A Better World Starts Here: Activists and Their Work by Stacy Russo
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 García (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.
Full list of the 25 featured activists and 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
Helène Aylon, art activism
Julia Feliz Brueck, consistent anti-oppression advocacy
Ruth Behar, anthropology activism
Steve Bell, prison advocacy
Kamekə Brown, vegan advocacy
Judy Grahn, poetry activism
Bamby Salcedo, trans activism
Sarah Rafael García, literary activism
Michelle Habell-Pallán, 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
About the Author:
Stacy Russo, a community college librarian and professor at Santa Ana College, is a writer, poet, and artist. She believes in lifelong learning and the power of personal story. Stacy credits the punk rock movement of her teenage years with her political awakening and journey to veganism. Her books include Love Activism (Litwin Books), We Were Going to Change the World: Interviews with Women from the 1970s/1980s Southern California Punk Rock Scene (Santa Monica Press), Life as Activism: June Jordan’s Writings from The Progressive (Litwin Books), and The Library as Place in California (McFarland).