Ellen Bravo and Larry Miller, authors of STANDING UP - a Boswell event

2559 North Downer Avenue,Milwaukee WI 53211

18 March, 2022

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Ellen Bravo and Larry Miller, authors of STANDING UP - an in-person Boswell event Boswell presents an evening with Ellen Bravo and Larry Miller, authors of Standing Up: Tales of Struggle. For this event, Bravo and Miller will be in conversation with activist, educator, and musician Tony Baez. This event is cosponsored by AFL-CIO. As they stand up, slow down, form unions, leave an abusive relationship or just stir up good trouble, the characters in this multi-generation novel entertain and enlighten, make us laugh and rage, and encourage us to love deeply, that we may continue the fight for justice. From Ai-jen Poo, Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance: “Great storytelling about standing up to injustice, filled with hope and powered by love and human interdependence. We see the anatomy of stand-ups: courage bolstered by support, where we tell each other, “Yes, you can,” and tell our oppressors, “No, you won’t.” Ellen Bravo is a lifelong activist and the former director of 9to5 (the group that inspired the movie,) and current head of Family Values @ Work, a network of state coalitions working for family-friendly policies. Ellen is the award-winning writer of three non-fiction books, the most recent being Taking on the Big Boys, or Why Feminism is Good for Families, Business and the Nation. Among her commendations is a Ford Foundation Visionary award. Ellen lives in Milwaukee with her husband; they have two adult sons. Purchase your copy of Standing Up at https://www.boswellbooks.com/book/9781734493894. Signed copies and personalization available on pre-orders. Please note that signed copies will not be shipped until after the event.