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Grace Lee Boggs was a great woman (Original Post) malaise Oct 2015 OP
From Wiki: panader0 Oct 2015 #1
She marched with MLK and also worked with Malcolm malaise Oct 2015 #2
More from a great activist malaise Oct 2015 #3
A wonderful remembrance of Grace Lee Boggs: lovemydog Oct 2015 #4
Thank you lovemydog malaise Oct 2015 #5
You're welcome malaise. lovemydog Oct 2015 #6

panader0

(25,816 posts)
1. From Wiki:
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 10:34 AM
Oct 2015

Grace Lee Boggs (June 27, 1915 – October 5, 2015) was an American author, social activist, philosopher and feminist.[5] She is known for her years of political collaboration with C.L.R. James and Raya Dunayevskaya in the 1940s and 1950s.[6] She eventually went off in her own political direction in the 1960s with her husband of some forty years, James Boggs, until his death in 1993.[7] By 1998, she had written four books, including an autobiography. In 2011, still active at the age of 95, she wrote a fifth book, The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century, co-written by Scott Kurashige and published by the University of California Press.

malaise

(267,812 posts)
2. She marched with MLK and also worked with Malcolm
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 10:39 AM
Oct 2015

Her links with C.L.R. James are well known in these parts.
She was a genuine progressive 'internationalist'
Here's Obama's statement

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/10/05/statement-president-passing-grace-lee-boggs
Michelle and I were saddened to hear of the passing of author, philosopher, and activist Grace Lee Boggs. Grace dedicated her life to serving and advocating for the rights of others – from her community activism in Detroit, to her leadership in the civil rights movement, to her ideas that challenged us all to lead meaningful lives. As the child of Chinese immigrants and as a woman, Grace learned early on that the world needed changing, and she overcame barriers to do just that. She understood the power of community organizing at its core – the importance of bringing about change and getting people involved to shape their own destiny. Grace’s passion for helping others, and her work to rejuvenate communities that had fallen on hard times spanned her remarkable 100 years of life, and will continue to inspire generations to come. Our thoughts and prayers are with Grace’s family and friends, and all those who loved her dearly.

malaise

(267,812 posts)
3. More from a great activist
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 10:55 AM
Oct 2015
http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/grace-lee-boggs/grace-lee-boggs
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Rosa Parks, Champion for Human Rights

On Rosa Parks’ 100th birthday, she’s broadly celebrated and even has a stamp bearing her image. But her radical life story is too often left untold.
Grace Lee Boggs Feb 04, 2013

Projects like the Brother Nature Produce urban garden near downtown Detroit are part of the explosive movement towards agricultural revitalization that has spread as a result of active community building throughout the city.
Planting Seeds of Hope: How Sustainable Activism Transformed Detroit

After the death throes of urban decay, what the Motor City can teach us about vision, community, and the power of movements.
Grace Lee Boggs Jun 16, 2011
Time to Grow Our Souls

Grace Lee Boggs on what it will take to make the protests in Wisconsin and elsewhere truly transformative.
Grace Lee Boggs Mar 22, 2011
A Hands-On New Year

The next decade will bring further changes in the way we think about food, work, and education.
Grace Lee Boggs Jan 26, 2011

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
6. You're welcome malaise.
Sun Oct 11, 2015, 05:42 PM
Oct 2015

Her message that revolution will come from from us, from the bottom up (not merely by changing leadership at the top) is quite timely. We are the change.

Thank you for this thread.

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