12 Rules for Strife
Overview
This is a handbook for change. Because we all know ways in which life could be better. And it can be better. We can make it better.
We don’t need to wait for a leader or savior. We don’t need to limit ourselves to comments and clicks. In this stunningly original comic-book tour of a serious topic, Jeff Sparrow and Sam Wallman explore 12 powerful ideas distilled from the history of struggle for better lives, better working conditions, and a better world. They show how solidarity can be built across growing divisions—without compromising our values.
‘Strife’ is just another word for making yourself heard. In fun, short, shareable chapters, 12 Rules for Strife shows how together we can change everything.
Details
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- Rights held
- Paperback
- 5.1in x 7.8in
- 128 pages
- 9781957363738
- USD$20.00
- 1 May 2024
- World
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Awards
- Shortlisted for the 2024 The AGDA Design Awards
Praise
“12 Rules for Strife might be economical in its telling, but its stirring imagery and hopeful idealism make for a rich experience — one sure to inspire others to assume the mantle of practical activism.”
“In this stunning long-form comic from Australian dream team Jeff Sparrow and Sam Wallman, sage words combine (often literally) with evocatively trippy illustrations to impart upon the reader 12 rules for effective, transformative, and intersectional activism. This book only *seems* small — the lessons within are mighty and the art will dazzle your brain!.”
About the Authors
Jeff Sparrow is a writer, editor, broadcaster, and Walkley Award–winning journalist. He is a columnist for The Guardian Australia, a former Breakfaster at Melbourne’s 3RRR, and a past editor of Overland literary journal. His most recent books are Fascists Among Us: online hate and the Christchurch massacre; Trigger Warnings: political correctness and the rise of the right; and No Way But This: in search of Paul Robeson. He lectures at the Centre for Advancing Journalism at The University of Melbourne.
Sam Wallman is a comics-journalist and cartoonist based in Melbourne, Australia. His work has been published by The Guardian and The New York Times, among others. In 2016, he visited the United States to draw everyday people’s responses to the presidential election for Australian, Italian, and American media outlets.
Sam is a committed unionist, having worked as an organizer for the National Union of Workers, and a delegate on the shop floor prior to that. He has drawn cartoons for over a hundred trade unions and worker organizations around the world, and is currently developing large-scale murals and banners. He works out of the Workers Art Collective studio in the Trades Hall, Melbourne, the oldest union building in the world.
