Let This Radicalize You

Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care

De: Kelly Hayes, Mariame Kaba

Narrado por: Diana Blue

What fuels and sustains activism and organizing when it feels like our worlds are collapsing? Let This Radicalize You is a practical and imaginative resource for activists and organizers building power in an era of destabilization and catastrophe.

Longtime organizers and movement educators Mariame Kaba and Kelly Hayes examine some of the political lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the convergence of mass protest and mass formations of mutual aid, and consider what this confluence of power can teach us about a future that will require mass acts of care, rescue, and defense, in the face of both state violence and environmental disaster.

The book is intended to aid and empower activists and organizers as they attempt to map their own journeys through the work of justice-making. It includes insights from a spectrum of experienced organizers, including Sharon Lungo, Carlos Saavedra, Ejeris Dixon, Barbara Ransby, and Ruth Wilson Gilmore about some of the difficult and joyous lessons they have learned in their work.

©2023 Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba (P)2023 Tantor

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Diana Blue's vocal character is wonderful. Her positive tone provides an uplifting counterpoint to the topic of activism in the face of social injustice, environmental disasters, and other societal malfunctions.... These stories help the uninformed become more familiar with the personal challenges of radical activism and the many ways that disadvantaged people struggle for survival." (AudioFile)

hopemaxxing

in 2025 my new year's resolution is to hopemax. this book really helped! in writing this from LA in the wake of wildfire destruction and it's been grounding to listen to this as i wake up and do my best every day

Top social justice book

totally recommend it to any community organizer or to allies interested in their own "radicalization"/rejection of the status quo.

together, we fight back

phenomenal framework for collective action, caring for yourself within radical movements and a great entry point for affinity groups + book clubs

Inspiring and actionable.

A fast listen, great history, action focused and safety mindful. I appreciate all the info links in the appendix and will print info to handout.

Radicalize

I did enjoy the content of this book and it was super enlightening. However, at times, the reader was a bit dull and I tuned out the information that was being conveyed. Overall, a very insightful book into how the left and right of the US government has held systemic agencies and practices in place.