WE RISE TO RESIST
Voices from a New Era in Women’s Political Action
Edited by
Paula vW. Dáil (Lead Editor)
and Betty L. Wells
Table of Contents
Introduction:
- November 8, 2016 – Another Day That Will Live in Infamy by Paula vW. Dail
Section One: United We Stand, and Together We March (Paula vW.Dail)
- Moving Forward Together: Marching as Spiritual Practices by Mary E. Hunt
- Good Morning, America: A Photo Essay by Pam Kidd
Section Two: Indivisible, We March On: A New Women’s Political Movement Arises (Paula vW.Dail)
- The Resonance of Resistance by Ashley Goff
- January 21, 2017: Marching in a Wheelchair by Alexandria A. Cunningham
- When the Whole World is Silent, Even One Voice Becomes Powerful by Patti Herman
Section Three: The Right to Protest: Warhorse Activists Report for Duty – Again (Paula vW. Dail)
- I Can’t Believe I Have to Protest This Shit Again by Sandra J. Callaghan
- Putting on My Marching Shoes by Rebecca Roth
- Grandma, We Never Were The Mess by Ahna Kruzik
Section Four: Alternative Facts: Donald Trump off the Rails (Paula vW. Dail)
- The Emperor Has No Clothes by Alice A. Thieman
- The Bully in the Bully Pulpit by Jennie Lusk
- On Whose Authority? by Nikki Stern
Section Five: Not My President: America Goes Dark (Paula vW. Dail)
- Dancing with the Devil: Donald Trump’s Moral Failure by Paula vW. Dáil
- Diversity En Masse by Danielle James
- The Administration of Running with Scissors Strikes Fear in the Hearts of Everyone but Fetuses and the NRA by Ruth Burgess Thompson
Section Six: Climate Reigns Over All: Fighting Pipelines, Seeking Justice, Saving the Planet (Betty L. Wells)
- Fighting for Climate Science by Gabrielle Roesch-McNally
- The Making of a Climate Action Warrior by Miriam R. Kashia
- Homecoming by Angie Carter
- Road Talk: Conversations That Keep Us Going – An Interview with Danielle M. Wirth by Betty L. Wells
Section Seven: Sick in the USA: When the Personal becomes Political (Paula vW. Dail)
- Real People – Real Lives: Conservative Politics Turn Health Care into Hell Care by Alexandria A. Cunningham
- Ten Months Later: A Retrospective from the Front Lines of Reproductive Justice by Heather K. Sager
- A Canary in the Coal Mine by Dede Ranahan
Section Eight: The Lamp Beside the Golden Door Grows Dim: Immigration in 2017 America (Paula vW. Dail)
- This Land is Our Land: Embracing the Strength in Our Diversity by Rabah Omer
- Stories from Inside a Refugee Camp by Tayler Bowser
- If They Push Us to the End of the World We Will Fly by Ari Belathar
Section Nine: Somewhere Over the Rainbow: America’s Gender Anxiety (Paula vW. Dail)
- Families Resist: LGBTQ Rights in the Trump Era by Rebecca Gorman and Michelle Bowdler
- Feeling Like Sisyphus: Transgender Under a Trump Administration by Rachael Eliason
Section Ten: When Blind Justice Isn’t Blind: Women Face the Criminal Justice System (Paula vW.Dail)
- Is There Justice for Women in America – An Interview with Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janine P. Geske (ret.) by Paula vW. Dáil
- I Am Not Resigned and I Do Not Approve by Michelle Bowdler
- Culture and Gender Violence Clash with the Law by Mariya Taher
Section Eleven: Saving Public Education One Teacher and One School at a Time (Paula vW. Dail)
- Stand Up. Speak Out. Be Kind. by Abigail Swetz
- Goodnight Public Education: Saving Neighborhood Schools by Cassi L. Clark
Section Twelve: When They Go Low, We Go High: Swimming in the Deep Rivers of Racism (Paula vW. Dail)
- The Resistance will be Beautiful by Erica Gerald Mason
- Our Country ‘Tis of Thee by Darilynne L. Campbell
Section Thirteen: When We Fight, We Win: United, We Move Forward (Paula vW. Dail)
- The Birth of an Activist by Kathy Steffen
- A New York Liberal Takes on Indiana Politics by Heather K. Sager
- How Can I Not Resist? by Scott Thompson
- You’ve Come a Long Way Baby, But Not Far Enough by Sandra L. Ingham
Contributors
Section Notes
Select References
Index