the Global South.Based on face-to-face jam sessions held in Yangon, Amman, Harare, Dhaka, Kampala and Oaxaca, Beautiful Rising includes stories of the Ugandan organizers who smuggled two yellow-painted pigs into parliament to protest corruption; the Burmese students’ 360-mile long march against undemocratic and overly centralized education reforms; the Lebanese “honk at parliament” campaign against politicians who had clung to power long after their term had expired; and much more. Now, in one remarkable book, you can find the collective wisdom of more than a hundred grassroots organizers from five continents. It’s everything you need for a DIY uprising of your own.
ISBN 9780857426789Category Non-fictionSubcategory Politics & Current Affairs
Publisher Seagull BooksImprint Seagull BooksPublished 28/02/2019
Format RoyalBinding PaperbackPage extent 272
Juman Abujbara is a social change campaigner, human rights defender, and... »