A lifetime of activist experience from a civil rights legend
informs this playbook for building and conducting nonviolent direct
action campaigns
In an era of massive
worldwide protests for racial and economic justice, it is important
to remember that marching is only one way to take to the streets.
Protest must be supplemented with the sustained direct action
campaigns that are crucial to winning major reforms.
Beginning as a
trainer in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, George Lakey has
spent decades helping direct action tactics flourish and succeed on
the front lines of social change. Now, in this timely and
down-to-earth guide, he passes the torch to a new generation of
activists. Lakey looks to successful campaigns across the world to
help us see what has worked, what hasn’t, and why: from choosing
the right target to designing a creative campaign; from avoiding
burnout within your group to building a movement of movements to
achieve real progressive victories.
Drawing on the
experiences of a diverse set of ambitious change-makers, How We
Win shows us the way to justice, peace, and a sustainable
economy. This is what democracy looks like.