The activist's handbook : winning social change in the 21st century / Randy Shaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shaw, Randy, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social action--United States.

Social action.

United States.

Community organization--United States.

Community organization.

Political activists--United States.

Political activists.

Political participation--United States.

Political participation.

Social reformers--United States.

Social reformers.

Physical Description:

x, 293 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [2013]

Summary:

In this thoroughly revised and updated edition of The Activist's Handbook, Randy Shaw brings his hard-hitting strategic and tactical guidance far winning social change into the Obama era. Shaw analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of rising twenty-first-century movements, such as immigrant rights, marriage equality, and climate change. Shaw also highlights increased student activism and details how activists can best use the Internet and social media. The Activist's Handbook: Winning Social Change in the 21st Century assesses the impact of specific strategies on campaigns from Occupy Wall Street to battles over sweatshops, the environment, AIDS policies, education reform, homelessness, and more. How should activists use new media tools to build and mobilize grassroots support? How are-students-from DREAMers seeking immigration reform to college activists battling tuition hikes-winning major campaigns? Whether it's by inspiring "fear and loathing" in politicians, promoting ballot initiatives, or using other proactive strategies, Shaw, a longtime activist for urban issues, shows how positive change can be achieved. In describing how people can win social change struggles against even overwhelming odds, The Activist's Handbook is essential for anyone interested in the future of America. Book jacket.

Contents:

Don't respond, strategize

Elected officials : inspiring fear and loathing

Coalition activism : rounding up the unusual suspects

Ballot initiatives : the rules of the game

The media : winning more than coverage

The internet and social media : how activists should harness the information superhighway

Direct action : acting up, sitting in, taking to the streets

Lawyers : allies or obstacles to social change?

Student activists offer roadmaps for social change.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780520274051

0520274059

OCLC:

838792293