How Powerful We Are, Sally Rugg
How Powerful We Are, Sally Rugg
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How Powerful We Are
Behind the scenes with one of Australia's leading activists

Author: Sally Rugg

Narrator: Sally Rugg

Unabridged: 11 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/27/2019

Synopsis

'Incisive, blistering and tender. Sally is one of our most valiant warriors.' - Clementine Ford, author of FIGHT LIKE A GIRL and BOYS WILL BE BOYS

'Proof that the personal is always political - and love really can save the world.' - Jamila Rizvi, author of NOT JUST LUCKY

'Rugg's passion and insight make for a propulsive tale' - Sydney Morning Herald

Even if you're not an activist (yet), at a time when the news is written for clicks and elections are fought with three-word slogans, it's crucial to preserve some record of events that isn't 'fake news' or political spin. In part, this book is my attempt to counter the re-writing of how Australia achieved one of the most significant social changes in a generation.

Sally Rugg is one of Australia's most influential campaigners for social change. HOW POWERFUL WE ARE is her manifesto for championing what you believe is right.

In these pages Sally will teach you some of the things she learnt on the marriage equality campaign: how to develop a strategy, how to frame your messages, how to get your campaign to the media, how to build community power. And she'll share with you the much harder lessons learnt: the consequences of campaign decisions; how to weather criticism and harassment from every angle; and how, in mass campaign movements, nothing is black and white.

About Sally Rugg

Sally Rugg is an LGBTIQ rights activist, writer and public speaker. She is Executive Director at political activist group change.org, and was previously Campaign Director at GetUp where she lead the campaign for marriage equality for five years. Sally was recently awarded the 2017 SMAC of the Year at the FBi Awards, a Woman of The Year by Harpers Bazaar, one of Australia's Most Influential LGBTIQ people by Cosmopolitan magazine and among the Top 15 Women Championing Human Rights by Amnesty International. How Powerful We Are is her first book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carly on September 01, 2019

An excellently written, well researched book on the Marriage Equality campaign. It details Sally’s work at GetUp, as well as many people throughout history who fought for LGBTIQA rights. It is angry yet gentle - an insight into just how fucked up the postal survey was, and how much work went on to b......more

Goodreads review by Ellen on February 13, 2021

A book unfairly punished by its necessary probing into Australian politics – a space which is utterly uninspiring, insipid and enraging. Still, it's impossible not to embrace the emotional crescendo as the now known ending unfolds.......more

Goodreads review by Natasha on November 25, 2020

A blistering and vulnerable, informative and insightful manifesto on activism, and the inner workings of the 2017 Australian postal survey on Marriage Equality. The highs, the lows, the tear-inducing wins and the heart-hollowing losses. All laid bare through the words and eyes of someone who lived i......more

Goodreads review by Alicia on March 15, 2020

I’m so glad I read this book. I’m a queer woman but I was largely insulated from the negative effects of the postal survey in Australia by the love and support of family and friends. I had times of immense anger and sadness (every time I saw No campaigners being given a mainstream platform to spew h......more

Goodreads review by silky on October 25, 2020

A great book if you want to learn a lot more about how campaigning works. The book is very thorough in all the details, as well as highlighting what worked and what didn't. The campaign received the desired outcome but it didn't come without a lot of scarfices and people who were unfairly pushed asi......more

Quotes

Rugg's passion and insight make for a propulsive tale

Covering issues such
as identity politics, gender equality and the reliability of news sources, it's an intelligent, eloquent read that will make you the most informed person at your next dinner party.

Whether she is examining the ruthless influence of political factions or the practical mechanics of a successful campaign, Rugg's passion and insight make for a propulsive tale.

One of Australia's leading activists takes you behind the scenes of one of Australia's biggest campaigns to show how we can use our voice to champion what we believe in.

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