{"product_id":"9781784165918-purpose-of-power","title":"The Purpose of Power","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the co-founder of Black Lives Matter\u003cbr\u003eInterwoven with Garza's experience  of life as a Black woman, \u003ci\u003eThe Purpose of Power\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of  how she responded to the persistent message that Black lives are of less  value than white lives by galvanizing people to create change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Must-Read Book of 2020 - \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Should be read around the world.' Ibram X. Kendi, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Be an Antiracist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Garza is ferociously smart and laser-focused. her passion is infectious.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e_______________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlack  Lives Matter began as a hashtag when Alicia Garza wrote what she calls  'a love letter to Black people' on Facebook. But hashtags don't build  movements, she tells us. People do. Interwoven with Garza's experience  of life as a Black woman, \u003ci\u003eThe Purpose of Power\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of  how she responded to the persistent message that Black lives are of less  value than white lives by galvanizing people to create change. It's an  insight into grass roots organizing to deliver basic needs - affordable  housing, workplace protections, access to good education - to those  locked out of the economy by racism. It is an attempt not only to make  sense of where Black Lives Matter came from but also to understand the  possibilities that Black Lives Matter and movements like it hold for our  collective futures. Ultimately, it's an appeal to hearts and minds,  demanding that we think about our privileges and prejudices and ask how  we might contribute to the change we want to see in the world.\u003cbr\u003e_______________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Alicia  Garza combines immense wisdom with political courage to inspire a new  generation of activists, dreamers and leaders. People like Alicia have  been speaking up for decades. If we want to turn protest into  substantive change, it's about time we finally listened.' David Lammy,  MP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Insightful, compelling and necessary.' Bryan Stevenson, author of \u003ci\u003eJust Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39551287689313,"sku":"9781784165918","price":8.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32404814.jpg?v=1737274716","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781784165918-purpose-of-power","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}