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Becoming the Media: A Critical History of Clamor Magazine
Becoming the Media provides an in-depth analysis of the intersectional radical and left wing publication Clamor, which emerged with Independent Media Centre movement after the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle and was a staple read for do-it-yourself revolutionaries during its seven year run. In this concisely written case study, Clamor co-founder Jen Angel shares the inner workings of the award winning, nationally distributed magazine. She offers useful suggestions and analysis for media projects, the evolving publication landscape, and the importance of understanding how media functions within social movements for social movements.
Continue reading...The Lifelong Activist: Changing the World Without Losing Your Way
2. December 2009
As an activist, being effective is more important than merely being busy. A hectic schedule does not automatically translate into social change and doing more is not the same as achieving more.
Continue reading...Born Losers: A History of Failure in America
3. September 2009
This poetic book of history is about those who found themselves on the wrong side of the American Dream. Specifically, it examines the thoughts by and about the striving, and mostly failing, businessmen who exemplified the ‘entrepreneurial spirit.’
Continue reading...My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes
29. August 2009
Written by a son who wanted to find out more about his footballing father after he died, this book is more than just a biography. It reveals a football world that has changed beyond all recognition in the past 50 years.
Continue reading...Before You Enlist!: The Real Deal on Joining the Military
17. March 2009
Before You Enlist!: The Real Deal on Joining the Military, is an outstanding short documentary about the reality of enlisting in the U.S. military. The film starts with youth of color being interviewed in an urban setting, with hip hop music playing, and makes clear who the military is targeting to enlist.
Continue reading...It’s My Life! A Guide to Alternatives After High School
8. February 2009
From the Noble Peace Prize winning American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) comes It's My Life! an outstanding resource for any middle school, high school, community center, religion center, peace organization, and even youth detention facility. As a teacher at a youth detention facility I order ten of these amazing books to use every month.
Continue reading...- Girls Are Not Chicks - Coloring Book
- The Jena 6
- A Movement of Movements: Is another world really possible?
- The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and Chicago Police Murdered A Black Panther
- Behind the Mask
- On the Courthouse Lawn: Confronting the Legacy of Twenty-First Century Lynching
- Earthlings
- The Will to Resist
- The Lifelong Activist: Changing the World Without Losing Your Way
- The Angola 3: Black Panthers and the Last Slave Plantation
- Loral Deatherage: Excellent article. Looking forward to reading the ...
- Cath: I've had Get it Ripe for a few months now. And yes...
- Abbey: I'm just beginning to read this. I love Todd May's...
- Anthony Nocella: A really good book, which I enjoyed. It is helpful...
- GARY CHADWICK: TAKE IT FROM ME.ITS NOT JUST A BLACK OR ANY RACIAL...
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5. March 2010
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