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A Bigger Picture - My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis (Paperback): Vanessa Nakate A Bigger Picture - My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis (Paperback)
Vanessa Nakate
R267 Discovery Miles 2 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

'Vanessa Nakate continues to teach a most critical lesson. She reminds us that while we may all be in the same storm, we are not all in the same boat.' - Greta Thunberg No matter your age, location or skin colour, you can be an effective activist. Devastating flooding, deforestation, extinction and starvation. These are the issues that not only threaten in the future, they are a reality. After witnessing some of these issues first-hand, Vanessa Nakate saw how the world's biggest polluters are asleep at the wheel, ignoring the Global South where the effects of climate injustice are most fiercely felt. Inspired by a shared vision of hope, Vanessa's commanding political voice demands attention for the biggest issue of our time and, in this rousing manifesto for change, shows how you can join her to protect our planet now and for the future. Vanessa realized the importance of her place in the climate movement after she, the only Black activist in an image with four white Europeans, was cropped out of a press photograph at Davos in 2020. This example illustrates how those who will see the biggest impacts of the climate crisis are repeatedly omitted from the conversation. As she explains, 'We are on the front line, but we are not on the front page.' Without A Bigger Picture, you're missing the full story on climate change. 'An indispensable voice for our future.' - Malala Yousafzai 'A powerful global voice.' - Angelina Jolie

The Five Health Frontiers - A New Radical Blueprint (Hardcover): Christopher Thomas The Five Health Frontiers - A New Radical Blueprint (Hardcover)
Christopher Thomas
R2,680 Discovery Miles 26 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'A brilliant expose' - Danny Dorling Covid-19 has exposed the limits of a neoliberal public health orthodoxy. But instead of imagining radical change, the left is stuck in a rearguard action focused on defending the NHS from the wrecking ball of privatisation. Public health expert Christopher Thomas argues that we must emerge from Covid-19 on the offensive - with a bold, new vision for our health and care. He maps out five new frontiers for public health and imagines how we can move beyond safeguarding what we have to a radical expansion of the principles put forward by Aneurin Bevan, the founder of the NHS, over 70 years ago. Beyond recalibrating our approach to healthcare services, his blueprint includes a fundamental redesign of our economy through Public Health Net Zero; a bold new universal public health service fit to address the real causes of ill health; and a major recalibration in the efforts against the epidemiological reality of an era of pandemics.

The Quaking of America - An Embodied Guide to Navigating Our Nation's Upheaval and Racial Reckoning (Hardcover): Resmaa... The Quaking of America - An Embodied Guide to Navigating Our Nation's Upheaval and Racial Reckoning (Hardcover)
Resmaa Menakem
R851 R740 Discovery Miles 7 400 Save R111 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The New York Times bestselling author of My Grandmother's Hands surveys the deteriorating political climate and presents an urgent call for action to save ourselves and our countries. In The Quaking of America, therapist and trauma specialist Resmaa Menakem takes readers through a step-by-step program of somatic practices addressing the growing threat of white-supremacist political violence. Through the coordinated repetition of lies, anti-democratic elements in American society are inciting mass radicalization, violent insurrection, and voter suppression, with a goal of toppling American democracy. Currently, most pro-democracy American bodies are utterly unprepared for this uprising. This book can help prepare us--and, if possible, prevent more destructiveness. This preparation focuses not on strategy or politics, but on mental and emotional practices that can help us: Build presence and discernment Settle our bodies during the heat of conflict Maintain our safety, sanity, and stability under dangerous circumstances Heal our personal and collective racialized trauma Practice body-centered social action Turn toward instead of on one another The Quaking of America is a unique, perfectly timed, body-centered guide to each of these processes.

The Power of Populism and People - Resistance and Protest in the Modern World (Hardcover): Nathan Stoltzfus, Christopher Osmar The Power of Populism and People - Resistance and Protest in the Modern World (Hardcover)
Nathan Stoltzfus, Christopher Osmar
R2,699 Discovery Miles 26 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Recent years have seen a disturbing advance in populist and authoritarian styles of rule and, in response, a rise in popular activism. Strongmen, especially since the advent of fascism, have formed their base of power in popular acclaim. But what power do the people have in checking the rise of tyranny? In this book an international team of experts representing several academic disciplines examines the power relationship between peoples and their rulers. It is among the first to study this globally as a problem of nation states. From populism in 19th-century Latin America to eastern Europe since the collapse of communism, to the Arab Spring and contemporary Russia and China, the cases in this book span five continents and twelve nations. Taken together, they reveal how different forms of popular opposition have succeeded or failed in unseating authoritarian regimes and expose the tactics and strategies used by regimes to repress people power and create an image of popular support. Analysing the causes and consequence of the global advance of authoritarianism, The Power of Populism and the People offers a historical comparison of popular protest, opposition and crises over the last century to the recent rise of populist leaders.

