TY  - BOOK
AU  - Garza,Alicia
TI  - The purpose of power: how to build movements for the 21st century 
SN  - 9781784165918 (pbk.) :
AV  - HM881 .G37 2021
U1  - 303.484 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - London
PB  - Black Swan
KW  - Social movements
KW  - Political participation
KW  - Society
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Sociology & anthropology
KW  - thema
KW  - Memoirs
KW  - Pressure groups & protest movements
KW  - Social discrimination & equal treatment
KW  - Political oppression & persecution
KW  - Globalization
KW  - Ethnic studies
KW  - Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies
KW  - Relating to ethnic minorities & groups
N1  - Originally published: London: Doubleday, 2020; Includes index
N2  - In a powerful exploration of recent racial history, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter examines the moment we're in, how we got here, and how together we can build movements to create a just and equal world; A Must-Read Book of 2020 - TIME'Should be read around the world.' Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist'Garza is ferociously smart and laser-focused... her passion is infectious.' Guardian_______________Black Lives Matter began as a hashtag when Alicia Garza wrote what she calls 'a love letter to Black people' on Facebook. But hashtags don't build movements, she tells us. People do. Interwoven with Garza's experience of life as a Black woman, The Purpose of Power is the story of how she responded to the persistent message that Black lives are of less value than white lives by galvanizing people to create change. It's an insight into grass roots organizing to deliver basic needs - affordable housing, workplace protections, access to good education - to those locked out of the economy by racism. It is an attempt not only to make sense of where Black Lives Matter came from but also to understand the possibilities that Black Lives Matter and movements like it hold for our collective futures. Ultimately, it's an appeal to hearts and minds, demanding that we think about our privileges and prejudices and ask how we might contribute to the change we want to see in the world._______________'Alicia Garza combines immense wisdom with political courage to inspire a new generation of activists, dreamers and leaders... People like Alicia have been speaking up for decades. If we want to turn protest into substantive change, it's about time we finally listened.' David Lammy, MP'Insightful, compelling and necessary.' Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy
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