Mona Damluji writes, studies and teaches about oil cultures, cinema history and the Middle East as an assistant professor at UC Santa Barbara. She is a co-producer of the Peabody and Emmy-nominated web series The Secret Life of Muslims, and has curated exhibits and events around the globe that feature path-breaking art, film, photography, and comics. Mona and her partner live in California with their two hilarious children. Children's book author and illustrator Innosanto Nagara is also a graphic designer and founder of the Design Action worker-owned cooperative design studio in Oakland. He lives in a co-housing community and teaches and trains martial arts at a collectively run dojo. He is the author of six books for children, the first of which, A is for Activist, is credited with starting the movement in social justice book publishing for children. His other books are Counting on Community, My Night in the Planetarium, The Wedding Portrait, M is for Movement, and Oh, the Things We're For!
Together offers a vision of the world we want for our children, one in which all living things flourish, our communities thrive, and justice prevails. --Ibram X. Kendi, author of Antiracist Baby A stunningly beautiful book about unity and hope. Together belongs in every home and every classroom. --Matt de la Pena, author of the Newbery Award-winning Last Stop on Market Street and Milo Imagines the Word How can we raise our children to believe deeply in the power of collective action to build a more just and equitable world? We can start by reading this beautiful book with them, and celebrating, together, the boundless possibilities of a society centered upon love. --Ady Barkan, activist and author of Eyes to the Wind A window into a world our children deserve. It's a world full of love, compassion and solidarity. This book shows us our potential when we come together. It is a gift to every child. --Linda Sarsour, director, MPower Change and Co-Founder, Women's March A masterpiece that distills the most important message we can teach our children today: we are stronger, more powerful and more beautiful together. --Annie Leonard, director, Greenpeace U.S.A. A beautiful celebration of collective action and power, at once playful and profound. The perfect message to share with the little ones who will shape tomorrow's movements. A true treasure. --Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything A message in the darkness, reminding us of our history, and our future. When we choose to come together, we find we are not alone! --Severn Cullis-Suzuki, activist and founder of the Environmental Children's Organization