We Grow the World Together : Parenting Toward Abolition.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schenwar, Maya.

Contributor:

Wilson, Kim (Podcaster)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parenting.

Caregivers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

2024.

Chicago : Haymarket Books, 2024.

Summary:

We Grow the World Together explores the intersection of caregiving and abolitionist practices, emphasizing the importance of parenting and community-building in transforming societal structures. Through a collection of essays, the book presents diverse perspectives on how abolitionist ideals can be integrated into family life, parenting, and community care. The authors aim to inspire readers to envision a world free from the carceral systems of policing and punishment, advocating for a future built on love, liberation, and collective caregiving. Targeted at parents, caregivers, and activists, the book provides insights into nurturing relationships that resist oppressive systems and foster radical change. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

Introduction From Prisons to the Playground, Caregiving and Abolition Intertwine

Lessons from our kids, lessons from our parents

I Want to Start School So I Can Learn to Write Letters to My Dad in Prison

The Work of Making Life Four Vignettes on Abolitionist Caregiving in Practice

Parenting toward Abolition from Inside Prison A Letter to My Daughter

“An Imagination Party” How My Toddler Fuels My Abolitionist Vision

Walking Side by Side with My Mother A Reflection on Abolition and Accountability

“It Opened My Heart” Lessons from Being Parented by an Abolitionist

On Parenthood and Genocide

Saying Goodbye to My Grandmother From Prison and Honoring Her Memory With Action

A Mother’s Never-Ending Pain From Incarceration The Ongoing Fight to Restore Dignity

Interdependence at the End of the World Abolitionist Parenting Beyond Happiness

Parents and caregivers in movement

The Legacy of Black Mothers’ Radical Resistance of Care

Mama Solidarity and the Founding of Moms United Against Violence and Incarceration

Free Gilbert Jones The Early Political Geography of Mothers ROC

Parental Tools for Abolition Some Dad Shit

Learning from Claudia Jones Mobilizing Parents toward Liberatory Political Consciousness in the Face of a Right-Wing “Parents’ Movement”

Out of Many, One Our Adventures in Parenting toward Freedom

Caregiving dreams beyond normative family structures

Queer Family as an Intervention on Police Violence Abolition and the Beauty of Choosing Our Loved Ones

Empire and Colonization Operate Through Family How Do We Disrupt Them in Our Homes?

Survival Parenting Caring for Incarcerated Adult Children Should Be a Collective Endeavor

Building an Abolitionist World Includes Supporting Caregivers Here Are Six Concrete Ways to Do That

He Calls Me Zaza A Nonbinary Road Map to Liberation

Shelter and Shower toward Abolition A Reflection on Collective Care, Reproductive Justice, and Educational Justice Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9798888902783

OCLC:

1458760362