Communities in Action: Creating Spaces of Social Change

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Edited by Yndalecio Isaac Hinojosa, Isabel Baca, and Jasmine Villa Working and Writing for Change Series Editors: Steve Parks and Jessica Pauszek Information and Pricing 978-1-64317-519-5 (PDF, free download). © 2025 by New City Community Press. 190 pages, with notes, bibliography, and illustrations. Bookstores : Order by fax, mail, or phone. See our "Sales and Ordering Page" for details. What People Are Saying Communities in Action beautifully weaves voices of activists, scholars, teachers, and community members into a vibrant tapestry of writing for social change. The collection gifts us with words and images from storytellers, mentors, artists, filmmakers, and educators who work toward healing transformation in their communities and invites us to imagine how to fight and overcome injustices through collective resistance. — Veronica House , University of Denver By capturing the lived experiences of grassroots organizers, artists, and digital activists, this collection reshapes how we understand community-building and resistance. Communities in Action is more than a reflection of our current struggles; it is a call to action for future generations, ensuring that equity, justice, and collective power remain at the forefront of social change. This book is a necessary tool in building long-lasting movements that honor the diversity of experience, showing that change is not only possible, but sustainable. — Anel I. Flores , a Creative Communities in Action delivers on the promise and potential of multimodal, multigenre rhetorical studies for embodied “mattering” in the world. The focus on the lived experiences of Texas activists and Latinx collectives situates inspiring communities in real spaces of action while providing resources, strategies, and examples to take the fight for social justice to any community, anytime. — Sarah Salter , Emory University Contents Acknowledgments Foreword: Response to Communities in Action: Creating Space  and Leveraging Local Knowledges