Social Change Now

A Guide for Reflection and Connection

De: Deepa Iyer

Narrado por: Deepa Iyer

To engage in social change at this moment in time requires consistent attention, deep reflection, and committed collective action. Social Change Now is a powerful roadmap for individuals and organizations who are ready to deepen their commitment to social justice from racial justice advocate Deepa Iyer.

We are living in a period of overlapping social, economic, and environmental crises, accompanied by failures in public systems and institutions. It's not surprising, then, that when we attempt to engage in social change efforts, many of us feel like we are on a seesaw, swinging from outrage to overwhelm. For those who are just beginning their social change journeys to those who are weary and disillusioned, how can we effectively anchor our commitments to equity, solidarity, and justice?

This is the entry point for Social Change Now, Deepa Iyer's heartfelt offering to individuals and groups seeking to initiate or deepen their actions in service to social change values. Relying on two decades of work supporting social movements, Iyer introduces the social change ecosystem framework, which includes a map of ten roles, from builder to storyteller to disrupter to experimenter, as well as practices to identify values and strengthen our social change ecosystems. Since its original publication, people and organizations around the world have used the framework to respond to the pandemic, express solidarity during the uprisings against anti-Black racism, and support multiracial coalitions struggling for reproductive rights, immigrant and refugee protections, and climate justice around the world.

Social Change Now goes well beyond presenting ideas and frameworks. It's also a practical guide that contains detailed descriptions and real-world examples, reflection prompts with room to write responses, and accessible tips that can immediately be put into action. Social Change Now is a resource that will accompany individuals and organizations not only in times of crisis, but throughout their lifelong social change journeys to build connected communities and equitable systems in our world.

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Reseñas de la Crítica

“Given the world we live in right now, more and more people are becoming outraged about injustice. Deepa Iyer’s Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection provides an approach that can benefit those who want to turn that outrage into effective and sustainable action. It’s a roadmap for anyone who’s ready to be part of a broader social movement.”—Mariame Kaba, Founder and Director, Project NIA; Author, We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice

“I have found the social change ecosystem map to be so helpful for individuals and organizations to gain clarity about what role they are playing and why. This book is a guide that should be part of the toolbox for anyone seeking to make change at individual, organizational and systems levels to advance equity.”—Monisha Kapila, Founder and Co-CEO of ProInspire

“As an anti-oppression educator and DEI professional, Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection is an invaluable resource for folxs seeking to shrink the gap between their campuses’ stated commitment to anti-racism and their actions. As a classroom resource, it offers young people wisdom from organizers and advocates on the frontlines of our current social movements. For any educator and professional seeking to help build the anti-oppression capacity of their students, colleagues, or community Social Change Now is an excellent place to start!”—Jazmin Pichardo, Assistant Director of Diversity Training & Education, Office of Diversity & Inclusion, University of Maryland