This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color, eds. Cherríe L. Moraga and Gloria E. Anzaldúa. (Berkeley: Third Woman Press, 2002). 370 pp. This is a re-issue of the classic collection of writings first published 20 years ago, with updated material.
War Times, (San Francisco: CEB/War Times). A free bilingual English/Spanish newspaper that is "dedicated to telling the truth about the 'war on terrorism.'" Recent issues have covered Bush's Nuclear Threat, Palestine, attacks on immigrants, and more. Very readable articles with background information. If you would like 25 copies (or more) of each issue, contact distribution@wartimes. org. For more information or for PDF files of most articles, visit www.war-times.org.
A School of Our Own, by Tom Roderick (New York: Teachers College Press, 2001). 178 pp. Roderick, now executive director of New York Educators for Social Responsibility, tells the story of how in 1965 a group of Puerto Rican "homemakers" created better schools for their children and built a community that enabled many adults to transform their lives. Rethinking Schools contributor Herb Kohl writes, "This powerful story of the generation of hope and of the power of a community to educate its young must be read by all people concerned with the future of our children."
*Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, by Eric Schlosser. (Perennial Books, 2002). $14, 383 pp. Here's a startling piece of news: Americans spend more annually on fast food than on education. In Fast Food Nation, award-winning journalist Schlosser investigates the fast food industry; how it has created its own unique culture and its far-reaching effects. Teens in particular will benefit from learning the profound impact of the fast food industry on youth as workers and consumers.
Keeping the Struggle Alive, Studying Desegregation in Our Town: A Guide to Doing Oral History, eds. Bernadette Anand, Michelle Fine, Tiffany Perkins, and David S. Surrey, et al. (New York: Teachers College Press, 2002). 82 pp. Keeping the Struggle Alive tells the story of how students in a New Jersey public middle school learned the Civil Rights history of their community through an interdisciplinary project. It offers a curriculum guide for teaching oral history and shows teachers a model of involving young people in social action projects.