Liberation Stories: Building Narrative Power for 21st-Century Social Movements -

<b>From an international cast of leading activist communicators, a timely and instructive handbook for telling stories that change the world</b> <p/><p>Over the past twenty years, social movements from DREAMers and the Movement for Black Lives, to queer and trans resistance, and domestic worker organizing, have helped tell a new story of America--an inclusive vision of our society that has galvanized a new and newly empowered generation. This achievement was no accident: movement leaders have honed communications techniques, political messages, and storytelling strategies in a new struggle for <em>narrative power</em>. Until now, these efforts have largely been piecemeal and disconnected from one another. But in <em>Liberation Stories</em>, some of today's leading progressive and radical grassroots communicators, organizers, artists, visual storytellers, journalists, and academics combine their collective wisdom into a single volume.</p> <p>Featuring in-depth case studies of contemporary social justice movements and historical examples for understanding and challenging the dominant narratives across the globe, <em>Liberation Stories</em> distills successful theories, strategies, and tactics for anyone wanting to understand--and participate in--the diverse initiatives currently shaping our society.</p> <p>At a time when right-wing movements are on the rise globally--attacking our books, our bodies, and our systems of government--<em>Liberation Stories</em> offers a comprehens