{"product_id":"noisy-valley-the-art-of-protest","title":"Noisy Valley: The Art of Protest","description":"\u003csection id=\"single-book\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"columns small-12 medium-7 text-left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e“It’s about what ordinary people do, because what we do... is quite extraordinary.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eProtest matters, and never more so than today – and yet our rights around dissent have been eroded in law.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNoisy Valley\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis a beautifully illustrated work of graphic nonfiction exploring the importance of protest, and what it can achieve, through the voices of one vibrant community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn every neighbourhood there are the activists, the ones who raise their voices. Myfanwy Tristram visited the Rhondda Valley in South Wales, inviting local people to recount their memories of the times they’d refused to take things lying down.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNoisy Valley\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis the result: a graphic retelling of protests both past and present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe area is best known for the miners’ strikes of the 80s, (and their support from the LGBT movement as documented in the film\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePride\u003c\/em\u003e) but the spirit of dissent runs deeply whenever there is injustice. These stories tell how communities and individuals pushed back on a landfill site that poisoned local streams, a waste processing plant that destroyed an area of natural beauty, sexism in the workplace and the closure of the local hospital. We dip into the historic Aldermaston marches and the Greenham women’s peace camp too.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNoisy Valley\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a testament to protestors who – whatever the political climate – have believed in their power to get things changed.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"book-links\"\u003e\u003ca id=\"physical-store-toggle\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca data-fancybox=\"look-inside\" data-fancybox-index=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selfmadehero.com\/attachments\/e6e371520c2124bd2a066c7e90f61bd8609a97bd\/store\/43c309c109412e2148494cb498cffbd93e0f4e3b17e0a30060763c87ff44\/look_inside_1.jpg\"\u003eLook inside\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"columns small-12 medium-5 text-center\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.selfmadehero.com\/creators\/myfanwy-tristram\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"attachment creator profile_image creator-image image-circle\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p222bhj5cec2.cloudfront.net\/attachments\/9ed0aea823dd3be8e96a99284f8cb8bd2b911832\/store\/5ab65f885f65c1b76f17f9de641341e7e169d051d367cfcf4dfd1fcf0612\/profile_image\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"columns small-12 medium-7 text-left staff-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"creator-name\"\u003eMyfanwy Tristram\u003c\/h2\u003e\nMyfanwy Tristram is a graphic novelist based in Brighton, UK, whose work focuses on activism and social history. Her comics have been shortlisted for several awards. In 2017, Myf co-ordinated and published\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDraw the Line\u003c\/em\u003e, depicting more than 100 simple actions to help change the world.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNoisy Valley\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ewas shortlisted for the UK’s prestigious First Graphic Novel Award.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Graphic Novel Library by Books With Pictures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48388117496000,"sku":"9781914224430","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0744\/1698\/0160\/files\/noisyvalleytheartofprotestcover.png?v=1780946575","url":"https:\/\/graphicnovellibrary.org\/products\/noisy-valley-the-art-of-protest","provider":"Graphic Novel Library by Books With Pictures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}