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Firestorm Books
@firestorm@kolektiva.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

At the end of the month Firestorm Books will be hosting journalist and former Black Panther JoNina Abron-Ervin for a virtual conversation with author Robyn Maynard! Together they'll be discussing the new and revised edition of JoNina's "Driven By the Movement," recently released by AK Press.

"Driven by the Movement: Reports from the Black Power Era" collects the stories of twenty ordinary people who did extraordinary things for the Black liberation struggle during the pivotal decade of 1965-1975. These activists came from across the US and all walks of life—single working mothers, clergy, students, teachers, military veterans—to organize against police brutality, poverty, hunger, substandard schools, and colonialism in Africa.

Register for free and find your copy of "Driven by the Movement" at https://firestorm.coop/events/3442-reports-from-the-black-power-era.html. Can't make the event live? Register anyway and we'll send you the recording to enjoy at your convenience.

#PeoplesHistory#BlackHistory#BlackPower#BlackPantherParty#FeministBookstore#JoNinaAbronErvin#FirestormCoop (- L)

A promotional graphic for the virtual author at Firestorm Books. The image features the cover of JoNina Abron-Ervin's "Driven by the Movement" alongside headshots for the author and interlocutor Robyn Maynard. The book cover has bold white text over a black and white photo of young Black protesters, chanting with fists raised, at a Free Angela demonstration in Lower Manhattan in 1970. Text alongside the book states that the event will take place on September 24th at 7pm ET.
A promotional graphic for the virtual author at Firestorm Books. The image features the cover of JoNina Abron-Ervin's "Driven by the Movement" alongside headshots for the author and interlocutor Robyn Maynard. The book cover has bold white text over a black and white photo of young Black protesters, chanting with fists raised, at a Free Angela demonstration in Lower Manhattan in 1970. Text alongside the book states that the event will take place on September 24th at 7pm ET.
A promotional graphic for the virtual author at Firestorm Books. The image features the cover of JoNina Abron-Ervin's "Driven by the Movement" alongside headshots for the author and interlocutor Robyn Maynard. The book cover has bold white text over a black and white photo of young Black protesters, chanting with fists raised, at a Free Angela demonstration in Lower Manhattan in 1970. Text alongside the book states that the event will take place on September 24th at 7pm ET.
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@MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Today in Labor History August 24, 1922: Howard Zinn, American historian, author, teacher and activist was born on this day. Zinn has written over 20 books, including his most well-known book, “A People's History of the United States” (1980). He has described himself as an anarchist and as a democratic socialist. He was initially opposed to U.S. involvement in WWII, but later enlisted to help fight fascism. However, after napalm-bombing a town in France, he later learned that over 1,000 civilians had been killed. This experience reinforced the anti-war stance he would maintain for the rest of his life. In the 1960s, he was heavily involved in the SNCC and Freedom Summer. Zinn has mentored many famous activists and writers, including Alice Walker and Marian Wright Edelman. In 2008, the Zinn Education Project launched to support teachers using “A People’s History” in their curriculum. He died in 2010 from an apparent heart attack.

Be sure to come to the annual Howard Zinn Book fair this December 7, 2025, (10am-6pm) at San Francisco City College, Mission Campus. There will be lots of great writers and workshops. This year’s theme is “Fight Supremacy: Actions Against Authoritarianism.” I will be hosting a working-class writers panel with San Francisco Poet Laureate and activist Tongo Eisen-Martin, poet Daphne Gottlieb, educator and author Jenny Worley, and possibly more tbd.

https://www.zinnbookfair.org/2025

#workingclass #LaborHistory#howardzinn#peopleshistory #anarchism #socialism #sncc #historian #civilrights #antiwar #author #writer #books#poet @bookstadon

Howard Zinn, with gray hair and a blue button-down shirt, speaking at a microphone, with a colorful flag in the background that has a peace dove on it.
Howard Zinn, with gray hair and a blue button-down shirt, speaking at a microphone, with a colorful flag in the background that has a peace dove on it.
Howard Zinn, with gray hair and a blue button-down shirt, speaking at a microphone, with a colorful flag in the background that has a peace dove on it.
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@MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Today in Labor History August 24, 1922: Howard Zinn, American historian, author, teacher and activist was born on this day. Zinn has written over 20 books, including his most well-known book, “A People's History of the United States” (1980). He has described himself as an anarchist and as a democratic socialist. He was initially opposed to U.S. involvement in WWII, but later enlisted to help fight fascism. However, after napalm-bombing a town in France, he later learned that over 1,000 civilians had been killed. This experience reinforced the anti-war stance he would maintain for the rest of his life. In the 1960s, he was heavily involved in the SNCC and Freedom Summer. Zinn has mentored many famous activists and writers, including Alice Walker and Marian Wright Edelman. In 2008, the Zinn Education Project launched to support teachers using “A People’s History” in their curriculum. He died in 2010 from an apparent heart attack.

Be sure to come to the annual Howard Zinn Book fair this December 7, 2025, (10am-6pm) at San Francisco City College, Mission Campus. There will be lots of great writers and workshops. This year’s theme is “Fight Supremacy: Actions Against Authoritarianism.” I will be hosting a working-class writers panel with San Francisco Poet Laureate and activist Tongo Eisen-Martin, poet Daphne Gottlieb, educator and author Jenny Worley, and possibly more tbd.

https://www.zinnbookfair.org/2025

#workingclass #LaborHistory#howardzinn#peopleshistory #anarchism #socialism #sncc #historian #civilrights #antiwar #author #writer #books#poet @bookstadon

Howard Zinn, with gray hair and a blue button-down shirt, speaking at a microphone, with a colorful flag in the background that has a peace dove on it.
Howard Zinn, with gray hair and a blue button-down shirt, speaking at a microphone, with a colorful flag in the background that has a peace dove on it.
Howard Zinn, with gray hair and a blue button-down shirt, speaking at a microphone, with a colorful flag in the background that has a peace dove on it.
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