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Global activism in an American school : from empathy to action / Linda Kantor Swerdlow.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Swerdlow, Linda Kantor, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Broad Meadows Middle School (Quincy, Mass.)--Political activity.
Broad Meadows Middle School (Quincy, Mass.).
Students--Political activity--United States.
Students.
Humanitarian assistance--United States--Case studies.
Humanitarian assistance.
School buildings--Developing countries--Design and construction.
School buildings.
Child workers--Abuse of--Developing countries.
Child workers.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (173 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Summary:
When twelve-year-old Iqbal Masih, former child laborer in a Pakistani carpet factory came to Boston in 1994 to receive Reebok's Youth in Action Award, he asked to meet youth his own age.Reebok selected Broad Meadows Middle School in Quincy, Massachusetts because of its Human Rights curriculum and reputation for student activism.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Description based on print version record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
1-4758-0771-6
OCLC:
957656378

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