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Calling in : how to start making change with those you'd rather cancel / Loretta J. Ross.

Ross, Loretta J., (author.).

Summary:

"In 1979, Loretta Ross was a single mother who’d had to drop out of Howard University. She was working at Washington, DC’s Rape Crisis Center when she got a letter from a man in prison saying he wanted to learn how to not be a rapist anymore. At first, she was furious. As a survivor of sexual violence, she wanted to write back pouring out her rage. But instead, she made a different choice, a choice to reject the response her trauma was pushing her towards, a choice that set her on the path towards developing a philosophy that would come to guide her whole career: rather than calling people out, try to call even your unlikeliest allies in. Hold them accountable -- but do so with love. Calling In is at once a handbook, a manifesto, and a memoir -- because the power of Loretta Ross’s message comes from who she is and what she’s lived through. She’s a Black woman who’s deprogrammed white supremacists, a survivor who’s taught convicted rapists the principles of feminism. With stories from her five remarkable decades in activism, she vividly illustrates why calling people in -- inviting them into conversation instead of conflict by focusing on your shared values over a desire for punishment -- is the more strategic choice if you want to make real change. And she shows you how to do so, whether in the workplace, on a college campus, or in your living room. -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781982190798
  • ISBN: 1982190795
  • Physical Description: v, 271 pages ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-257) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue -- How I learned to call in -- The uses and abuses of call outs -- Be strategic -- Model the world we desire -- Starting with the self -- Calling in techniques -- Creating a call in culture -- Redemption after a call in -- Epilogue: Letting go of hate.
Subject: Ross, Loretta.
Feminists > United States > Biography.
Women, Black > United States > Biography.
Cancel culture.
Social justice.
Communication.
Social skills.
Problem solving.
Genre: Autobiographies.
Self-help publications.

Available copies

  • 3 of 5 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library 302 ROSS 2025 (Text) 0001012580397 Nonfiction New Available -


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