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- ISBN 9780810145054
- Weight: 363g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 31 May 2023
- Publisher: Northwestern University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Each One Teach One chronicles Ron Casanova's struggle out of poverty, homelessness, and drug addiction to find dignity and purpose in life. Through his own awakening, this Black, Puerto Rican activist ultimately finds his answer in helping other people. Born into a dysfunctional family and placed in an orphanage on Staten Island at an early age, Casanova faced overwhelming odds. His story illuminates some of the major events of our time, including the "police riot" at Tompkins Square, the "Housing Now" march of the homeless on Washington, and community takeovers of housing in Kansas City, New York, and Philadelphia.
Underlying Each One Teach One, with its vivid cast of characters and intimate descriptions of Harlem and other urban areas, is the profound sense that no matter what your circumstance, you can use your past experience to help others. Ultimately, Casanova's story is a message of hope for the future and for the possibility of self-sufficiency and self-empowerment for each individual.
Underlying Each One Teach One, with its vivid cast of characters and intimate descriptions of Harlem and other urban areas, is the profound sense that no matter what your circumstance, you can use your past experience to help others. Ultimately, Casanova's story is a message of hope for the future and for the possibility of self-sufficiency and self-empowerment for each individual.
Ron Casanova (1945–2011) was an American activist. At different periods in his life, he was the vice president of the National Union of the Homeless, the editor of the Union of the Homeless News, and the director of the Kansas City Union of the Homeless. He also served as the founding director of Artists for a Better America in New York City and as a leader of the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign.
Stephen Blackburn grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, and is a past recipient of a Michener Fellowship. He is the author of the short-story collection The Extinction of Rhinos in Mexico: Nine Tales of Life and Death and The Rock of Abandon, a murder mystery for the stage set in ancient Athens. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Consuelo Flores.
Stephen Blackburn grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, and is a past recipient of a Michener Fellowship. He is the author of the short-story collection The Extinction of Rhinos in Mexico: Nine Tales of Life and Death and The Rock of Abandon, a murder mystery for the stage set in ancient Athens. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Consuelo Flores.
