The audiobook features an introduction written and read by Prentis Hemphill as well as an exclusive bonus conversation with the author and adrienne maree brown.
In An Abolitionist's Handbook, Cullors charts a framework for how everyday activists can effectively fight for an abolitionist present and future. Filled with relatable pedagogy on the history of abolition, a reimagining of what reparations look like for Black lives, and real-life anecdotes from Cullors, An Abolitionist's Handbook offers a bold, innovative, and humanistic approach to how to be a modern-day abolitionist. Cullors asks us to lead with love, fierce compassion, and precision.
In An Abolitionist's Handbook, listeners will learn how to:
- Have courageous conversations
- Move away from reaction and toward response
- Take care of oneself while fighting for others
- Turn intercommunity conflict into a transformative action
- Expand one's imagination, think creatively, and find the courage to experiment
- Make justice joyful
- Practice active forgiveness
- Make space for difficult feelings and honor mental health
- Practice non-harm and cultivate compassion
- Organize local and national governments to work towards abolition
- Move away from cancel culture
An Abolitionist's Handbook is for those who are looking to reimagine a world where communities are treated with dignity, care, and respect. It gives us permission to move away from cancel culture and into visioning change and healing.
"Ariel Blake uses a bold voice to narrate this thought-provoking audiobook." (AudioFile)