Common ground : how the crisis of the Earth is saving us from our illusion of separation; lessons in resistance and solidarity from the movement to protect Earth / Eileen Flanagan ; foreword by Kumi Naidoo.
| Author/creator | Flanagan, Eileen author. |
| Other author | Naidoo, Kumi, writer of foreword. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Seven Stories Press, [2025] |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | ix, 326 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
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| Abstract | "In Common Ground, veteran organizer Eileen Flanagan weaves together a series of stories of hard won successes in the climate change movement, including against a multinational bank in one case, and a heavily polluting fossil fuel company in another, based on grassroots organizing. As heat waves, wildfires, storms, and floods become ever more deadly, the book describes a groundswell of action in which citizens of all ages, races and political stripes struggle to understand each other and the enormous challenges we face fighting companies and governments willfully blind to the climate change dangers we face as a society. A Quaker activist, facilitator, and teacher, Flanagan takes us on a personal journey through her environmental direct-action experiences as well as her relationships with community leaders to understand how we can form coalitions to actually make a difference. Flanagan shows that "the illusion of separation"-the fallacy that humans can thrive in a dying world-is at the root of interlocking environmental crises and that it's often politicians and corporations who benefit by keeping the rest of us divided across lines of race, class, religion, and generation. In Common Ground, Flanagan argues that more than technology or even elections, acting in solidarity with all life is humanity's best hope for survival"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-310) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Flanagan, Eileen Common ground New York : Seven Stories Press, 2025 9781644214794 |
| LCCN | 2025022426 |
| ISBN | 9781644214787 |
| ISBN | 1644214784 trade paperback |
| ISBN | ebook |
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