Mutual Aid
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
A handbook for how to organize to meet immediate needs in your community and work toward lasting change.
Dean Spade Book order
Dean Spade is an author whose work deeply engages with administrative law, poverty law, and law and social movements. His academic roles have provided him with profound insights into legal and social movements, particularly concerning issues of sexual orientation and gender identity. Spade founded the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, focusing on providing free legal services to marginalized communities and advocating for policy reform and public education. His book delves into the intersection of administrative violence, critical trans politics, and the boundaries of law. Dean Spade's writing is characterized by incisive analysis and a commitment to challenging and reforming legal systems.
- 2020
- 2015
Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
The book highlights Dean Spade's work as an advocate for marginalized communities, particularly focusing on the legal challenges faced by transgender, intersex, and gender non-conforming individuals. As the founder of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Spade emphasizes the importance of providing free legal services to low-income clients and people of color, showcasing the intersection of law, social justice, and advocacy in his efforts to empower these communities.
- 2015
Setting forth a politic that goes beyond the quest for the legal inclusion of trans populations, this revised and expanded edition of Normal Life is an urgent call for justice and trans liberation, and the radical transformations it will require.