New Village Press is a not-for-profit book publisher founded in 2005 in the San Francisco Bay Area now based in

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. It began as a national publishing project of Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR), an educational non-profit organization founded in 1981. New Village Press books address topics in the fields of social justice, urban ecology, community development and culture such as

community arts Community art, also known as social art, community-engaged art, community-based art, and, rarely, dialogical art, is the practice of art based in and generated in a community setting. It is closely related to social practice and social turn. Work ...

neighborhood commons A neighborhood commons is a shared community space where neighborhood residents can come together to celebrate life, and young and old can be in each other’s presence but not in each other’s way. It can be a small-scale, multi-use facility, comb ...

, and

participatory democracy Participatory democracy, participant democracy or participative democracy is a form of government in which citizens participate individually and directly in political decisions and policies that affect their lives, rather than through elected repr ...

. In 2006, New Village Press was selected as the "Best Small Publisher in the East Bay", by

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. It partners with and is distributed by

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History

New Village Press originated as New Village Journal, a periodical published from 1999 until 2002, which focused on the revitalization of communities. In 2018, New Village Press incorporated as its own nonprofit, separating from Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility. New Village Press began a distribution partnership with

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in 2018. Originally based in Oakland, CA, New Village Press is now situated in New York, NY.

Recent titles

*''My Life in 100 Objects'' by

Margaret Randall Margaret Randall (born December 6, 1936, New York City, USA) is an American-born writer, photographer, activist and academic. Born in New York City, she lived for many years in Spain, Mexico, Cuba, and Nicaragua, and spent time in North Vietnam ...

(2020) *''Main Street: How a City's Heart Connects Us All'' by

Mindy Thompson Fullilove Mindy Thompson Fullilove, M.D. (born October 15, 1950) is an American social psychiatrist who focuses on the ways social and environmental factors affect the mental health of communities. She is currently a professor of Urban Policy and Health at ...

(2020) *''A Man of the Theater: Survival as an Artist in Iran'' by Nasser Rahmaninejad (2020) *''Visitors: An American Feminist in East Central Europe'' by Ann Snitow (2020) *'' Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans Who Opposed the War'' edited by Ron Carver,

David Cortright David Cortright is an American scholar and peace activist. He is Director of Policy Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame and chair of the Board of the Fourth Freedom Forum.Nadina LaSpina Nadina LaSpina is an Italian-American disability rights activist, teacher, and author. Active in the disability rights movement for 40 years, she is known for her work with Disabled in Action, ADAPT, The Disability Caucus, and other groups. Her ...

(2019) *''In the Company of Rebels: A Generational Memoir of Bohemians, Deep Heads, and History Makers'' by

Chellis Glendinning Chellis Glendinning (born 1947) is an author and activist. She has been called a pioneer in the concept of ecopsychology—the belief that promoting environmentalism is healthy. She is a social-change activist with an emphasis on feminism, biore ...

(2019) *''Placemaking with Children and Youth: Participatory Practices for Planning Sustainable Communities'' by Victoria Derr, Louise Chawla and Mara Mintzer (2018) *''Works of Heart: Building Village Through the Arts'' by Lynne Elizabeth and Suzanne Young (2018) *''Conversations with Diego Rivera: The Monster in His Labyrinth by Alfredo Cardona Peña'', translated by Alvaro Cardona-Hine (2018) *''Homeboy Came to Orange: A Story of People’s Power'' by Ernest Thompson and

(2018) *''The Earth, the City, and the Hidden Narrative of Race'' by Carl Anthony (2017) *''Beginner’s Guide to Community-Based Arts'', 2nd Edition by Keith Knight and Mat Schwarzman (2017) *''Root Shock'' by

, New Village Press edition (2016) *''Openings'' by

Sabra Moore Sabra Moore (born January 25, 1943) is an American artist, writer, and activist. Her artwork is based on re-interpreting family, social, and natural history through the form of artist's books, sewn and constructed sculptures and paintings, and in ...

(2016) *''Growing a Life'' by Illène Pevec (2016)

Notable authors

* Carl Anthony, architect and environmental justice activist * Linda Frye Burnham, a writer focused on performance and community arts * William Cleveland, director of the Center for the Study of Art and Community *

David Cortright David Cortright is an American scholar and peace activist. He is Director of Policy Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame and chair of the Board of the Fourth Freedom Forum.peace activist A peace movement is a social movement which seeks to achieve ideals, such as the ending of a particular war (or wars) or minimizing inter-human violence in a particular place or situation. They are often linked to the goal of achieving world pea ...

