We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781982105174 Author(s): Linda Sarsour Format: Paperback Language: English Year: 2021 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: 272

Description: Linda Sarsour, co-organizer of the WomenA?s March, shares an A?unforgettable memoirA? (Booklist) about how growing up Palestinian Muslim American, feminist, and empowered moved her to become a globally recognized activist on behalf of marginalized communities across the country.On a chilly spring morning in Brooklyn, nineteen-year-old Linda Sarsour stared at her reflection, dressed in a hijab for the first time. She saw in the mirror the woman she was growing to beA?a young Muslim American woman unapologetic in her faith and her activism, who would discover her innate sense of justice in the aftermath of 9/11. Now heralded for her award-winning leadership of the WomenA?s March on Washington, Sarsour offers a A?moving memoir [that] is a testament to the power of love in actionA? (Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow). From the Brooklyn bodega her father owned, where Linda learned the real meaning of intersectionality, to protests in the streets of Washington, DC, LindaA?s experience as a daughter of Palestinian immigrants is a moving portrayal of what it means to find oneA?s voice and use it for the good of others. We follow Linda as she learns the tenets of successful community organizing, and through decades of fighting for racial, economic, gender, and social justice, as she becomes one of the most recognized activists in the nation. We also see her honoring her grandmotherA?s dying wish, protecting her children, building resilient friendships, and mentoring others even as she loses her first mentor in a tragic accident. Throughout, she inspires you to take action as she reaffirms that we are not here to be bystanders. In this A?book that speaks to our timesA? (The Washington Post), Harry Belafonte writes of Linda in the foreword, A?While we may not have made it to the Promised Land, my