Outside In, Libby Davies
Outside In, Libby Davies
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Outside In
A Political Memoir

Author: Libby Davies

Narrator: Marilla Wex

Unabridged: 9 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 10/15/2020


Synopsis

Libby Davies has worked steadfastly for social justice both inside parliament and out on the streets for more than four decades. At nineteen, Davies became a community organizer in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. She went on to serve in municipal and then federal politics, advancing to the role of Deputy Leader of the New Democratic Party. Davies looks back on her remarkable life and career with candid humour and heart-rending honesty. She addresses the challenges of her work on homelessness, sex workers’ rights, and ending drug prohibition. She illuminates the human strengths and foibles at the core of each issue, her own as well as those of her colleagues and activist allies. Davies’ astute political analysis offers an insider’s perspective that never loses touch with the people she fights alongside. Outside In is both a political and personal memoir of Davies’ forty years of work at the intersection of politics and social movements.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Travis

This is not a review but is based on an interview I had with the author. It was originally published in the Georgia Straight newspaper. With a lifetime agitating for social change—as an activist, city councillor, and member of Parliament representing Vancouver East—Libby Davies has more than a few go......more

Goodreads review by Roxanne

Libby does an outstanding job of outlining a career of activism while navigating the bureaucracy of party politics. It’s engaging, inspiring an an enjoyable read......more

Goodreads review by Kim

This is a hopeful book - packed full with insights about how to make change happen, working from both inside electoral politics and as a grassroots activist. Davies has been part of extraordinary movements in Canada - from her advocacy for drug users, sex workers, to her work to have housing recogni......more