. *

Sharon Gamson Danks Sharon Gamson Danks is an American environmental planner and landscape designer known for her advocacy of environmentally friendly schoolyards.October 13, 2010, Amanda Marrazzo, Chicago TribuneNature's classroom: Eco-friendly schoolyards a space fo ...

, environmental planner and founder of Bay Tree Design *

, clinical psychiatrist and educator *

Arlene Goldbard Arlene Goldbard is a writer, social activist and consultant whose focus is the intersection of culture, politics, and spirituality. She is best known as an advocate for cultural democracy and a creator of cultural critique and new cultural policy p ...

, writer, social activist, and consultant *

Chester Hartman Chester W. Hartman (-2023) is an American urban planner, author, and academic. He is Director of Research of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) in Washington, D.C. Previously, he was PRRAC's Executive Director. He is also a Fellow of ...

, urban planner, low-income housing advocate, and academic *

Anne Herbert (writer) Anne Herbert (1950-2015) was an American journalist and author. She was raised in Ohio and wrote mostly in California. Biography Herbert was an assistant editor of ''CoEvolution Quarterly'', a precursor to the ''Whole Earth Review''. She coined t ...

, former assistant editor of ''CoEvolution Quarterly'' *

Spoon Jackson Stanley Russell "Spoon" Jackson (born August 22, 1957 in Barstow, California) is an American poet serving a life without the possibility of parole sentence. Currently incarcerated at California State Prison, Solano. Jackson was convicted of the s ...

, poet and writer who discovered his talent while serving a life sentence * James Jiler, executive director of Urban GreenWorks *

Roger Katan Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ( ...

, architect and artist *

Keith Knight (cartoonist) Keith Edgar Knight Jr. (born August 24, 1966) is an American cartoonist and musician known for his accessible yet subversive comic strips ''The K Chronicles'', ''(Th)ink'', and ''The Knight Life''. While his work is humorous and universal in app ...

, syndicated cartoonist *Glenna Lang, illustrator, designer, and artist *

Annie Lanzillotto Annie Lanzillotto (born June 1, 1963) is an American author, poet, songwriter, director, actor, podcaster, and performance artist. Her book, '' L Is for Lion: An Italian Bronx Butch Freedom Memoir'' was published by State University of New Yo ...

, poet and performance artist *

Nadina LaSpina Nadina LaSpina is an Italian-American disability rights activist, teacher, and author. Active in the disability rights movement for 40 years, she is known for her work with Disabled in Action, ADAPT, The Disability Caucus, and other groups. Her ...

, disability rights activist. *

Karl Linn Karl Linn (March 11, 1923 – February 3, 2005) was an American landscape architect, psychologist, educator, and community activist, best known for inspiring and guiding the creation of "neighborhood commons" on vacant lots in East Coast inner citi ...

, landscape architect and founder of the community garden movement in the United States *

, artist and activist *

Beverly Naidus Beverly Naidus (born 1953) is an American artist, author and current faculty member of University of Washington Tacoma. She is the author of several artist books including ''One Size Does Not Fit All'' (1993) and ''What Kinda Name is That?'' (1996) ...

, artist and educator * Illène Pevec, educator focusing on the development of youth gardens *

, feminist poet and social activist *

Ronald Shiffman Ronald Shiffman is a Brooklyn-based city planner, architect, professor, and author. In 1964, Ron Shiffman co-founded the Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development ICCEDnow known as the Pratt Center for Community Develop ...

, cofounder of the Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development * Judith Tannenbaum, writer and prison arts educator *

Lily Yeh Lily Yeh (born 1941, Guizhou, China) is an artist whose work has taken her to communities throughout the world. She grew up in Taiwan and moved to the United States in 1963 to attend the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Fine Arts. ...

, international artist * Alfredo Cardona Peña, journalist, poet, essayist, biographer * Louise Chawla, environmental activist with a focus on children and nature * Ann Snitow, writer, teacher, feminist activist * Nasser Rahmaninejad, artist, activist, lecturer on theatre and politics

References

External links

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