Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win

Helen Shiller

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Helen Shiller recounts her independent path of resistance: from the student anti-war movement of the 1960s to a Black Panther Party alliance to Mayor Harold Washington's 26th vote to lonely voice against Mayor Richard M. Daley on a myriad of issues.

Book Details

Publisher: Haymarket Books
Publish Date: Dec 27th, 2022
Pages: 500
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 1.00in - 1.74lb
EAN: 9781642598889
Categories: • Political• Labor & Industrial Relations• Political Process - Political Parties

About the Author

Helen Shiller, raised by migrant Jewish parents, was radicalized by the anti-war and civil rights movements. Shiller was in a collective of whites aligned with the Black Panther Party on Chicago. Beginning in 1987, Shiller was a radical Chicago alderperson for 24 years.

Praise for this book

"This is a serious book-full of policy and protest, firm in its convictions, and short on lighthearted anecdotes. You have to knuckle down, have some tea, and think about housing lawsuits and school boycotts of yore. But it's well-written--Shiller worked for years for the alternative press, and can tell a story thoroughly and compactly, with even a little poetry. It's ultimately a hopeful book--a reminder that problems have always looked insurmountable until they're surmounted." --New City

"An informative book...." --Kirkus

"Helen Shiller's work inside and out of the Chicago City Council is a model for all those seeking to make real change in the world. From her tireless work challenging gentrification, police abuse, and homophobia, Shiller never lost sight of her roots, and always put the struggles of poor and working class people first. No matter where you live and organize there is much to be learned from Helen's inspiring and courageous life story. Read this book!" --Rossana Rodríiacute;guez Sáaacute;nchez, Alderwoman Chicago's 33rd Ward

"I salute my good friend and comrade Helen Shiller for the broad vivid picture of her extraordinary life's journey, filled with personal challenges, and her decades of exceptional social justice work with and for the poor and oppressed communities. Helen worked tireleslly with the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party and its Intercommunal Survival Committee for racial and social justice during the 1970's. She is as a true servant of the people. --Emory Douglas, Revolutionary Artist/Minister of Culture, The Black Panther Party 1967/1980

"As a journalist who has covered Helen Shiller, off and on, throughout her half-century of community activism, I have long wondered how she would tell her own epic story. Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win answers that question poignantly and powerfully. Her epic journey takes us from the era of SDS, Black Panthers and school desegregation, through both Mayors Daley to the rise of Mayor Harold Washington, President Barack Obama and finally her own election to Chicago City Council--for 24 years. From outside agitator to insider alderperson, Shiller earned respect even from her political rivals for her savvy and resilience. For those who wonder whether they can "buy in" to the system without selling out, this story is a great place to start." --Clarence Page, Pulitzer-prize-winning columnist and editorial board member at the Chicago Tribune

"The only way NOT to repeat history and mistakes of the past is to share it, honor it, and learn from it. . . . and Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win does just that and talks about REAL CHANGE & REAL ALLIANCES." --Ald. Jeanette Taylor, Chicago's 20th Ward

"This book is a must read for today's organizers working to connect their neighborhoods to a vision of transformative, anti-racist politics. Daring to Struggle expands our knowledge of New Left organizers who rarely grabbed headlines, yet set a high standard for radical street-level and electoral activism." --Amy Sonnie and James Tracy, co-authors Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels and Black Power: Interracial Solidarity in 1960s-70s New Left Organizing

"Helen Schiller has written a much needed, past due, historical account of her life as a community organizer and Council woman representing the poor in Uptown Chicago. Sc