A is for Activist

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A is for Activist offers an opportunity for parents to explore their values with their children. At this time in history we need books for children that use words like justice, ally, freedom, and advocate." —Rona Renner, RN, parent educator, and host of Childhood Matters radio show

Innosanto Nagara – Author, Illustrator, Activist Designer

Second of all, what do you mean “donkeys don’t get it”? Are you inviting the reader to a discussion about how left wing groups tear themselves apart in never ending tests of idealogical purity while right wingers have no problem voting along party lines, whatever their personal squabbles? Or are Democrats just “bad at winning elections”? The problem is a lot more complicated than that—how about “G is for Gerrymandering, V is for Voter Purges”? The book goes through the alphabet and showcases words for each letter, so not only does it integrate the progressive themes, it also helps to teach the alphabet.A is for Activist offers an opportunity for parents to explore their values with their children. At this time in history we need books for children that use words like justice, ally, freedom, and advocate."—Rona Renner, RN, parent educator, and host of Childhood Matters radio show Het is vragen om oneindig veel problemen: dit is het eerste boek dat mijn vriendin aan mijn kind (en mij) voorlas. Mijn dochter is al gepredestineerd om groenlinks te gaan stemmen, en dit boek maakt die kansen er niet kleiner op. Als dit geen social justice warrior / university college / liberal arts / feminist / gutmensch wordt, dan weet ik het ook niet meer. Aan ons zal het niet gelegen hebben. A former colleague posted a photo of a children’s book as her Facebook profile picture – A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara. A board book about activism? Yes! Although the book is meant for ages 0-3, Rethinking Schools has suggested that it can even be used with older kids: “It could also be used as a prompt for older students to create their own alphabet books with a conscience.” This unique alphabet book encourages young readers to stand up for what they believe in, engage with their community, and become aware of the social movements going on around them, at any age.

A is for Activist – Innosanto Nagara

Nagara, Innosanto. "About the Author/Illustrator". Archived from the original on 2017-07-24 . Retrieved 2017-06-01. Trained to follow a leftist curricular agenda, a majority of K-12 teachers are set on molding the social justice warriors, anti-free market revolutionaries, radical environmentalists, global warmists, and feminist Furies of the future.The exclusion of the traditional focus on writing skills, effective reading, civics, maths and sciences, and the counter-emphasis on "social justice" themes in the public schools constitutes the first stage of the systematic dumbing down – what historian Niall Ferguson calls The Great Degeneration– that afflicts our society. The girl’s response – “Because we’re smart” – broke her heart and helped change her career trajectory. Also, the jargon-y language, in action, served as great discussion prompts with some of the older kids in the room. (The older kids were not all 100% engaged in the book, but a few were, which I was not expecting.) We had some deep conversations. People want to publish books about Arab girls who are dealing with hijab, things like that,” Darraj said. “I want to show my characters living normal everyday life.”Not your typical alphabet board book, this powerful title presents a letter and a bit of social commentary urging children to take a stand against war and violence, develop an awareness of our environment, and promote acceptance and equality for all cultures, races, religions, genders, and walks of life… An unusual offering that may plant the seeds for and spark discussions about activism.” Inno got his start as a student activist at UC Davis where he discovered his skills as a designer and photographer were effective contributions to organizing. After graduation he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where he worked as a freelance designer for a range of activist organizations and campaigns until he joined Inkworks Press Collective in 1995. It was during his time at Inkworks that he started developing the Graphic Design for Social Change principles that have guided his work ever since. In 2002 he launched Design Action Collective. Modeled after Inkworks, Design Action was to be a worker-owned collective union design and strategic communications firm dedicated to serving the Movement for Social Change. The following year, Inno proposed what was to become Designs on Democracy: Communication for Liberation—a national convening of design and communications activists aiming to share strategies and build community.