social movements

"[Examines] how the battle between feminists and their conservative challengers [beginning 40 years ago] divided the nation as Democrats continued to support women's rights and Republicans cast themselves as the party of family values"--OCLC.

Discusses the history of Confederate monuments and the efforts to both erect and preserve them by some, and protest and remove them from public spaces by others. Explains how organizers view the monuments on both sides of the issue, how gerrymandering and heritage laws were passed during various eras to protect them, and how Black elected officials and others have fought against such legislation.

Just like humans, animals experience pleasure and pain. Animals can be intelligent, curious, and social, but they can't speak for themselves. So, activists speak out for those that lack basic necessities and suffer mistreatment.

A collection of seventeen essays that explores what being an ally is, needing an ally, and showing up for friends and strangers.

Countless teenagers around the world are organizing, marching, and raising their voices to draw attention to the climate crisis. According to a 2019 Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll, one in four American teenagers were taking action against climate change.

"Shoulder to Shoulder tells the stories of five on-going environmental and social justice campaigns powered by ordinary people"--.

"Oh, The Things We're For! is a celebration of the better world that is not only possible, but is here today if we choose it. Today's kids are well aware of the many challenges that they face in a world they are inheriting, from climate change to police violence, crowded classrooms to healthcare"--.

"A . . . photographic history of the . . . moments of progressive resistance--from the civil rights movement to . . . [2019]--to inspire the change-makers and activists"--Provided by publisher.

With a highly rated Insurgency Alert Desk that surveils and harasses his neighborhood in the name if anti-terrorism, Copeland Cane V, entrapped in a reality that chews up his past and obscures his future, finds himself caught in the flood of history after a protest rally against police violence.

Actor and comedian Russell Brand discusses political and social issues and offers advice on how people can change things.