Take Back the Land

By Max Rameau,

Book cover of Take Back the Land: Land, Gentrification & the Umoja Village Shantytown

Book description

On October 23, 2006, a group of activists brought land struggle to the US. After seizing public land in Liberty City, FL, the Umoja Village Shantytown was born.

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked Take Back the Land as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The best book I’ve ever read about organizing. Max Rameau is a visionary organizer who, in the midst of the housing crisis of 2008, began seizing empty houses and helping homeless people move in. In this book, he goes into deep detail on a previous campaign to reclaim land and turn it into housing, explaining both the successes and failures, as well as the strategy and ideas behind the tactics. Read this to learn the fundamentals of how to plan, organize and win.

If you love Take Back the Land...

Ad

Book cover of Uniting the States of America: A Self-Care Plan for a Wounded Nation

Uniting the States of America By Lyle Greenfield,

We’ve all experienced the overwhelming level of political and social divisiveness in our country. This invisible “virus” of negativity is, in part, the result of the name-calling and heated rhetoric that has become commonplace among commentators and elected leaders alike. 

My book provides a clear perspective on the historical and…

Want books like Take Back the Land?

Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Take Back the Land.

Browse books like Take Back the Land

Book cover of Assata: An Autobiography
Book cover of The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex
Book cover of Stone Butch Blues

Share your top 3 reads of 2024!

And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.

1,593

readers submitted
so far, will you?

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in land use, gentrification, and public policy?

Land Use 13 books
Gentrification 23 books
Public Policy 84 books