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Beautiful Rising Creative Resistance from the Global South
Abujbara, Juman; Boyd, Andrew; Mitchell, David; Taminato, Marcel. (eds.) Publisher: OR Books Year Published: 2017 Pages: 272 pp Price: $22 (pbk.) ISBN: 9781682191125 Resource Type: Book
Follow up to 'Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution', Beautiful Rising showcases some of the most innovative tactics used in struggles against autocracy and austerity across the Global South.
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Publisher's Description:
In the struggle for freedom and justice, organizers and activists have often turned to art, creativity, and humor. In this follow-up to the bestselling Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution, Beautiful Rising showcases some of the most innovative tactics used in struggles against autocracy and austerity across the Global South.
Based on face-to-face jam sessions held in Yangon, Amman, Harare, Dhaka, Kampala and Oaxaca, Beautiful Rising includes stories of the Ugandan organizers who smuggled two yellow-painted pigs into parliament to protest corruption; the Burmese students' 360-mile long march against undemocratic and overly centralized education reforms; the Lebanese "honk at parliament" campaign against politicians who had clung to power long after their term had expired; and much more.
Now, in one remarkable book, you can find the collective wisdom of more than a hundred grassroots organizers from five continents. Its everything you need for a DIY uprising of your own.
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Table of Contents:
Stories: Battle of the Camel Boxing gender oppression Burmese students' long march Flower speech campaign Hacking apartheid Honk at Parliament Miniskirt march Replacing cops with mimes Sign language sit-in Stolen gas campaign Stop Prawer Plan Welcome to Palestine Yellow pigs in Parliament Zapatista Caravan Schools of struggle
Tactics: Civil disobedience Divestment Jail solidarity Music video Subversive travel Principles Activate international mechanisms Change a name to change the game Change is the only constant Seek safety in support networks Shame the authorities by doing their job Would you like some structure with your momentum?
Theories: Al Faza'a (a surge of solidarity) Baltajiah (thugs) "Democracy promotion" Feminism The Global South Neoliberalism The NGO-ization of resistance Postcolonialism
Methodologies: Art of hosting The onion tool Power mapping Pillars of power Public narrative (story of self, us, and now) SMART objectives
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