Radical Educators in Grassroots Contexts is a collection of engaging and inspiring interviews with radical educators who respond to the harsh economic, political, cultural and environmental conditions in the current neo-liberal context where fascism and global capitalism pose new threats to peoples and the earth. It illustrates how new meanings of radical education can be harnessed in alternative education initiatives to challenge oppressive structures as formal education largely serves the interests of dominant ideologies. Radical education is a critical intervention that invites us to continue reflecting on the way we learn and teach and to deepen our commitment to social change.

Salma Ismail, Emeritus Associate Professor, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Radical Educators in Grassroots Contexts provides a series of powerful accounts from education activists from across the globe who demonstrate that education matters for a socially just world. And that that education might best be served outside of formal schooling.

Martin Mill, Professor of Education, QUT, Australia

This book shows that there are always alternatives, even to the alternative. It constitutes both an act of awareness – of radical education initiatives and fascinating people – and a call to transform our own contexts, towards the creation of a better (meaning more just) world.

José Pedro Amorim, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal