Wedding Portrait, The - Hardcover

Innosanto Nagara

 
9781609808020: Wedding Portrait, The

Synopsis

An essential book for kids about standing up for what's right. Here are stories of direct action from around the world that are bookended by the author's wedding story, when he was arrested for protesting. When indigenous people in Colombia block an oil company from destroying their environment - this is a blockade; when Florida farmworkers encourage people not to buy their tomatoes because the farm owners won't pay them for their hard work - this is called a boycott. In brilliantly bright and inspiring illustrations we see ordinary people say No - to unfair treatment.

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About the Author

INNOSANTO NAGARA's books encourage children to grow up with confidence in themselves, and to be proactive citizens who are passionate about causes from environmental issues to LGBTQ rights and civil rights. Nagara was born and raised in Indonesia, and moved to the US in 1988. After studying zoology and philosophy at UC Davis, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he worked as a graphic designer for a range of social change organizations, before founding the Design Action Collective, a worker-owned cooperative design studio. Innosanto was arrested on his wedding day with his wife, Kristi, for protesting at a nuclear arms production facility. They live happily in Oakland, CA, with their son. Nagara's books, all published by Seven stories, are A is for Activist, Counting on Community, and My Night in the Planetarium.

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