We're in This Together

A Young Readers Edition of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders

Linda Sarsour

• Publisher: Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN:
  9781534439313
• Print ISBN:
  9781534439306

An empowering young readers edition of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders, the memoir by Women's March coorganizer and activist Linda Sarsour that's "equal parts inspiring, emotional, and informative" ( Kirkus Reviews ). You can count on me, your Palestinian Muslim sister, to keep her voice loud, keep her feet on the streets, and keep my head held high because I am not afraid. On January 21, 2017, Linda Sarsour stood in the National Mall to deliver a speech that would go down in history. A crowd of over 470, 000 people gathered in Washington, DC, to advocate for legislation, policy, and the protection of women's rights—with Linda, a Muslim American activist from Brooklyn, leading the charge, unapologetic and unafraid.In this middle grade edition of We Are Not Here to be Bystanders, Linda shares the memories that shaped her into the activist she is today, and how these pivotal moments in her life led her to being an organizer in one of the largest single-day protests in US history. From the Brooklyn bodega her father owned to the streets of Washington, DC, Linda's story as a daughter of Palestinian immigrants is a moving portrayal of what it means to find your voice in your youth and use it for the good of others as an adult.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Chapter 1: The Women’s March
• Chapter 2: Journey to the American Dream
• Chapter 3: A Village within a Village
• Chapter 4: The Bodega
• Chapter 5: Palestine
• Chapter 6: Curfews, Raids, and Checkpoints
• Chapter 7: New School, New Rules
• Chapter 8: Finding My Voice
• Chapter 9: Over-Policing
• Chapter 10: My American Dream
• Chapter 11: 9/11
• Chapter 12: Basemah
• Chapter 13: The Accident
• Chapter 14: The Aftermath
• Chapter 15: Tamir’s Story and Sabreen’s Campaign
• Chapter 16: Hurricane Sandy
• Chapter 17: Sajida’s Voice
• Chapter 18: Your Fight Is My Fight!
• Chapter 19: Social Justice Voltron Unite!
• Chapter 20: #March2Justice
• Chapter 21: My Name Is Linda Sarsour
• Chapter 22: What I’m Doing Now
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Glossary of Islamic and Arabic Terms
• Endnotes
• Copyright