Ron Casanova, Stephen Blackburn

Broschiertes Buch

Each One Teach One: Up and Out of Poverty; Memoirs of a Street Activist

Beschreibung

Chronicles Ron Casanova’s struggle out of poverty, homelessness, and drug addiction to find dignity and purpose in life. Through his own awakening, this Black, Puerto Rican activist ultimately finds his answer in helping other people.

Autor

Ron Casanova (1945–2011) was an American activist. At different periods in his life, he was the vice president of the National Union of the Homeless, the editor of the Union of the Homeless News, and the director of the Kansas City Union of the Homeless. He also served as the founding director of Artists for a Better America in New York City and as a leader of the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign. Stephen Blackburn grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, and is a past recipient of a Michener Fellowship. He is the author of the short-story collection The Extinction of Rhinos in Mexico: Nine Tales of Life and Death and The Rock of Abandon, a murder mystery for the stage set in ancient Athens. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Consuelo Flores.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Northwestern University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• ISBN-13: 9780810145054
• ISBN-10: 0810145057
• Artikelnr.: 63627277