Social Justice Work And Movements: Today’s Efforts To Build A More Just World

In this collection of interviews and speeches given between 2013 and 2015, American political activists and scholars share their thoughts on social justice issues and movements both past and present. Though a small book at just 145 pages, there are a lot of big topics being addressed – including (but not limited to) capitalist individualism, feminism, the prison-industrial complex, violence in America, and the global struggle for liberation. While this book is not intended as an introduction to movements against oppression, it may be of interest to anyone engaged with anti-oppression work or interested in social justice work and movements. The speeches and interviews in this collection are part of a larger discussion that explores the importance and relevance of past struggles in context with today’s efforts to build a more just world. The importance of intersectionality is returned to repeatedly, as the author explains that injustice doesn’t exist in isolation and that finding solutions for one problem often requires looking at multiple problems. Though this point of view may seem disheartening or overwhelming to some, Davis seems energized by it and skillfully draws connections between historical events and present-day struggles.