It is a baby’s comprehensive introduction to the call for justice and action, locally and internationally. The following books are now part of my child’s reading material, books that answer the call to activism.Ĭhildren’s Books About Activism A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagaraīold, vibrant colors reflect the equally bold messages that comprise this board book. If I want to instill a thirst for justice in my son-so he can grow up with an allegiance to hope, knowledge, and truth common in current youth activists-I’m going to use literature. Any form of seeking knowledge is a punch against the dominant forces that would rather we be silent, submissive, uninformed. I would like my child to be intellectually and emotionally prepared to confront obstacles that we face now or that lie ahead, so I’m looking at the books we read together to help make him an activist. Will he be safe in school? Will he have access to healthcare? Will we be in internment camps? Extreme you might say, but can you really blame me? But then I hit the usual roadblocks forming in this current political climate, which leave me a wreck of anxiety. Every night as I reflect on the wondrous developments my son has achieved in a single day-first steps, new words, sleeping through the night (ha! mostly)-I’m in awe of the limitless potential brewing in his sensitive mind.
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