Innosanto Nagara

Innosanto Nagara
BornJakarta, Indonesia
OccupationWriter, illustrator, graphic designer
EducationMasters in zoology and philosophy
Alma materUC Davis
GenreChildren's books
Notable worksA is for Activist
ChildrenArief Romero
Website
Official website

Innosanto Nagara is a children's author, activist, and graphic designer. He is the author of the alphabet book A is for Activist as well as the other children's books Counting on Community, My Night in the Planetarium, and the newly released The Wedding Portrait.[1][2][3] He is also the founder of Design Action Collective,[4] a self-described Marxist organization that believes "capitalism is an inherently exploitative and alienating system and that socialism presents a positive alternative."[5] As well, the Design Action Collective believes "the US government is the main impediment to peace and justice on a global scale"[5] and, as of 2010, actively supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel’s violations of Palestinian human rights’.[5] According to NPR, Nagara began writing children's books upon realizing that he could not find "a fun book" that "talked about the importance of social justice."[6]

  1. ^ La Ferla, Ruth (30 June 2017). "Children's Primers Court the Littlest Radicals". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. ^ Hill, Corey (14 November 2012). "A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara". Yes! Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference pwcoc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Design Action Collective". designaction.org. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Design Action Collective". designaction.org. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  6. ^ Lattimore, Kayla (6 July 2017). "Summer Reading for Your Woke Kid". NPR. Retrieved 6 July 2017.