Examining the work of social justice groups in Minneapolis following therecession Since the Great Recession even as protest and rebellion have occurred with growing frequency many social justice organizers continue to displace as much as empower popular struggles for egalitarian and emancipatory change In A Voice but No Power David Forrest explains why this is the case and explores how these organizers might better reach their potential as advocates for the abolition of exploitation discrimination and other unjust conditionsThrough an indepth study of post Minneapolisa center of progressive activismForrest argues that social justice organizers so often fall short of their potential largely because of challenges they face in building what he calls contentious identities the public identities they use to represent their constituents and counteract stigmatizing images such as the welfare queen or the underclass In the process of assembling publicizing and legitimating contentious