Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Be A Revolution: How Everyday People are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—and How You Can, Too by Ijeoma Oluo

4 reviews

randisworld's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. I liked how the information was structured and found it to be very inspiring. This book challenges us to do more and be more. It’s fantastic. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Police brutality, Racism, and Ableism

lisacanteven's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective

5.0

Have you ever heard Ijeoma speak? She is fantastic at what she does, and this book is the perfect showcase of that. I loved how the information was organized.

Each chapter: information > anecdotal evidence > real world application

As someone new to the PNW (Portland), I really enjoyed all the glimpses into Seattle. Ijeoma does include people who operate outside of Seattle, but so many of these stories, groups, and businesses operate in Seattle. You better believe I made a list to hold onto every time I find myself in Seattle.

This book is great for the beginner activist. I'm just starting to discover what activism really is and where my part is in the movement. As a white person, I want to enter activism the right way because my voice is not needed. Ijeoma points out that for every privilege we have we must listen to those who are affected in that justice area.

After reading this book, I want to do a reread of So You Want to Talk About Race.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Transphobia, Xenophobia, Homophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Racism

stephmcoakley's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Ableism, Antisemitism, Mass/school shootings, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Racial slurs, Transphobia, Body shaming, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Murder, Racism, Slavery, Classism, Colonisation, Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, Cultural appropriation, Abortion, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Torture, Trafficking, Bullying, and Death

bookishmillennial's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

disclaimer: I don’t often give starred reviews. I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me here: https://linktr.ee/bookishmillennial

Thank you to the publisher & author for an ARC - I'm providing an honest review on my own accord.

I think this is required reading for anyone who claims to be invested in allyship, advocacy, and wanting to foster a better world. 

No actually, I just need *everyone* to read this book! Oluo provides examples of folks who are already doing such incredible work, ranging from education to housing to the media, every day whether the actions *feel* small or big. They are contributing to building the society that they believe in, and this is because of their strong roots in hope and faith that change is possible. 

I will absolutely buy my own copy on pub day. The content warnings below are topics that are delved into, not beliefs that are held by folks featured in the book. When you are actively learning about and fight systems of oppression, we have to name them and acknowledge what exactly we are fighting, so I just wanted to clarify why I put those content warnings there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexism, Xenophobia, Ableism, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Racism