Table of Contents
Foreword Taylor Denise Richardson xi
Introduction: Together, We Cars xv
1 Not All Information Is Created Equal 1
The Dangers of Disinformation (featuring Chelsea Clinton and David Villalpando)
2 We're the Planeteers; You Can Be One, Too 28
The Threat of the Climate Crisis and Environmental Racism (featuring Willy and Jo Lorenz and Mari Copeny)
3 Sledgehammers and Glass Ceilings 55
Being a Feminist and Womanist Accomplice (featuring Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Mehcad Brooks)
4 Let Them Eat Cake 86
The Damage Caused by the Wealth Gap (featuring Robert Reich)
5 We Shouldn't Be Afraid to Leave Home 118
The Devastation of Gun Violence (featuring Shannon Watts and Brandon Wolf) (*trigger warning*)
6 You Can't Discover a Place If People Are Already There 145
The Importance of Addressing Indigenous Land Theft (featuring Anton Treuer and Andrea Tulee)
7 Black Squares Don't Save Lives 176
Consistently Practicing Anti-racism and (Re)Learning History (featuring Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul)
8 The More You Know! 201
The Need for Education Reform (featuring Elizabeth Warren)
9 The Heteronormative Agenda 226
The Dangers and Ignorance of Homophobia (featuring Brandon T. Snider)
10 The Price of Life 248
The Importance of Health Care Reform (featuring Anna Paquin and Jesse Katz)
11 You, Me, Us, Them 275
Respecting Gender Identities (featuring Charlotte Clymer and Ben O'Keefe) (*trigger warning*)
12 Home Is Where the Rent Is (or Isn't) 306
The Need for Housing Security (featuring Julian Castro)
13 We Have Money for War but Won't Feed the Poor 329
Understanding the Military Industrial Complex (featuring Amed Khan)
14 America's Modern Slavery 351
Dismantling the Prison-Industrial Complex (featuring Nic Stone)
15 Is Everyone Really Welcome? 375
The Dangers of Ableism (featuring Keah Brown, Natalie Weaver, and Greg D'Amato)
16 No Human Is Illegal 406
The Impact of Immigration Policy (featuring Daniel Alejandro Leon-Davis)
The End: We Can Be Heroes 433
On Seeing Each Other's Humanity (featuring Frederick Joseph and Porsche Joseph)
The Dictionary of Change 444
Source Notes 465
Acknowledgments 493
Index 495