We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and

We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance

Linda Sarsour, co-organizer of the Womenâ€™s March, shares 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 beâ€”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 Womenâ€™s March on Washington, in We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders Linda Sarsour offers a poignant story of community and family.

From the Brooklyn bodega her father owned, where Linda learned the real meaning of intersectionality, to protests in the streets of Washington, DC, Lindaâ€™s experience as a daughter of Palestinian immigrants is a moving portrayal of what it means to find oneâ€™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 grandmotherâ€™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 readers to take action as she reaffirms that we are not here to be bystanders.

In his foreword to the book, Harry Belafonte writes of Linda, â€œWhile we may not have made it to the Promised Land, my peers and I, my brothers and sisters in liberation can rest easy that the future is in the hands of leaders like Linda Sarsour. I have often said to Linda that she embodies the principle and purpose of another great Muslim leader, brother Malcolm X.â€

This is her story.
Country USA
Brand 37 Ink
Manufacturer 37 Ink
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2020-03-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781982105167

Country	USA
Brand	37 Ink
Manufacturer	37 Ink
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2020-03-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781982105167

We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance

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