Book description
Social justice work is more crucial than ever, but it can be physically and emotionally draining. Longtime activist Denise Collazo offers three keys to help Latinas keep their focus, morale, and energy high.Doing the work of social change is hard. Waking up every day to take on the biggest challenges of our time can be overwhelming, and sometimes progress is hard to see. She understands that Latina and all women of color activists do their best work when they are thriving, not simply surviving.
Denise Padín Collazo has been there. She is the first Latina, the first woman of color, and the first woman period to raise a family and stay in the work of community organizing at Faith in Action, an international progressive network of 3,000 congregations and 2 million members. Drawing on her own experiences of triumph and failure, and those of other Latina activists, Collazo lays out three keys to thriving in the movement for social change: leading into your vision, living into the fullest version of yourself, and loving past negatives that hold you back. She also warns about the three signs that you may be surrendering: wishing for a future reality to emerge, wondering where your limits are, and waiting for permission and answers to come from others.
Using this framework, Collazo offers wise and compassionate advice on some of the most important leadership challenges facing Latina activists. She explains how you can integrate family and work, step out of the background and claim your leadership potential, confront anti-Blackness in your own culture, keep focused on your ultimate purpose, and raise the necessary resources to keep fighting for justice. This honest, practical, and inspirational book will help Latina activists to burn bright, not burn out.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction: How Can You Thrive and Fight at the Same Time?
- Chapter 1: Moving from Surrendering to Thriving
- Chapter 2: Integrating Family and Work
- Chapter 3: Leading from the Front
- Chapter 4: Disrupting Anti-Blackness in Your Culture of Origin
- Chapter 5: Leading Clear on Purpose
- Chapter 6: Thriving by Raising Money
- Conclusion: Driving to a New Future
- Notes
- Glossary of Spanish Words
- Resources
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the Author
Product information
- Title: Thriving in the Fight
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2021
- Publisher(s): Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- ISBN: 9781523092529
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