"[
Let This Radicalize You] is both a how-to guide for community activists and a deeply-felt assessment of how we can better support one another to sustain lifelong involvement in progressive efforts.... [The Book] is a well-wrought antidote to the pervasive despair of living in Trumpian times.... Kaba is known for reminding those in her orbit to see crises as opportunities for radical action rather than hopelessness.
Let This Radicalize You urges us forward, prodding us to bring the world we want into existence with creativity, persistence and sass."
-The Indypendent "
Let This Radicalize You is critical reading for anyone wishing the world were a better place than it is."
–Inquest
"This is a prophetic work, one that will be pressed with great urgency into the palms of friends and comrades, kin and colleagues, and anyone else ready to rise up against machineries of mass death. With great clarity and generosity, Hayes and Kaba model how participants in movements can be tough on systems while being gentle with one another and themselves, nurturing a "counterculture of care" as an integral part of building the next world."
–Naomi Klein, author, On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal "In this time of perpetual crisis, when too many of our movements are imploding and the work often feels soul crushing, Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba have turned decades of collective wisdom and experience into the text we desperately need right now. This book will radicalize even the 'radicals' by reminding us that to be radical is not to have all the answers or some special portal into transcendent knowledge. It is about seeing and moving differently in the world. It means having the courage to imagine, make mistakes, to trust, listen, learn, think, and rethink; to resist punditry, pedestals, and perfection; to reject cynicism and embrace critical analysis; to plot, to hold on, to care and commune, to show up, to love. They teach us to mourn and organize, and that we who believe in freedom have to rest. And they understand better than anyone what Dr. King meant when he called on us to 'rededicate ourselves to the long and bitter, but beautiful, struggle for a new world.'"
–Robin D. G. Kelley, author, Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination "Let This Radicalize You is a rich treasury of practical lessons and insights from organizers and activists across many of today's most important sites of struggle. Through deeply moving storytelling, Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba share a stirring vision of commitment and collaboration that is rooted in love, reality, and solidarity–and one that doesn't shy away from the challenges we face inside and outside our movements or the high stakes. This book is a gift for everyone, no matter their level of political engagement, interested in building the new worlds of care and mutual flourishing that we need."
–Astra Taylor, author, Remake the World: Essays, Reflections, Rebellions "There is so much incredible goodness between these covers. How I wish I had this wisdom when I was young. Everything within fills me with hope and joy for our future. This book is about reclaiming our humanity and care for one another as we seek to heal ourselves and our world. It is an essential work that can change the course of the history we create each day!"
–Lisa Fithian, author, Shut It Down: Stories from a Fierce, Loving Resistance "Let this Radicalize You is geared toward helping young orga
