No More Heroes: Grassroots Challenges to the Savior Mentality

by Jordan Flaherty

Overview

Missionaries of the left, saviors are people of privilege who believe they have all the answers. They want to help, but don’t want to listen; they lead but never follow. From post-Katrina New Orleans, to anti-sex-traficking work, to do-gooder journalists, Flaherty’s book reveals saviors’ misdeeds but also shows how activists can build new, stronger movements.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849352673
Publisher:	AK Press
Publication date:	10/24/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	175
File size:	2 MB

Table of Contents

Chapter One: My Friend the Savior
Chapter Two: Meet the Saviors
Chapter Three: Is Teach for America Saving our Children?
Chapter Four: Nicholas Kristoff is Batman
Chapter Five: The World’s Oldest Excuse for Male Violence
Chapter Six: Monica Jones vs. Dr. Dominique
Chapter Seven: Is the State the biggest Sex Traficker?
Chapter Eight: We are the World, We are the Children
Chapter Nine: Demanding the Impossible
Chapter Ten: Black Lives Matter

Editorial Reviews

“Jordan Flaherty’s No More Heroes is a both fascinating documentation of recent movement history that I enjoyed the hell of out reading, and an example of solidarity journalism at its best. From cautionary tales about rapey manarchist ‘saviors’ who turn out to be FBI informants, to a breakdown of why most of the people trying to ‘save’ sex workers actually cause violence and damage, this book is essential literature for movements and people trying to figure out how to do right and not play into the ableist charity and savior models that have been killing us for too long.” —Leah Piepzna-Samarasinha, author of Dirty River

“No More Heroes is a vitally useful intervention in the current political moment. Spot-on analysis, gripping examples, and a clear, urgently necessary argument about how we need to re-think harmful ‘rescue’ frames and the leadership models they foster will make this book immensely useful to contemporary movements. ” —Dean Spade, author of Normal Life

“No More Heroes is an a much-needed critique of unchecked leadership within causes and social movements. At a time when media latches onto figureheads and sound bites, Jordan Flaherty helps us understand how new movements are able to be democratic, decentralized and effective in changing policy and rewriting discourse.” —Francesca Fiorentini, Host and Producer of AJ+

“If you are earnest in the desire to be a good white ally, if you are a Black male looking to support his sisters in struggle or a cisgendered male trying to find his way in the fight for LGBTQ liberation, you must read this book.” —Max Rameau, author of Take Back the Land

“From Jordan Flaherty, the journalist who broke the story of the Jena Six, comes this thrilling people’s history of current movements for revolutionary change. A powerful, engaging, exciting book for anyone concerned about the state of the world.” —Cynthia McKinney, former Georgia congresswoman

“Longtime movement journalist Jordan Flaherty grounds his analysis of the money, power, and seductive ideology driving the present-day savior impulse in the brutal histories of colonial domination and racism. A wake-up call to decolonize US-based activism and international solidarity work, everyone interested in social change should read this book.” —Anjali Kamat, independent journalist

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