Practicing Liberation

“What a treasure during these turbulent times!“—PEDRO A. NOGUERA, PHD, dean at the Rossier School of Education, USC“This anthology is a must-read for nonprofits, universities, communities, and organizations committed to changemaking.“—BETH BERILA, PHD, faculty director of gender and women’s studies, St. Cloud State University“This interdisciplinary text arrives at a time when we need many robust examples of how we practice and think about liberation.“—DR. ANGEL ACOSTA, chair of Acosta Institute“This anthology is asking us to grow a new collective capacity and muscle memory stemming from justice, liberation, dignity, and healing—connective tissue that supports us being in more aligned movements together.“—FARZANA KHAN, cofounder and codirector of Healing Justice London

TESSA HICKS PETERSON is a scholar activist and the Assistant Vice President of Community Engagement and Associate Professor of Urban Studies at Pitzer College. Dedicated to social justice, she combines art, movement, and academic rigor to empower communities.

HALA KHOURI, MA, has spent over two decades integrating the worlds of therapy, yoga, and trauma research. An adjunct professor at Pitzer College, she’s the force behind the Radical Wellbeing online community.

Contributors to the anthology include Jacoby Ballard, Leslie Booker, Kazu Haga, Taj James, Kerri Kelly, Dr. Sara King, Nkem Ndefo, Keely Nguyen, Dalia Paris-Saper, Claudia Vanessa Reyes, Valorie Thomas, Therese Julia Uy, and Davion “Zi” Ziere.