Radical My Year With a Socialist Senator

In early 2018, cartoonist Sofia Warren was not paying attention to New York state politics. But that summer, her Brooklyn neighbourhood began buzzing about Julia Salazar, a 27-year-old democratic socialist running for state senate whose grassroots campaign was inspiring an army of volunteers. When they beat the odds and won, Warren found herself wondering what would happen next. How does it work when an outsider who runs on revolutionary change has to actually do the job? So she decided to find out. Using the graphic memoir format, Radical: My Year with a Socialist Senator is a remarkable first-hand account of Warren's experience embedded with Julia Salazar and her staff during their first year in office. From candid conversations and eyewitness experiences, Warren builds a gripping and intimate portrait of a scrappy team of community organisers battling entrenched power structures, particularly to advance Julia's marquee issue of housing rights. At every key point during the year - setting up an office, navigating insider politics, public pushback, testy staff meetings, emotional speeches, protest marches, setbacks, and victories - Warren is up close and personal with Julia and her team, observing, questioning, and drawing, as they try to translate their ideals into concrete legislation. Along the way, Warren works toward answers to deeper questions: what makes a good leader? What does it mean to be a part of a community? Can democracy work? How can everyday people make change happen? All these themes are explored - with nuance, compassion, and humour - in Sofia Warren's remarkable debut.

ISBN:	9781603095129
Publisher:	Top Shelf Productions
Imprint:	Top Shelf Productions
Published date:	06 Jun 2022
DEWEY:	328.73092
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	312
Weight:	674g
Height:	163mm
Width:	228mm
Spine width:	33mm

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