Publisher's Synopsis
'The chapters in this collection provide a rich resource for those engaged in the hard work of creating and sustaining solidarity networks of activists, organizations, and institutions. ... The voices you will find in these pages well illustrate these connections across borders that teach and inspire us all.' - Graca Machel, First Lady of Mozambique (1975-1986) and of South Africa (1998-1999) and author of The Impact of War on Children (United Nations, 2002). This book brings together essays from 2020 to 2024 on the theme of global solidarity in the early 21st century. It also includes a foreword by Graca Machel, as well as an introduction and a concluding short essay by William Minter. 'This powerful collection of essays and documents on Africa highlights the rich history and vital importance of transnational solidarity. The message and lessons could not be more timely. And who better to curate this collection of voices than Bill Minter - anti-colonialist, anti-racist, and long-distance runner in the global fight for freedom. Let this book inspire you to speak out and organize.' - Barbara Ransby, historian, activist, John D. MacArthur Chair and Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and author of Making All Black Lives Matter (University of California Press, 2018). 'Global solidarity, like local solidarity, requires stepping outside the boundaries of conventional wisdom fostered by the US media and government. These authors invite us to take grassroots democracy seriously, from encampments on university campuses in the USA to uprisings (intifada) against oppressive regimes in Palestine and around the world. Our collective liberation demands nothing less.' - Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, political theorist, poet, Associate Professor of Global and International Studies at the University of California, Irvine, and author of Waste of a White Skin (University of California Press, 2015). 'Building on what Graca Machel succinctly describes as 'the most successful transnational movement for justice that the world has ever seen,' the global anti-apartheid movement, this inspiring book offers us a guidebook on how to be global citizens. Minter and Countess supplement their own analysis with visionaries - from Angela Davis to Winona LaDuke - to expand our imaginations and offer the dynamic movements for racial, economic, gender, and climate justice of today a dazzling array of entry ramps into effective action for global justice.' - John Cavanagh, former Director of the Institute for Policy Studies and co-author (with Robin Broad) of The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People Saved a Country from Corporate Greed (Beacon, 2021).
