{"product_id":"on-activism-friendships-and-fighting-oral-histories-strategies-and-conflicts-9781945335167","title":"On Activism, Friendships, and Fighting: Oral Histories, Strategies, and Conflicts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConflict and resolution are the lifeblood of social movements. How, and with whom, do we find lasting friendship, support, and joy in a world in need of so much repair?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn On Activism, Friendships, and Fighting veteran organizer and social worker Benjamin Heim Shepard traces a pressing dynamic of social movements: friendship and conflict. The project builds on oral histories with more than thirty movement organizers--from AIDS, queer, trade union, community, Occupy, and harm reduction-based movements--reflecting on the lessons, meanings, and future directions of movements and collective organizing efforts. \"There is a hunger for radical history - to give credit to past struggles, to learn from our mistakes and to improve our strategies for the future,\" writes Lesley Wood. Oral histories trace the stories of these movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book goes in depth into the reasons and ways the interviewees became involved in activism, the friendships they formed, and the conflicts they faced. This includes asking questions such as: where do friendships support or undermine these efforts? How can conflicts be resolved? And where do people find lasting support?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16833510\"\u003eBenjamin Heim Shepard\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Common Notions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781945335167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1945335165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC072000\"\u003eActivism \u0026amp; Social Justice\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL042010\"\u003ePolitical Ideologies | Anarchism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FAM\"\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FAM021000\"\u003eFriendship\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin H. Shepard\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, LMSW, works as Professor of Human Services at City Tech\/CUNY. He has organized protests with ACT UP, SexPanic!, Reclaim the Streets, the Clandestine Rebel Clown Army, Absurd Response, CitiWide Harm Reduction, Housing Works, More Gardens Coalition, Time's UP!, Right of Way, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy the Pipeline, Resist AIM, Public Space Party, and the Professional Staff Congress of the City University of New York, where he is a chapter chair at New York City College of Technology. \u003cbr\u003e Shepard has written and edited ten books, including recent titles \u003ci\u003eRebel Friendships: \"Outsider\" Networks and Social Movements\u003c\/i\u003e (Sage, 2015); \u003ci\u003eSustainable Urbanism\u003c\/i\u003e (Roman and Littlefield, 2017); \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Tides\u003c\/i\u003e with Mark Noonan (Transcript, 2017); and \u003ci\u003eNarrating Perspectives on Childhood and Adolescence\u003c\/i\u003e (Columbia University Press, 2018).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Common Notions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48112170402029,"sku":"9781945335167","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_81c943d9-2053-469c-b7ad-605a6f509307.jpg?v=1752082658","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/on-activism-friendships-and-fighting-oral-histories-strategies-and-conflicts-9781945335167","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}