Demand the Impossible! A Radical Manifesto
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Overview
The insurgent activist and educator shares a vital rally cry for today’s movement-makers in “a manifesto that should be read by everyone” (Angela Y. Davis).
In an era defined by mass incarceration, endless war, economic crisis, catastrophic environmental destruction, and a political system offering more of the same, radical social transformation has never been more urgent—or seemed more remote. Demand the Impossible! urges us to imagine a world beyond what this rotten system would have us believe is possible.
In critiquing the world around us, Bill Ayers uncovers cracks in that system. He raising the horizons for radical change and envisions new strategies for building the movement we need to make a better world for everyone.
In an era defined by mass incarceration, endless war, economic crisis, catastrophic environmental destruction, and a political system offering more of the same, radical social transformation has never been more urgent—or seemed more remote. Demand the Impossible! urges us to imagine a world beyond what this rotten system would have us believe is possible.
In critiquing the world around us, Bill Ayers uncovers cracks in that system. He raising the horizons for radical change and envisions new strategies for building the movement we need to make a better world for everyone.
”Ayers’ vision for a humane future is incendiary—fire that incinerates old logics and illuminates new paths. If we do not end the violence of militarism, materialism, caging, dispossession, debt, want, ignorance, and global warming, our very survival is impossible.” —Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Freedom Dreams
“An elegant and provocative manifesto for our time, one that honors the social justice organizing currently in motion.” —Barbara Ransby, author of Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement
"Demand the Impossible! is to be read and then shared widely. It can serve as a motivator for those of us engaged in the long battle for justice and social transformation.” —Bill Fletcher, Jr, author of Solidarity Divided
"Demand the Impossible! is a brilliant and accessible distillation of techniques and knowledge crafted into a powerful manifesto for our times, expanding the horizon of our expectations." —Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States
"[A] smart and inspirational manifesto." —Vijay Prashad, author of The Poorer Nations
“Ayers’ Demand the Impossible! is a strong shot of inspiration for anyone searching for deep social transformation. . . Chock-full of personal stories, real facts and concrete examples packaged in exquisite writing, Demand the Impossible! will open your mind to possibilities you never thought existed. Ayers will get you off your seat and into the street, fist raised, heart full, reaching for the spectacular." —Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink and author of Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control
"Demand the Impossible! . . . challenges us to imagine bigger, love harder, create more expansively, and struggle toward a liberatory future in spite of our deepest doubts. . . A call to abandon the illusory American Dream wholesale, and, in its place, to unleash our own collective, revolutionary dreams into the universe. I dare you to not be inspired by this book." —Maya Schenwar, author of Locked Down, Locked Out
“This is a deeply refreshing book, reminding us of why the core principles of socialist and anarchist thought—peace, justice, freedom, equality—are grounded, not in utopian fantasy, but in the joyous work of the creative imagination in everyday life. . . . By turns alarming in its realistic assessment of the madness and stupidity of the present global system, and inspiring in its down to earth proposals for alternative human futures, this is a must-read for discouraged progressives everywhere." —W. J. T. Mitchell, author of Seeing Through Race and Cloning Terror
“Every once in a while a book comes along that not only changes the way one thinks, but opens a new space for imagining and then acting to create a better world with commitment, courage, and a heightened sense of ethical and social responsibility. Demand the Impossible! is one of those books, and it ranks right at the top of the list. . . . Powerful, insightful, prodding, challenging, and most of all hopeful." —Henry Giroux, author of Theory and Resistance in Education
"Demand the Impossible! provides the imperative we need now. As public consciousness and despair heighten in our various locales, we must be willing to engage lessons from the past and present while building a future that is reflective of our commitment to justice." —David Stovall, author of Born Out of Struggle
- Title: Demand the Impossible! A Radical Manifesto
- Author: Bill Ayers
- Publisher: Haymarket Books
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 250
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781608467471, 9781608466702, 1608466701, 1608467473
- Resource ID: LLS:9781608467471
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-21T11:37:21Z
Bill Ayers is a social justice activist, teacher, Distinguished Professor of Education (retired) at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and author of two memoirs, Fugitive Days and Public Enemy.