Susie Erenrich ’10 (GSLC, PhD) has published a new book, Wasn’t That a Time: A Cultural Activist Love Letter for the Next Generation. The book offers an inspiring roadmap for grassroots leadership and social change through the arts. Drawing on decades of movement work, Erenrich weaves together personal stories and practical wisdom shaped by experiences connected to Kent State, the Civil Rights Movement, Theatre of the Oppressed, and more. This intimate collection of letters to young activists explores how music, dance, theatre, and community organizing can create lasting social transformation. Wasn’t That a Time is available on Amazon in ebook, paperback (with black-and-white photos), and hardcover (with color photos).
Erenrich is a social movement history documentarian who uses the arts to advance social change. Her career in nonprofit and arts management and community organizing spans more than four decades. She is the editor of The Cost of Freedom: Voicing a Movement After Kent State 1970, Kent & Jackson State 1970–1990, and Grassroots Leadership & the Arts for Social Change. Erenrich is also the producer and host of Wasn’t That a Time: Stories & Songs That Moved the Nation, a community radio program broadcast on WERA. She also serves the International Leadership Association as editor of The Grassroots Leadership and the Arts for Social Change Corner.