No Document (Paperback): Anwen Crawford No Document (Paperback)
Anwen Crawford
R389 R362 Discovery Miles 3 620 Save R27 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Prejudice and Pride - LGBT Activist Stories from Manchester and Beyond (Paperback): LGBT North West Prejudice and Pride - LGBT Activist Stories from Manchester and Beyond (Paperback)
LGBT North West; Edited by Cliodhna Devlin
R520 Discovery Miles 5 200 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

'It's fascinating and moving to discover and identify those LGBT people in less happy times, who fought for the freedoms LGBT people now enjoy in the UK. This book will make you look back with gratitude and astonishment for what has been achieved.' Sir Ian McKellen LGBT activist and civil rights history from the 1960s to the 2000s has had a huge impact on our social and political landscape in the UK, yet much of this history remains hidden. Prejudice and Pride: LGBT Activist Stories from Manchester and Beyond explores aspects of LGBT activist history. It covers educational activism, youth work activism and the history of the LGBT Centre in Manchester. Through personal stories of activists, heard and recorded by young people from LGBT Youth North West, the book explores the 'wibbly wobbly' nature of people's histories. It reveals how they interlink in surprising and creative ways to form the current landscape of both prejudice and pride. Also contains exercises for interpreting and ideas for collecting activist histories within youth work.

A Power for Good - Clara B. Spence (Hardcover): Martha Heck Ulman A Power for Good - Clara B. Spence (Hardcover)
Martha Heck Ulman
R824 Discovery Miles 8 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Weight of Air - A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery (Hardcover): David Poses The Weight of Air - A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery (Hardcover)
David Poses
R693 R625 Discovery Miles 6 250 Save R68 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Ethical Stripper - Sex, Work and Labour Rights in the Night-time Economy (Paperback): Stacey Clare The Ethical Stripper - Sex, Work and Labour Rights in the Night-time Economy (Paperback)
Stacey Clare
R294 Discovery Miles 2 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

'As educational as it is enlightening ... Read this' SARA PASCOE 'Passionately argued, meticulously researched and angry as hell ... leads the reader beyond the strip club and on to the battlefield where sex workers fight for their rights' KATE LISTER 'Deeply impressive ... An important book, sorely needed' CAROL LEIGH 'An unflinching takedown of inadequate working conditions ... A must read' JUNO MAC, co-author of Revolting Prostitutes Forget everything you think you know about strippers In this powerful book, Stacey Clare, a stripper with over a decade of experience, takes a detailed look at the sex industry - the reality of the work as well as the history of licensing and regulation, feminist themes surrounding sex work, and stigma. Bringing her personal knowledge of the industry to bear, she offers an unapologetic critique and searing indictment of exploitation, and raises the rights of sex workers to the top of the agenda. The Ethical Stripper rejects notions of victimhood, challenges stigma and shame, and unpacks decades of confusion and contradictions. It's about the sex-work community's fight for safety and self-determination, and it challenges you to think twice about every newspaper article, documentary and film you have seen about stripping and sex work.

