{"product_id":"9781644215081","title":"Movements that Win: Patterns of Resistance, Ecologies of Struggle","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn inspiring collection of stories about brave people who organize, fight back, and prevail against corporate greed and government injustice, to learn from the tactics of how they won.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes illustrations and graphics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the world slides further toward authoritarianism and the prospects for advancing social justice through electoral democracy narrow, the power of communities to prevail against strongman politics and corporate domination becomes increasingly crucial. In \u003ci\u003eMovements That Win\u003c\/i\u003e, long-time activist Aric McBay urges readers to remain hopeful, connected, vocal, and strong. He champions the creative innovations, bravery, and persistence of those who take risks to organize their communities to confront injustices imposed on them in the name of greed, militarism, and racism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilding on the analysis presented in his two-volume set, \u003ci\u003eFull Spectrum Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e, McBay showcases a wide range of attainable victories that—wins we can and should emulate through solidarity and direct action. Among the triumphs McBay describes are\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndigenous groups’ successful effort to shut down a pipeline and remove colonial statues,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eneighborhoods repelling gentrification and a nuclear waste dump in Australia,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eresidents halting the construction of a parking garage in Boston’s Chinatown,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican disability rights activists’ use of direct action to pave the way for the Americans with Disabilities Act, farmers preventing the construction of a nuclear reactor in rural Germany,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand multiple neighborhood networks in the US preventing Wal-Mart from setting up shop in their community.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong the way, McBay provides boots-on-the-ground insights into the key factors that inspire people to join local movements, how to persevere during backlash and repression, and how to build momentum through small victories.","brand":"Seven Stories Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43085182107709,"sku":"9781644215081","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781644215081_p0.jpg?v=1775257003","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781644215081","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}