Recs if you like Are Prisons Obsolete?...

required reading for learning praxis, fighting fascism & neoliberalism, and embracing protest and uprising against capitalism and violence. not central to the U.S. additionally, includes books on queer politics, disability rights, indigenous fights for landback and much more. now is the time where it is more vital than ever that we sacrifice ourselves for the greater good. get educated folks.

Intersectional books about anti-capitalism, economic injustice, and imagining better futures of interdependence and reciprocity

If you're looking to read something that will radicalize you...this is the list for you. Signed, your fave community organizer

Aka Dua Lipa’s reading list. Everyone’s fave popstar on permanent holiday with a massive list of books to read, and she always seems to have incredible recommendations.

I am not part of Service95 or affiliated with Dua Lipa. I am just a fan curating this list based on the @service95bookclub IG account 💋

Please let me know if I’ve missed anything, you have recommendations, or anything should be removed!

a list of books to educate yourself on social and political topics

All of the books listed here are introductory texts for Prison Abolition. The books on this list need no prior knowledge and are all great starting points for understanding prison abolition. You will find personal accounts, journalistic and essay books, as well as accessible analyses and histories of policing/incarceration

This list is the why of abolition

books to read on 4th of july and beyond. politics/history/social issues, let me know if you have any suggestions!

You cannot be anti-capitalist if you are racist. Racism is the capitalists’ sharpest sword.

No one is free until we all are free.

Focused on America and anti-blackness but touches on other groups as well.

Why we need a revolution and how we get there

or: some leftist nonfiction. we love being educated and wanting basic human rights for everybody ♡

All credit for this list goes to ysaleftyouonread on instagram! This is her list of female authors she spotlighted for Women’s History Month, that are “not the same five white ladies” we always hear about! My personal goal is to read one book from each of these 31 women this year; I have been loving this journey and wanted to share with you all!

(Check out Ysa’s reels, she does a great job of describing the vibes without giving away the story!)

books i’ve read or want to read on community organizing, liberation and building a better world

short books that pack a punch (less than 200 pages)

Tightly packed that pack a punch.

Recommendations welcome.

books about sex work and what it entails

These are nonfiction recs that may be good for people just wanting to dip their toes into nonfiction. A lot of this focuses on shorter or graphic nonfiction, but also ones with interesting writing or really accessible explanations. Depending on what you read, some of these may be better for you than others. So, take a look and you should be able to find something good!

Nonfiction books that address criminal psychology, flaws with the justice system, and what is to be done about it.

A list of books to help you assimilate different perpectives - in politics, sociology, race studies, humanities, real history, psychology.

Books you might need in order to become "disgustingly educated" on various topics that concern all of us.

As always, anything must be taken with a grain of salt, even when it's a perspective we agree with ⚠️

Never forget 😸