Mona Caron and David Solnit
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However, it’s worth noting that not all of those involved in the creation of these books or the activists and groups discussed in them operate as nonprofits, nor are they all paid for their organizing work. I also don’t believe payment, in and of itself, is a bad thing in every case. That critique is not intended as a dismissal so much as a complication, a prompt to acknowledge some of the complexities of an evolving movement and a note to be cautious about how those doing work to improve metrics interact with those doing work to improve their lives.
While I can recommend When We Fight without much hesitation, I have some reservations about DeTurk’s book because of its relatively high price. This largely has to do with the fact that DeTurk and her book fall squarely within the academic realm. That said, I can highly recommend the Esperanza itself, which you can stop by most days if you’re in or around San Antonio. A visit to the Esperanza or time spent supporting any of the groups mentioned in When We Fight offers dynamic proof that this method of organizing not only works to combat injustice at a local level, but is building substantial networks and winning important victories on the national stage as well.