{"product_id":"the-dream-of-a-common-movement-selected-writings-of-urvashi-vaid-paperback","title":"The Dream of a Common Movement: Selected Writings of Urvashi Vaid - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUrvashi Vaid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dream of a Common Movement\u003c\/i\u003e collects essays, interviews, and speeches by the late feminist and civil rights activist Urvashi Vaid, whose pioneering writing and organizing over the course of four decades fundamentally shaped the LGBTQ+ movement. Vaid explores the LGBTQ+ movement's impact on the AIDS epidemic and its challenges as it developed a national presence. She calls out movement leaders and donors for not addressing gender, race, and class issues and passionately argues that the goal of any liberation movement should be transformation, not assimilation. In personal essays, Vaid describes a double consciousness forged by the experience of immigration and a complicated relationship with her Indian-American and lesbian identities. Whether she was focused on the Donors of Color Network, the 22nd Century Initiative, the Lesbian Political Action Committee, or other initiatives she launched, Vaid was steadfast in her vision of a more just society and believed deeply in the power of people coming together to effect change. Offering a window into the breadth of her progressive vision for social change, this volume inspires readers to never stop organizing and marching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUrvashi Vaid (1958-2022) was an LGBTQ+ rights activist, lawyer, writer, and the author of \u003ci\u003eVirtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jyotsna Vaid is Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Women's and Gender Studies at Texas A\u0026amp;M University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Amy Hoffman is a writer, editor, activist, and the author of five books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tony Kushner is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, playwright, and screenwriter.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756880912717,"sku":"9781478031628","price":38.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/vPuCD5jra9781478031628.webp?v=1776754703","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-dream-of-a-common-movement-selected-writings-of-urvashi-vaid-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}