What I value about this book is that it is written in an accessible manner and provides concrete tools for the reader to enact change. The 4 most salient themes in the book are as follows: I am rooted in the understanding that the freedom and liberation of the communities that I am a part of are directly wrapped up with and contingent upon Black liberation and freedom. Davis urges the reader to focus on and understand the interconnectedness of seemingly unrelated movements in order to build well-organized mass movements that stand in solidarity with each other for lasting social change and freedom.Īs a first-generation-Indian (Gujarati)-Muslim-American-intersectional feminist-movement lawyer, I deeply related to and gleaned new insights from this book.
The book, a collection of essays and speeches, serves as both antidote and affirmation for movement builders. By Fazeela Siddiqui, currently a Staff Attorney at a large non-profit legal service organization in New York City.įor those who stand up to the ills of today and seek language to connect and grow interrelated mass movements, look no further than Angela Davis’ new book, “Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, And the Foundations of a Movement”, published by Haymarket Books.
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