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Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist | Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner

Today is the 35th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The current administration is minimize resources, funding, & supports to the disability community. The disability community is tired but will keep fighting as they always have for their rights. The disability community won‘t go silently. Disability rights are human rights. Disability rights are civil rights.

ncsufoxes PBS is also currently has a few movies/documentaries about the fight for the ADA & other individuals in the disability community on line. 3d

Aims42 “Liberty and Justice for All” period. Full stop. No asterisk. All. Everyone. Every single person. 3d

AnnCrystal ✊🏼🥲✊🏼🦅✊🏼. 3d

kspenmoll Thank you for this post. This is vital!!!! 1d

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BarbaraJean

Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or S | Srdja Popovic, Sra Popoviac

I follow Lauren Grubaugh Thomas‘ Substack, A Soulful Revolution, and today‘s piece was hopeful and encouraging to me, as I feel somewhat at a loss over effective action in the face of current events. I‘ll link her piece below. She highlighted the tagged book and an upcoming series of online book discussions, if anyone‘s interested in joining in. I just put the book on hold at the library! Links in comments ⤵️

BarbaraJean Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/laurengrubaughthomas/p/our-protest-isnt-enough?r=u... 3w

BarbaraJean Book Club: https://bp4r.rsvpify.com/?securityToken=DfS7yw5gLDGHfjy65vJgDTj04vxqyIES&utm_med... 3w

TheBookHippie I‘ve been preaching this for decades . Yes we have to protest. No that‘s not enough. ✊🏼 wonderful article. Hopefully more people wake up. 3w

Lcsmcat Thanks for sharing! 3w

lil1inblue Excellent article. And I'm signing up for the book club! Thanks so much for sharing this! ✊🏻 3w

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ImperfectCJ

Becoming a Citizen Activist: Stories, Strategies, and Advice for Changing Our World | Nick Licata

Spotify set me up with an "Angry Running List," which taught me that I still enjoy Rage Against the Machine as much or more than I did in my feisty 20s, but now I cry at the lyrics.

It also taught me that, despite my conviction to the contrary, I apparently don't hate ALL Foo Fighters songs.

#tuesdaytunes @TieDyeDude

BarbaraBB I used to love Rage too and still do whenever I hear them. Quite timely 🤦🏻‍♀️ 4w

BarbaraBB Also Foo Fighters has been growing on me 💕 4w

PuddleJumper Rage Against still hits that spot for me especially when I'm out walking. Foo Fighters are a bit hit and miss. I have a screamy walk playlist which is a lot of emo, punk, and rock lol 4w

lil1inblue I love Rage far more at 45 than I did at 15. In fact, my Tom Morello crush didn't start until my 30s. 😂 4w

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REPollock

Hope In The Dark | Rebecca Solnit

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I learned so much about protest movements that happened in my lifetime that I was unaware of.

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BC_Dittemore

Engines of Liberty: The Power of Citizen Activists to Make Constitutional Law | David Cole

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A solid read. Cole takes three issues—marriage equality, gun rights, & civil/human rights (particularly after 9/11)—and explores how they were addressed through activism and lobbying. I learned a lot from this; the NRA‘s role in changing the 2nd Amendment‘s interpretation, for example.

Cole maintains a nonpartisan perspective throughout, presenting the facts clearly and giving us a glimpse at what it takes to make change happen.

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