Globalize Liberation: How to Uproot the System and Build a Better World

Book Overview

The attacks of September 11, 2001 renewed a hunger for ideas about how to effect change; The strategies and hard-won victories of dedicated activists from global justice and community struggles can provide vision and hope, and in this collection of 33 articles and essays, we hear first-hand accounts from North America, Europe and Latin America. In recent years, thousands have flooded the streets to effectively challenge the global economic system. Globalize Liberation aims to deepen, popularize, update and provide concrete practical ideas for this spirit of resistance and innovation.

Contributors include: Betita Mart nez, Starhawk, Walden Bello, Naomi Klein, Guillermo G mez-Pe a, Midnight Notes Collective, Rage Against the Machine and more.

David Solnit is a founder of Art and Revolution, and was a key organizer of the 1998 anti-WTO protests in Seattle.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872864200
• ISBN13: 9780872864207
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: City Lights Books
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

An anthology of thirty-three essays by an immense variety

Enhanced for the reader with more than 180 black-and-white illustrations, Globalize Liberation: How To Uproot The System And Build A Better World is an anthology of thirty-three essays by an immense variety of community organizers, edited by social activist David Solnit. The common theme of all the topics is how to contribute what one can to making the world a better place, especially in the postmodern era. From identifying global problems of class struggle, racism, discrimination, and extreme concentration of power, to putting ideas in action whether in America, Argentenia, Scotland, or other nations around the world, Globalize Liberation offers a crucial glimpse into what is needed to shape the future of humanity for the better.