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Who will lead America in the years to come? Letters from Young Activists introduces America's energized, exciting new generation of activists. The contributors to this book are atheist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim; queer, heterosexual, bisexual--Americans from every type of background, united in working towards racial, economic, environmental and global justice.
In letters addressed to their parents, to past generations, to each other, to the youth of tomorrow and to their future selves, they articulate their vision for the world. As the editors write in their introduction: "From globalization to the war on terrorism and beyond, our generation is compelled to action in the midst of a rapidly changing and unique political moment. Our challenge, and yours, is to live our lives in a way that does not make a mockery of our values." With a preface by Bernardine Dohrn, former member of the Weather Underground. "If anyone wonders abut what that nebulous thing called 'the Movement' is, here are their many and varied voices. In letters of love and hope, of anger and depression, of wonder and rebellion, young people, from preteens to twenty-somethings, grapple with what it means to be part of 'the Movement' in these dim days of empire." [Mumia Abu-Jamal]
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