Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
Description
In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world.
Reflecting on the importance of black feminism, intersectionality, and prison abolitionism for today's struggles, Davis discusses the legacies of previous liberation struggles, from the Black Freedom Movement to the South African anti-Apartheid movement. She highlights connections and analyzes today's struggles against state terror, from Ferguson to Palestine.
Facing a world of outrageous injustice, Davis challenges us to imagine and build the movement for human liberation. And in doing so, she reminds us that "Freedom is a constant struggle."
Angela Y. Davis is a political activist, scholar, author, and speaker. She is an outspoken advocate for the oppressed and exploited, writing on Black liberation, prison abolition, the intersections of race, gender, and class, and international solidarity with Palestine. She is the author of several books, including Women, Race, and Class and Are Prisons Obsolete? She is the subject of the acclaimed documentary Free Angela and All Political Prisoners and is Distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
One of America's most provocative public intellectuals, Dr. Cornel West has been a champion for racial justice since childhood. His writing, speaking, and teaching weave together the traditions of the black Baptist Church, progressive politics, and jazz. The New York Times has praised his "ferocious moral vision." His many books include Race Matters, Democracy Matters, and his autobiography, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud.
Frank Barat is a human rights activist and author. He was the coordinator of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine and is now the president of the Palestine Legal Action Network. His books include Gaza in Crisis and Corporate Complicity in Israel's Occupation.
Author Bios
Angela Y. Davis is Professor Emerita of History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies at UC Santa Cruz. An activist, writer, and lecturer, her work focuses on prisons, police, abolition, and the related intersections of race, gender, and class. She is the author of many books, from Angela Davis: An Autobiography to Freedom Is a Constant Struggle.
Frank Barat is a film producer, author and journalist. He is currently producing or co-producing four films, including The Key, London Recruits, and a feature documentary on Palestine directed by Ali Al-Araian. He is also developing a television series with UK producer George Arbourne. Barat has edited books with Ilan Pappé, Noam Chomsky, Angela Y. Davis, Marc Lamont Hill, Ken Loach and Vijay Prashad. Born in France, but currently based in Brussels, after spending more than a decade in London, he is also the co-founder of Festival Ciné-Palestine in Paris and the Palestina with Love festival in Brussels.
Dr. Cornel West, one of America's most provocative public intellectuals, has been a champion for racial justice since childhood. His writing, speaking, and teaching weave together the traditions of the black Baptist Church, progressive politics, and jazz. The New York Times has praised his "ferocious moral vision." His many books include Race Matters, Democracy Matters, and his new autobiography, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud.
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Publication date: February 6, 2016
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction by Frank Barat
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Foreword by Alice Walker
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Chapter 1: [Need title]
An interview with Frank Barat
Chapter 2: [Need Title]
September 2014 interview with Angela in Brussels
Chapter 3: [Need Title]
December 2014 interview with Angela in Paris
Chapter 4: On Palestine, G4S and the Prison-Industrial Complex
Angela Davis speech at SOAS in December 2013
Chapter 5: Closures and Continuities
Angela Davis speech at Birkbeck University in December 2013
Chapter 6: Policing the Crisis Today
Angela Davis speech at Goldsmith College
Chapter 7: From Michael Brown to Assata Shakur, America’s Racist State Persists
Angela Davis article in The Guardian
Chapter 8: Feminism and Abolition
Angela Davis speech at University of Chicago
Chapter 9: Political Activism and Protest from the 1960s to the Age of Obama
Angela Davis Speech
[Still needs to be transcribed]
Acknowledgements
Notes
