02887nam 2200661 450 991046357780332120200520144314.01-4985-0599-60-7391-8865-8(CKB)2670000000578212(EBL)1873109(SSID)ssj0001380803(PQKBManifestationID)12584995(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001380803(PQKBWorkID)11371876(PQKB)11593599(MiAaPQ)EBC1873109(Au-PeEL)EBL1873109(CaPaEBR)ebr11027767(CaONFJC)MIL664940(OCoLC)897117112(EXLCZ)99267000000057821220150310h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrActivism, alliance building, and the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center /Sara DeTurkLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,2015.©20151 online resource (159 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-8864-X 1-322-33658-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Research Methodology; 3 Place and Space; 4 Chicana Feminist Approaches to Social Change; 5 Languaging; 6 Story-Centered Organizing; 7 Esperanza v. City of San Antonio; 8 Uncompromising Confrontation of Injustice; 9 Alliances and Coalitions; 10 Conclusion; Appendix A: We Want Environmental Justice, Not (Just) Clean Technology; Appendix B: Letters in Support of Esperanza; Appendix C: Letter Attacking Esperanza; References; Index; About the Author<span><span>This critical ethnography describes the context, vision, and social change tactics of the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center in San Antonio, Texas. It explicates the important roles of intergroup alliances, strategic use of language, and arts programming as a means of connecting personal consciousness-raising to collective agency.</span></span>TolerationStudy and teachingUnited StatesSocial justiceStudy and teachingUnited StatesSocial changeUnited StatesSocial actionUnited StatesPolitical participationUnited StatesElectronic books.TolerationStudy and teachingSocial justiceStudy and teachingSocial changeSocial actionPolitical participation303.3/72DeTurk Sara949162MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463577803321Activism, alliance building, and the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center2145357UNINA