{"product_id":"shut-it-down-lisa-fithian-9781603588843","title":"Shut It Down: Stories from a Fierce, Loving Resistance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA veteran activist's guide to direct action and strategic civil disobedience as the most radical and rapid means to social change\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor decades, Lisa Fithian's work as an advocate for civil disobedience and nonviolent direct action has put her on the frontlines of change. Described by \u003cem\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/em\u003e as \"the nation's best-known protest consultant,\" Fithian has supported countless movements including the Battle of Seattle in 1999, rebuilding and defending communities following Hurricane Katrina, Occupy Wall Street, and the uprisings at Standing Rock and in Ferguson. For anyone who wants to become more active in resistance or is just feeling overwhelmed or hopeless, \u003cem\u003eShut It Down\u003c\/em\u003e offers strategies and actions you can take right now to promote justice and incite change in your own community.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eShut It Down \u003c\/em\u003eFithian shares historic, behind-the-scenes stories from some of the most important people-powered movements of the past several decades. She shows how movements that embrace direct action have always been, and continue to be, the most radical and rapid means for transforming the ills of our society. \u003cem\u003eShut It Down \u003c\/em\u003eis filled with instructions and inspiration for how movements can evolve as the struggle for social justice continues in the Trump era and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile recognizing that electoral politics, legislation, and policy are all important pathways to change, \u003cem\u003eShut It Down\u003c\/em\u003e argues that civil disobedience is not just one of the only actions that remains when all else fails, but a spiritual pursuit that protects our deepest selves and allows us to reclaim our humanity. Change can come, but only if we're open to creatively, lovingly, and strategically standing up, sometimes at great risk to ourselves, to protect what we love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Fithian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1603588841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781603588843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chelsea Green Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Lisa Fithian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989365260543,"sku":"9781603588843","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_150328fb-72f8-432f-9894-9391855bb9af.jpg?v=1683299076","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shut-it-down-lisa-fithian-9781603588843","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}