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Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
Angela Y. Davis
4.46 AVERAGE
5.1k reviews for:
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
Angela Y. Davis
4.46 AVERAGE
informative
medium-paced
angela davis is of course very intelligent and very inspiring and i loved reading her words but i couldn’t help thinking that i wanted a bit more. everything she talked about i felt like i already knew but i came to read this book to learn more about them, except her commentary only sort of grazed the surface. the interviews were great but the speeches got very repetitive and too surface level for me, which is more of a problem with the formatting of the book than anything else. just would have liked a bit more information on every topic than hearing the exact same information about them in multiple different chapters. still a good read though
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This is excellent. Because it includes several speeches it is notably repetitive. On the plus side, that makes it easier for her important insights to sink in. I will remember her lessons about the dangers of individualism and hero worship, intersectionality, the interconnectedness of global protest movements, decarceration, dismantling systematic racism, and the hope in communities and the future -- among several other things.
I listened to the audiobook, but I might have preferred reading it. Some of the interview transcripts are hard to understand and I think if there are any recordings of these speeches, it might be better to listen to them live.
I listened to the audiobook, but I might have preferred reading it. Some of the interview transcripts are hard to understand and I think if there are any recordings of these speeches, it might be better to listen to them live.
"Our histories never unfold in isolation. We cannot truly tell what we consider to be our own histories without knowing the other stories. And often we discover that those other stories are actually our own stories. This is the admonition 'Learn your sisters’ stories' by Black feminist sociologist Jacqui Alexander. This is a dialectical process that requires us to constantly retell our stories, to revise them and retell them and relaunch them. We can thus not pretend that we do not know about the conjunctures of race and class and ethnicity and nationality and sexuality and ability."
Excerpt From: "Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement" by Angela Y. Davis
Excerpt From: "Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement" by Angela Y. Davis
As palestras e entrevistas concedidas por Angela Davis apresenta o aspecto internacional e intersseccional que as lutas devem tomar, sendo a invasão da Palestina, o genocídio do seu povo, o sistema prisional e o "terror" como forma de governo, exemplos de questões que todos devemos nos ocupar.
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An excellent compilation of ideas on movements and the fight for freedom and human liberation. My favorite/most intriguing aspect was not just the relationship between movements and individuals but the thread across movements globally -- from the BLM protests to Palestine's search for recognition.
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informative
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informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Very informative! Davis’ observations can be applied to today’s political climate whicj highlights how much social justice work is still needed to enact true reform across America.