{"product_id":"beautiful-rising-creative-resistance-from-the-global-south-9781944869816","title":"Beautiful Rising: Creative Resistance from the Global South","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBeautiful Rising\u003c\/i\u003e offers insights and lessons for creative resistance from across the Global South, making it a crucial resource for change-makers.\"--Archbishop Desmond Tutu \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Beyond a brilliantly innovative toolkit for making social change, you will find here a 'deep structure' of activist patterns and principles that can unite millions in creating a new world beyond capitalist sociopathy and strong man despotism. Read this optimistic book for hope in grim times. \" --Charles Derber, professor of sociology at Boston College and author of \u003ci\u003eWelcome to the Revolution: Universalizing Resistance for Social Justice and Democracy in Perilous Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on face-to-face jam sessions held in Yangon, Amman, Harare, Dhaka, Kampala and Oaxaca, \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Rising\u003c\/i\u003e includes stories of the Ugandan organizers who smuggled two yellow-painted pigs into parliament to protest corruption; the Burmese students' 360-mile long march against undemocratic and overly centralized education reforms; the Lebanese \"honk at parliament\" campaign against politicians who had clung to power long after their term had expired; and much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, in one remarkable book, you can find the collective wisdom of more than a hundred grassroots organizers from five continents. It's everything you need for a DIY uprising of your own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJUMAN ABUJBARA\u003c\/b\u003e is a social change campaigner, human rights defender, and aspiring philosopher based in Amman, Jordan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eANDREW BOYD\u003c\/b\u003e is co-founder of the Beautiful Trouble project, author of several odd books, and a long-time veteran of creative campaigns for social change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDAVE MITCHELL\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, editor, organizer and troublemaker who divides his time between western Canada, southern Mexico, and points in-between. He serves as the editorial director of Beautiful Trouble. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMARCEL TAMINATO\u003c\/b\u003e is an anthropologist, political strategist, learning facilitator, and co-founder of Escola de Ativismo (School of Activism) in Brazil.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"OR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50366035329298,"sku":"9781944869816","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_314b4dff-3409-4103-bc96-da95c3dea7a6.jpg?v=1728470443","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beautiful-rising-creative-resistance-from-the-global-south-9781944869816","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}