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An abolitionist's handbook : 12 steps to changing yourself and the world / Patrisse Cullors.

Summary:

"In An Abolitionist's Handbook, Cullors charts a framework for how everyday activists can effectively fight for an abolitionist present and future. Filled with relatable pedagogy on the history of abolition, a reimagining of what reparations look like for Black lives and real-life anecdotes from Cullors An Abolitionist's Handbook offers a bold, innovative, and humanistic approach to how to be a modern-day abolitionist. Cullors asks us to lead with love, fierce compassion, and precision. In An Abolitionist's Handbook readers will learn how to: - have courageous conversations - move away from reaction and towards response - take care of oneself while fighting for others - turn inter-community conflict into a transformative action - expand one's imagination, think creatively, and find the courage to experiment - make justice joyful - practice active forgiveness - make space for difficult feelings and honor mental health - practice non-harm and cultivate compassion - organize local and national governments to work towards abolition - move away from cancel culture An Abolitionist's Handbook is for those who are looking to reimagine a world where communities are treated with dignity, care and respect. It gives us permission to move away from cancel culture and into visioning change and healing"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250272973 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xvii, 267 pages ; 20 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : St. Martin's Press, 2021.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Courageous conversations -- Respond vs. react -- Nothing is fixed -- Say yes to imagination -- Forgive actively, not passively -- Allow yourself to feel -- Commit to not harming or abusing others -- Practice accountability -- Embrace non-reformist reform -- Build community -- Value interpersonal relationships -- Fight the U.S. State rather than make it stronger.
Subject: Alternatives to imprisonment.
Prison abolition movements.
Prison-industrial complex.
Prisons > Moral and ethical aspects.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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