{"product_id":"you-only-get-what-youre-organized-to-take-lessons-from-the-movement-to-end-poverty-hardcover","title":"You Only Get What You're Organized to Take: Lessons from the Movement to End Poverty - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLiz Theoharis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNoam Sandweiss-Back\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the nation's leading anti-poverty organizers and moral voices shares the largely untold story of the movement to end poverty, open to all, and led by the poor themselves\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs one of the nation's leading anti-poverty organizers and moral voices, Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis explores the largely untold history of poor people's movements in the United States and traces her own journey through some of the most significant anti-poverty struggles of the past thirty years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, Theoharis introduces us to the people leading the movement to end poverty, including: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emultiracial groups of homeless people rising up from the streets and seizing empty, federally-owned homes;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emothers on welfare shutting down entire city blocks and going toe-to-toe with some of the most powerful people in the country;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efarmworkers busting modern-day slave rings and winning living wages from multinational fast-food companies; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecoal miners, veterans, unemployed workers, students, artists, and more joining together in unusual and creative alliances to fight, sing, and pray their way toward freedom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing from personal experience, history, religion, political strategy, and more, Theoharis argues that American poverty will not end because of the goodwill of the powerful or through the charitable actions of well-meaning people alone. It will happen through a mass movement to end poverty, open to all, and led by the poor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheoharis passionately reminds us that poor people are not condemned to be subjects of history, but have always been agents of transformative change, and can be once again. Indeed, to reorient our society around the needs of everyone and reinvigorate the promise of democracy, the poor can and must become the architects of a new America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis\u003c\/b\u003e is founder and codirector of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice and coordinator of the Poverty Initiative at Union Theological Seminary. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church, Theoharis is a popular speaker, teacher, and activist, and has published numerous books and articles including \u003ci\u003eAlways With Us?: What Jesus Really Said About the Poor\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoam Sandweiss-Back\u003c\/b\u003e is the Director of Partnerships for the Kairos Center and the Poor People's Campaign. His political work has taken him from Jerusalem to Louisiana and he now works with organizations across the country to build the movement to end poverty.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.6 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966540087597,"sku":"9780807008645","price":27.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/DdVYwKnSwO9780807008645.webp?v=1775534470","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/you-only-get-what-youre-organized-to-take-lessons-from-the-movement-to-end-poverty-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}