Reviews - Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care

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Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care

Warning: there are a lot of technical medical terms. Once you get past that, it is a phenomenal read. The character development is perfect. Just the the right amount of twists. I will recommend this book. Thank you to the author Alan for the autographed copy!!

abbeysv's review against another edition

5.0

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

chrismichcon's review against another edition

5.0

... instead of leading you to despair."
This was a hopeful but real book informed a lot by working through the first Trump presidency and the COVID pandemic, but with lessons learned from generations of organizers. Lots of nuggets of wisdom as well as more writers to put on the TBR list.
"Our goal should be interdependence."
"The creative power of the oppressed will always exceed that of the oppressor"
"How do you keep fighting when everything is lost? Ask a Palestinian"

amelia_horseman's review against another edition

I’m sure this is informative, it’s just not what I was looking for or expected I guess.

sroot's review against another edition

5.0

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

kimberlynpeterson50's review against another edition

3.75

challenging informative inspiring tense slow-paced

If you are a beginner in organizing and activist work, there are some phenomenal ideas here, supported by anecdotes from Hayes's and Kaba's extensive organizing experiences. If you are immersed in the activist/organizer world, you may gain some new ideas, but this book will largely be a confirmation of your approach. Where things get interesting is if you have never considered what goes into being an organizer or activist. Readers who are open to learning may get a perspective shift that will spur them into action. Readers who are skeptical may be inspired to step into these efforts or they may be put off by language that they find "radical." (The irony, of course, is that radicalization is in the title, so there is nothing mysterious about this book's content.) Overall, Hayes and Kaba have much wisdom to share, and despite quite a bit of repetition, this is a solid guide, both for specific ideas and an overarching perspective on gathering community in pursuit of social justice.