Saving Animals - A Future Activist's Guide (Hardcover): Catherine Kelaher Saving Animals - A Future Activist's Guide (Hardcover)
Catherine Kelaher
R786 Discovery Miles 7 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
To Purge This Land with Blood - A Biography of John Brown [Updated Edition] (Hardcover): Stephen B. Oates To Purge This Land with Blood - A Biography of John Brown [Updated Edition] (Hardcover)
Stephen B. Oates
R1,048 Discovery Miles 10 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Healing the World - Gustavo Parajon, Public Health and Peacemaking Pioneer (Hardcover): Daniel Buttry, Damaris Albuquerque Healing the World - Gustavo Parajon, Public Health and Peacemaking Pioneer (Hardcover)
Daniel Buttry, Damaris Albuquerque
R948 Discovery Miles 9 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Self-Elected - How to Put Justice Over Profit and Soar in Business (Hardcover): Lisa Wise Self-Elected - How to Put Justice Over Profit and Soar in Business (Hardcover)
Lisa Wise
R765 Discovery Miles 7 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Josie - A Memoir (Hardcover): Joe Edd Morris Josie - A Memoir (Hardcover)
Joe Edd Morris
R960 Discovery Miles 9 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Vida y Hacienda - The Life and Legacy of Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos (Hardcover): Andre Lee Muniz Vida y Hacienda - The Life and Legacy of Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos (Hardcover)
Andre Lee Muniz
R867 R756 Discovery Miles 7 560 Save R111 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
In Code - Poems (Hardcover): Maryann Corbett In Code - Poems (Hardcover)
Maryann Corbett
R718 R635 Discovery Miles 6 350 Save R83 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Nuclear Option (Hardcover): Dorothy Van Soest Nuclear Option (Hardcover)
Dorothy Van Soest
R722 R649 Discovery Miles 6 490 Save R73 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
23 Miles and Running - My American journey from chopping cotton in the Mississippi Delta to sleeping in the White House... 23 Miles and Running - My American journey from chopping cotton in the Mississippi Delta to sleeping in the White House (Hardcover)
Ty Pinkins
R737 R658 Discovery Miles 6 580 Save R79 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
J. Stitt Wilson - Socialist, Christian, Mayor of Berkeley (Hardcover): Stephen E. Barton J. Stitt Wilson - Socialist, Christian, Mayor of Berkeley (Hardcover)
Stephen E. Barton
R670 Discovery Miles 6 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
BORN INTO JOURNALISM - Memoir of a Newspaper Reporter (Hardcover): Kayode Soyinka BORN INTO JOURNALISM - Memoir of a Newspaper Reporter (Hardcover)
Kayode Soyinka
R790 R712 Discovery Miles 7 120 Save R78 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
People to Know in Black History & Beyond (Vol. 2) - Recognizing the Heroes and Sheroes Who Make the Grade (Hardcover): Doctor... People to Know in Black History & Beyond (Vol. 2) - Recognizing the Heroes and Sheroes Who Make the Grade (Hardcover)
Doctor Bob Lee
R1,123 Discovery Miles 11 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Again With One Voice - British Songs of Political Reform, 1768 to 1868 (Hardcover): Dick Holdstock Again With One Voice - British Songs of Political Reform, 1768 to 1868 (Hardcover)
Dick Holdstock
R869 Discovery Miles 8 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Theatre of the Oppressed (Paperback, 4th edition): Augusto Boal Theatre of the Oppressed (Paperback, 4th edition)
Augusto Boal
R501 Discovery Miles 5 010 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Augusto Boal saw theatre as a mirror to the world, one that we can reach into to change our reality. This book, The Theatre of the Oppressed, is the foundation to 'Forum Theatre', a popular radical form practised across the world. Boal's techniques allowed the people to reclaim theatre, providing forums through which they could imagine and enact social and political change. Rejecting the Aristotelian ethic, which he believed allowed the State to remain unchallenged, he broke down the wall between actors and audience, the two sides coming together, the audience becoming the 'spect-actors'. Written in 1973, while in exile from the Brazilian government after the military coup-d'etat, this is a work of subversion and liberation, which shows that only the oppressed are able to free themselves.

Solidarity - The Great Workers Strike of 1980 (Hardcover): Michael M. Szporer Solidarity - The Great Workers Strike of 1980 (Hardcover)
Michael M. Szporer; Foreword by Mark Kramer
R3,158 Discovery Miles 31 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the summer of 1980, the eyes of the world turned to the Gdansk shipyard in Poland which suddenly became the nexus of a strike wave that paralyzed the entire country. The Gdansk strike was orchestrated by the members of an underground free trade union that came to be known as Solidarnosc [Solidarity]. Despite fears of a violent response from the communist authorities, the strikes spread to more than 800 sites around the country and involved over a million workers, mobilizing its working population. Faced with crippling strikes and with the eyes of the world on them, the communist regime signed landmark accords formally recognizing Solidarity as the first free trade union in a communist country. The union registered nearly ten million members, making it the world's largest union to date. In a widespread and inspiring demonstration of nonviolent protest, Solidarity managed to bring about real and powerful changes that contributed to the end of the Cold War. Solidarity:The Great Workers Strike of 1980 tells the story of this pivotal period in Poland's history from the perspective of those who lived it. Through unique personal interviews with the individuals who helped breathe life into the Solidarity movement, Michael Szporer brings home the momentous impact these events had on the people involved and subsequent history that changed the face of Europe. This movement, which began as a strike, had major consequences that no one could have foreseen at the start. In this book, the individuals who shaped history speak with their own voices about the strike that changed the course of history.

Bridging the Mississippi - a memoir of racial injustice and missed beads (Hardcover): Sandra Baker Baron Bridging the Mississippi - a memoir of racial injustice and missed beads (Hardcover)
Sandra Baker Baron
R910 Discovery Miles 9 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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