The Future Is Ours
Subtitle: A Handbook for Student Activists in the 21st Century
Edition: 1st ed edition
Publisher: Owl Books
Published: December 15, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780805047875
Subjects: Student movements; Social Science - Politics & Government; Handbooks, manuals, etc; Children's 12-Up - Politics / Current Events; Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction; Sociology; United States; Politics & Government; Education / Students & Student Life; College students; Political activity
First sentence: If you've picked up this book, you may already have found the issue or problem that you are most concerned about-or it may have found you.
Description: "We can change the world. Each of us has a role to play in making this a better place for ourselves and for those around us. With a comprehensive directory of resources and organizations, tons of information about Internet activism, sample press releases, meeting agenda charts, and more, this is the book to get you started mobilizing!"--BOOK JACKET. "Do you want to effect positive change in your community - locally or globally or both? Then this book is for you. With organizing advice from internationally known young activists - such as Adam Werbach, the twenty-three-year-old, youngest-ever president of the Sierra Club; Malik Yoba, star of Fox TV's New York Undercover; and Josh Knauer, executive director of the EnviroLink Network - The Future Is Ours is the first step-by-step guide to help you become an effective activist. Find out the nuts and bolts of recruiting and prioritizing, fund-raising and publicity, planning and conducting meetings, working with school and community officials and media, and more."--BOOK JACKET.