Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781620978214
Format: Cloth over boards
Year: 2024
Publisher: New Press, The


Description:


A clear, expert, and inspiring guide to social change, based on case studies of grassroots movements that won, from two leading community and labor experts

“Our movements must seek and win governing power to achieve our visions for a more just society. This book is a vital resource for progressives who want to win.” —Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus



How do underdogs, facing far stronger opponents, sometimes win? In the tradition of Saul Alinsky’sRules for Radicalsand Sun Tzu’sThe Art of War, Deepak Bhargava and Stephanie Luce’sPractical Radicalsoffers winning strategies, history, and theory for a new generation of activists.



Based on interviews with leading organizers, this groundbreaking book describes seven strategies to bring about transformative change. It incorporates stories of organizations and movements that have won, including Make the Road NY, the St. Paul Federation of Educators, the welfare rights movement, the Working Families Party, New Georgia Project, Occupy Wall Street, 350.org, the Fight for 15, and Gay Men’s Health Crisis. Two overarching case studies anchor the book: the brilliant techniques used by enslaved people and their allies to end slavery, and the sinister but effective ways elites imposed our current system.



Practical Radicalsoffers insights on strategy used by business, military, and political elites, addresses the challenges of overcoming conflict within organizations and movements, and concludes with a discussion of how our movements must adapt to meet new cha