Stoking the Fire of Democracy: Our Generation's Introduction to Grassroots Organizing
If we don't have strong grassroots organizing, the age of Obama will become another neoliberal moment-- another missed opportunity for empowering poor and working people! --Cornel West, Princeton UniversityStephen Smith has done a superb job in demonstrating that democracy is not a spectator sport. His footing is sure, strong and steady, and with this book he charts the course for other "could-be radicals" who desire to seize the power and ultimately determine the destiny of our democratic experiment. --Jacqueline Y. Collins, Illinois State SenatorStoking the Fire of Democracy is a remarkable, well-written, and insightful account of the search for a way to turn democratic promise into practice. --Marshall Ganz, Harvard Kennedy School