Dancing with history : a life for peace and justice
(Book)
Author
Published
New York, NY : Seven Stories Press, [2022]., �2022
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
327.172092 LAKEY
1 available
327.172092 LAKEY
1 available
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Published
New York, NY : Seven Stories Press, [2022]., �2022
Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"From his first arrest in the Civil Rights era to his most recent during a climate justice march at the age of 83, George Lakey has committed his life to a mission of building a better world through movements for justice. Lakey draws readers into the center of history-making events, telling often serious stories with playfulness and intimacy. In this memoir, he describes the personal, political, and theoretical-coming out as bisexual to his Quaker community while known as a church leader and family man, protesting against the war in Vietnam by delivering medical supplies through the naval blockade in the South China Sea, and applying his academic study of nonviolent resistance to creative tactics in direct action campaigns. From strategies he learned as a young man facing violence in the streets to risking his life as an unarmed bodyguard for Sri Lankan human rights lawyers, Lakey recounts his experience living out the tension between commitment to family and mission. Drawing strength from his community to fight cancer, survive painful parenting struggles, and create networks to help prevent activist burnout, this book shows readers how to find hope in even the darkest times through strategic, joyful activism"--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Bisexual men -- United States -- Biography.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.
Lakey, George
Lakey, George
Nonviolence -- United States -- History.
Pacifists -- United States -- Biography.
Peace movements -- United States -- History.
Quakers -- United States -- Biography.
Social change -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
Social reformers -- United States -- Biography.
Sociologists -- United States -- Biography.
Bisexual men -- United States -- Biography.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.
Lakey, George
Lakey, George
Nonviolence -- United States -- History.
Pacifists -- United States -- Biography.
Peace movements -- United States -- History.
Quakers -- United States -- Biography.
Social change -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
Social reformers -- United States -- Biography.
Sociologists -- United States -- Biography.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lakey, G. (2022). Dancing with history: a life for peace and justice . Seven Stories Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lakey, George. 2022. Dancing With History: A Life for Peace and Justice. Seven Stories Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lakey, George. Dancing With History: A Life for Peace and Justice Seven Stories Press, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lakey, George. Dancing With History: A Life for Peace and Justice Seven Stories Press, 2022.
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