Becoming a citizen activist
Subtitle: stories, strategies, and advice for changing our world
By: Nick Licata
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781632170446
Subjects: Seattle (Wash.).; Philosophy; Social policy; Seattle (Wash.). City Council; Social change; Political and social views; Politicians; Political activists; Political participation; Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: 1. You Can Fight City Hall; title: The Minimum Wage Story; title: Elections Count; title: 2. See the World as It Should Be; title: Read beyond the Words; title: See the Small Things That Generate the Big Things; title: 3. Learn to Listen; title: The Politics of Anger; title: Let the Police Speak; title: Women Reshape Local Government; title: Out of the Closet; title: Immigrant Rights; title: 4. The Power Is in the Details; title: The Columbia University Strike; title: Students Expose Sweatshop Providers; title: Ticketing Aggressive Panhandling; title: Passing Paid Sick Leave; title: Tracking Hate Crimes; title: Networking Information; title: 5. Change Is a Marathon; title: Getting to Same-Sex Marriage; title: Legalizing Marijuana; title: 6. Get the Word Out; title: Books; title: Magazines; title: Pamphlets; title: Handouts; title: Posters; title: Newspapers; title: Radio; title: TV; title: E-mail; title: Facebook; title: Twitter; title: YouTube; title: Blogs; title: 7. People Tools for Organizing; title: Petitions; title: Opinion Polls; title: Public Forums; title: 8. The Servant in Public Servant; title: Make Politicians Work for You; title: Embrace the Critics; title: Nudge, Don't Lecture; title: "Being Supportive" : Is It Real?; title: 9. Protest; title: Assert Yourself; title: Refusing to Get a Divorce; title: Raising Your Fist at the Olympic Games; title: Women in Black; title: Stopping Coal and Oil Trains; title: Shouting Them Down; title: Occupy Wall Street; title: The Tea Party Crashes the Party; title: 10. Disrupt the Culture; title: Disrupt the Status Quo, Gently; title: Explore New Cultural Values : Start an Intentional Community; title: Join a Parade; title: Create a People's Poet Populist; title: Create Cultural Districts; title: 11. Take the Power and Use It; title: Homeless Encampments : The Poor Take Control; title: Community Land Trusts : Housing Is Not a Commodity; title: Student Power; title: Democracy Dies Without You.