{"product_id":"no-more-prisons-urban-life-homeschooling-hip-hop-leadership-the-cool-rich-kids-movement-a-hitchhikers-guide-to-paperback","title":"No More Prisons: Urban Life, Homeschooling, Hip-Hop Leadership, the Cool Rich Kids Movement, a Hitchhiker's Guide to - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Upski Wimsatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA truly remarkable collection of activist writings across all topics and perspectives, all while recounting a personal evolution from idealistic urban wanderer to community organizer, from graffiti writer to renowned essayist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor William Upski Wimsatt delivers stories, strategies, suggestions, straight talk, and conversations with maverick activists. He advocates youth taking charge of their own education, whether it's in or out of school, and promotes the power of young people engaging in philanthropy. A truly original treatise from the paradigm-flipping theorist of youth activism, \u003ci\u003eNo More Prisons\u003c\/i\u003e goes beyond pinpointing problems to hone in on solutions, and declares that today's youth is poised to surpass the activist efforts of the 1960s generation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Upski Wimsatt\u003c\/b\u003e is a social entrepreneur, philanthropic advisor, public speaker, journalist, and political organizer, Wimsatt serves as the Executive Director of Movement 2017 a platform to support progressive donors to find and fund the best local and national networks combining grassroots issue organizing and voting. He is also President of the Gamechanger family of organizations which supports innovation, collaboration, and new leaders to upgrade social movements for the 21st Century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWimsatt has written for \u003ci\u003eVibe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, and published six books with 100,000+ copies in print including \u003ci\u003eNo More Prisons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBomb the Suburbs\u003c\/i\u003e, and its follow up companion: \u003ci\u003ePlease Don't Bomb the Suburbs: A Midterm Report on My Generation, and the Future of our Super Movement\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is also the editor and publisher of three anthologies: \u003ci\u003eAnother World is Possible: Conversations in a Time of Terror\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFuture 500: Youth Organizing and Activism in United States\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eHow to Get Stupid White Men Out of Office: the anti-politics, un-boring guide to power\u003c\/i\u003e, with Adrienne Maree Brown.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759225078048,"sku":"9781593762056","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ebd0304bcc91807a5f2cf9eb2e001896.webp?v=1780145995","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/no-more-prisons-urban-life-homeschooling-hip-hop-leadership-the-cool-rich-kids-movement-a-hitchhikers-guide-to-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}