{"product_id":"the-activist-angler-paperback","title":"The Activist Angler - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Duncombe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElegantly written and charmingly illustrated, \u003cem\u003eThe Activist Angler\u003c\/em\u003e shows how lessons learned from angling can guide political activism and vice versa. Patience, preparation and precision are needed to catch fish . . . and to build a movement.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking for a retreat during the stress of the pandemic, the activist and teacher Steve Duncombe took up fishing, a sport he had abandoned in his youth. After many years away from his rod, he had to re-learn how to fish and approached the practice with what Zen masters call \"Beginner's Mind.\" Having no recent experience to fall back on, every fish successfully caught or line hopelessly snarled served as a lesson. Hours spent doing little more than casting and retrieving meant plenty of time to think. One of the things Steve thought a lot about was activism. The art of angling, he discovered, has a lot to teach about the art of activism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Activist Angler\u003c\/em\u003e brings together these lessons in an engaging journey from the street to the beach and back. The format is simple: one reflection on fishing followed by another on what might be learned and applied to activism, with each accompanied by an illustration. Topics range from telling fish stories and the trap of activist nostalgia, to the impossibility of thinking like a fish yet the necessity for an organizer to understand their audience, with detours through reflections on self-care, catch-and-release, and taking responsibility for the human cost of one's political actions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen Duncombe\u003c\/strong\u003e is a lifelong activist and co-founder of the Center for Artistic Activism. Teaching and writing on the intersection of culture and politics, he has published eight books, most notably \u003ci\u003eArt and Activism: Your All-Purpose Guide to Make the Impossible Possible\u003c\/i\u003e (with Steve Lambert), \u003ci\u003eDream or Nightmare: Reimagining Politics in an Age of Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eCultural Resistance Reader\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 23, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67926678438142,"sku":"9781682195017","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/8716\/4670\/files\/4oY_p5gmnY9781682195017.webp?v=1793453509","url":"https:\/\/123learningstore.com\/products\/the-activist-angler-paperback","provider":"123 Learning Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}