A review by brnineworms
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by adrienne maree brown

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

“Time to close the gap between vision and practice. Time for those of us who seek justice and liberation to BE just and liberated, to be of this place fully.”

Ironically quite disorganised for a book on organising. Quotes often feel shoehorned. The same analogies are used to represent different things in different chapters, which can be a little confusing. That said, there are some nuggets of wisdom that I think make the book worthwhile.

I wouldn't necessarily recommend Emergent Strategy by itself but I can see myself including it in a list of recommendations for books on activism and social justice. It would pair well with Dean Spade’s Mutual Aid, for example.

CONTENT WARNINGS: some discussion of abuse, mentions of sexual assault, racism, ableism