Stand Up!
Subtitle: 75 Young Activists Who Rock the World and How You Can, Too?
By: John Schlimm
Publisher: Publishing Syndicate LLC
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Orangevale, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 465
ISBN-13: 9781938778407; 9780985060299
Subjects: JUVENILE NONFICTION; Social Activists; Biography & Autobiography; Reformers; Juvenile literature; Social reformers
Description: Through their own voices and spirited calls to action, 75 of the world's most dynamic young activists share their extraordinary stories in this generation-defining collection for students, parents, teachers, volunteers, and community service leaders. Tapping into today's global youth movement where social entrepreneurship and activism merge at the intersection of business, pop culture, and nonprofit work, these stories showcase young men and women-some of whom started their efforts as early as three years of age-bringing savvy compassion and unstoppable courage to and from locations all over t.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; Braille the Universe!; Adversity = Opportunity; From Counted Out to Counted On; Being Cool is Overrated; How I Found My Voice; Soldier On!; Making Spirits Bright; There is a Plan for Each of Us; Toys to the Rescue!; My Friend Mischa; A Better World by the Bagful; Mission: Help Our Troops Call Home; My Sister Alex and Her Lemonade Stand; Turning Green; Destiny's Peanuts; Ryan's Well; Birke on the Farm; The Rainbow Salad; You Can Be Greater Than You Know How to Be; The Sea Olympics; The Big Sleep Out; Living on the Wild Side; Kilimanjaro for a Cause!; The Power of "We."; title: The Journey to EqualityLegislating Change; OMG!; Advocating Through Friendship; Shifting the World, Little by Little; The Gift of a True Friend; Blossom Power!; Empower Orphans; The Luck of the Draw; We Are Today's Leaders; The Million Girl Revolution; Jumping Over Obstacles; Where Does Meat Come From?; When is Power Most Powerful?; Start Early and Learn for a Lifetime; One Thing Leads to Another; How Soccer Will Save the World; This Book Rocks!; Story & Photo Permissions; About John Schlimm; Acknowledgments; The STAND UP! Promise Pledge; Now It's Your Turn to STAND UP!; I Challenge You.; title: AfterwordAnother World is Possible; A Life Worth Living; Stopping Hate in Its Tracks; Speak Up and Step Out!; The World Lies in the Hands of a Girl; FO(u)R Fragile Hearts; Together We are Stronger; From Our Field to Yours; Because She is a Girl; The Scholar; Fixing Broken Hearts; Alive and Kicking; What's in Your Water?; When Strangers Become Family; Changing the World, Heart to Heart; The Unity Mural; My SWT Life; Social Justice for All!; One Word at a Time; Be a Boss-For Real!; YOU Can Make a Difference; Standing Up for Animals.