Beautiful Rising

In the struggle for freedom and justice, organizers and activists have often turned to art, creativity and humor. In this follow-up to the bestselling beautiful trouble: a toolbox for revolution, beautiful rising showcases some of the most innovative tactics used in struggles against autocracy and austerity across the global South. Based on face-to-face JAM sessions held in yangon, Amman, harare, Dhaka, kampala and oaxaca, beautiful rising includes stories of the Ugandan organizers who smuggled two yellow-painted pigs into Parliament to protest corruption; the Burmese students’ 360-mile long March against undemocratic and overly centralized education reforms; the Lebanese “honk at Parliament” campaign against politicians who had clung to power long after their Term had expired; and much more. Now, in one remarkable book, you can find the collective wisdom of more than a hundred grassroots organizers from five continents. It’s everything you need for a DIY uprising of your own.