Let's Get Educated

Today I received a link to a Twitter post that featured a link to ten free e-books from Haymarket Books. Haymarket Books is a non-profit publisher that focuses on social change, and they have decided to make these books free so that people who are social isolating may become more educated on America's social issues during this time. Since people started quarantining, there has been a lot of dispute on Facebook and other social media platforms from young people criticizing our economy and current government administration.

Some of the books that I have decided to download for free onto my Kindle are the following:

Freedom Is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davis
Ecosocialism by Michael Löwy
Capitalism and Disability by Marta Russel
No One Is Illegal by Justin Akers Chacón and Mike Davis

Each of these books features a different critique of social issues in America from racism to xenophobia to ablism. I definitely recommend checking these out, as well as the other six listed on the website. They are only available for a limited time, so make sure to download them soon.

It is important to educate ourselves on these issues so that after we regain our ability to join as a society once again, we will be able to educate our youth and work together to combat a broken system.

Comment below which book you plan on reading first!

All my best,

Liz

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