Litsy

Read & Riot: A Pussy Riot Guide to Activism | Nadya Tolokonnikova

#5JoysFriday

Another fantastic birthday week.

1) My brother and I gift books on our birthdays. Last year he brought me two books from Switzerland, both of which I already had. This year he brought me KL and was sure I hadn‘t heard of it. I had to tell him I just finished Book 2. He asked where I heard about it and said from my Litsy family. His response was “I hate those people”. 🤣 I am thrilled to have a physical copy.
2) Guilty pleasure ⬇️

Deblovestoread 2) books that were half price and with a b‘day gift card 3) Dr. Seuss fabric from a quilt shop visit today and lunch with my fellow August b‘day friend 4) Fantastic book choice from @TheBookHippie with a beautiful journal, bookmark and tea 5) Another fantastic book from @AmyG with a reading journal and sticker. I am so grateful for my Litsy friends. ❤️ (edited) 5d

AmyG Book 3 of KL was my favorite. Enjoy! 5d

AnnCrystal 🥳🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂 Happy Birthday Month 📚💝. 4d

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ManyWordsLater

Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict | Erica Chenoweth, Maria J. Stephan

There‘s a lot of talk these days about getting 3.5% of the population involved in a protest. But why? And how?
I‘m trying to learn more about how nonviolent resistant world and (why) 😉

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ncsufoxes

Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist | Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner

Today is the 35th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The current administration is minimize resources, funding, & supports to the disability community. The disability community is tired but will keep fighting as they always have for their rights. The disability community won‘t go silently. Disability rights are human rights. Disability rights are civil rights.

ncsufoxes PBS is also currently has a few movies/documentaries about the fight for the ADA & other individuals in the disability community on line. 1mo

Aims42 “Liberty and Justice for All” period. Full stop. No asterisk. All. Everyone. Every single person. 1mo

AnnCrystal ✊🏼🥲✊🏼🦅✊🏼. 1mo

kspenmoll Thank you for this post. This is vital!!!! 1mo

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BarbaraJean

Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or S | Srdja Popovic, Sra Popoviac

I follow Lauren Grubaugh Thomas‘ Substack, A Soulful Revolution, and today‘s piece was hopeful and encouraging to me, as I feel somewhat at a loss over effective action in the face of current events. I‘ll link her piece below. She highlighted the tagged book and an upcoming series of online book discussions, if anyone‘s interested in joining in. I just put the book on hold at the library! Links in comments ⤵️

BarbaraJean Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/laurengrubaughthomas/p/our-protest-isnt-enough?r=u... 2mo

BarbaraJean Book Club: https://bp4r.rsvpify.com/?securityToken=DfS7yw5gLDGHfjy65vJgDTj04vxqyIES&utm_med... 2mo

TheBookHippie I‘ve been preaching this for decades . Yes we have to protest. No that‘s not enough. ✊🏼 wonderful article. Hopefully more people wake up. 2mo

Lcsmcat Thanks for sharing! 2mo

lil1inblue Excellent article. And I'm signing up for the book club! Thanks so much for sharing this! ✊🏻 2mo

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ImperfectCJ

Becoming a Citizen Activist: Stories, Strategies, and Advice for Changing Our World | Nick Licata

Spotify set me up with an "Angry Running List," which taught me that I still enjoy Rage Against the Machine as much or more than I did in my feisty 20s, but now I cry at the lyrics.

It also taught me that, despite my conviction to the contrary, I apparently don't hate ALL Foo Fighters songs.

#tuesdaytunes @TieDyeDude

BarbaraBB I used to love Rage too and still do whenever I hear them. Quite timely 🤦🏻‍♀️ 2mo

BarbaraBB Also Foo Fighters has been growing on me 💕 2mo

PuddleJumper Rage Against still hits that spot for me especially when I'm out walking. Foo Fighters are a bit hit and miss. I have a screamy walk playlist which is a lot of emo, punk, and rock lol 2mo

lil1inblue I love Rage far more at 45 than I did at 15. In fact, my Tom Morello crush didn't start until my 30s. 😂 2mo

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REPollock

Hope In The Dark | Rebecca Solnit

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I learned so much about protest movements that happened in my lifetime that I was unaware of.

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BC_Dittemore

Engines of Liberty: The Power of Citizen Activists to Make Constitutional Law | David Cole

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A solid read. Cole takes three issues—marriage equality, gun rights, & civil/human rights (particularly after 9/11)—and explores how they were addressed through activism and lobbying. I learned a lot from this; the NRA‘s role in changing the 2nd Amendment‘s interpretation, for example.

Cole maintains a nonpartisan perspective throughout, presenting the facts clearly and giving us a glimpse at what it takes to make change happen.

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