Greg Jobin-Leeds is co-chair of the Schott Foundation for Public
Education. He has helped launch many high-impact social change
organizations and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Deymirie Hernandez, Jose Jorge Diaz, and Jose Primo Hernandez are
members of AgitArte, an artist and organizing collective that
facilitates projects of cultural solidarity with workers and
marginalized communities that is based in San Juan, Puerto Rico,
and Boston, Massachusetts.
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Praise for When We Fight, We Win!:
“[A] remarkable new book…One of the things that makes this book so
unusual is the stunning artwork throughout.”
—Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
“Bernie Sanders' admirable run for the white house isn't the only
hope for real progressive change in America…a fascinating new
book.”
—Thom Hartmann, The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann
“In When We Fight, We Win, activists and anyone new to the social
movements of the early 21st century will find first-person insights
and a primer on the history of these movements, from the 1960s to
2015...The text is clear and to the point, infused with the
passionate and practical voices of many creative effective
individuals working toward common goals.”
—Shelf Awareness
"When We Fight, We Win! portrays vividly, and creatively, how alone
we may seem small, but together we can become a powerful force to
make a better world. A timely and impressive work."
—Noam Chomsky, MIT professor of linguistics, emeritus
"Greg Jobin-Leeds and AgitArte shine a sparkling, movement-savvy
light on the thinkers and doers who should be on TV but (almost)
never are. A guide to making change that will leave you smarter,
inspired, and more ready than ever to fight and win. Bravo."
—Laura Flanders, GRITtv
"With words and graphics, this book not only captures the good
spirits, inclusiveness, and smarts of contemporary movements but
also taps the deep wisdom about the necessity of defiant struggle
that the movements of today have inherited from the past. Read this
book and take heart!"
—Frances Fox Piven, distinguished professor of political science,
CUNY Graduate Center
"As protests and demonstrations sprout across the land, young
organizers and activists need to know why and how movements are
sustained and how they grow. That resource has arrived. It's a slim
volume, chock-full of artwork, entitled When We Fight, We Win!. . .
. It discusses victories and losses, high points and depths,
lessons learned, and missed opportunities. The core of its message
is that social movements really matter, and when they are smart,
adaptive, determined, and focused, they can win against tremendous
odds. For such movements change minds, they transform
consciousness, and they build social power that their opponents
cannot resist. They echo, in action, the words of one of the
greatest black leaders in American history, Frederick Douglass, who
said, 'Without struggle, there is no progress.'"
—Mumia Abu-Jamal, author and activist
"When We Fight, We Win! is a love note to activists who are working
hard to transform themselves and the world around them. Read for
inspiration, direction, and celebration of the good work we're
advancing in hard times."
—Adrienne Maree Brown, co-editor of Octavia's Brood: Science
Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements
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