Inspiring new book on the upside of resistance

Today marks the worldwide release of an amazing new book from Union Square Press, written by Steve Crawshaw and John Jackson, with a foreward from the internationally renowned human rights champion Vaclav Havel. The book is entitled Small Acts of Resistance: How Courage, Tenacity, and Ingenuity Can Change the World.

I met John Jackson through the spectacular MTV Burma Viral project from Carl Le Blond, Ogilvy Amsterdam, and Shilo. Earlier today, he reported that BBC’s world affairs editor John Simpson had highlighted the new book in his story today on Liu Xiaobo winning the 2010 Nobel Prize, writing,

“John Simpson has highlighted beautifully how Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo is linked to so many others in history and today, who live in truth and resist injustice… the very people whose stories our book aims to celebrate.”

Documenting the ingenuity and courage of the human spirit across the past two centuries, the book shares 90 unique stories honoring groups and individuals who have stood up and changed the world. Given the first-hand education I’ve received from John Jackson on positively impacting the world, and the comments below, it’s my sincere pleasure to recommend this important book.

• “Powerful, uplifting, mischievous, fascinating.” — Mia Farrow
• “At its simplest this is a series of uplifting accounts of the sheer power of the human spirit to overwhelm man’s inhumanity to man. But it is also a highly readable voyage through a century of struggle across the world.” – Jon Snow, Channel 4 News UK
• “Too often, people talk of what is unachievable. As this book makes clear, we need to be reminded about what is achievable, too. Small Acts of Resistance is inspiring—and real.” – Shirin Ebadi, Nobel prize-winning Iranian activist and lawyer
• “An inspiring account of those magic moments of mischief that can transform our lives – a book that shows how to poke your tongue out at tyrants without having it cut off.” – Geoffrey Robertson, author of “Crimes Against Humanity: The Struggle for Global Justice”