Beautiful Rising
Author | : Andrew Boyd |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2018-01-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 1771133414 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781771133418 |
Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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.