Reclaiming our democracy : healing the break between people and government Sam Daley-Harris, founder of RESULTS

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daley-Harris, Sam, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lobbying--United States.

Lobbying.

Political participation--United States.

Political participation.

RESULTS (Group).

Physical Description:

xxvi, 285 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Twentieth anniversary edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Camino Books, Inc., [2013]

Contents:

Getting started : from hopelessness to action

Getting to the media : finding a public voice

Expanding nationwide : learning the importance of speaking powerfully

Our first victory : the Global Primary Health Care Initiative

Getting to our courage and action on Ethiopia

Moving to Washington and to new issues : the International Fund for Agricultural Development

Vitamin A : believing is seeing

Shots felt around the world : the Universal Child Immunization Act

Raising money : fundraising was a slower breakthrough

Starting a RESULTS group in Albuquerque or any city : if at first you don't succeed

Expanding RESULTS beyond the United States : starting RESULTS in Britain

Going down under : starting RESULTS in Australia

Starting RESULTS in Germany

Starting RESULTS in Japan

Banking on the poor : the Microenterprise Loans for the Poor Act

A personal healing and an organizational healing : building community

Eliminating the worst aspects of poverty : the Global Poverty Reduction Act

The Global Poverty Reduction Act : part II

RESULTS conferences : more time for healing

Getting coverage on RESULTS : I love a parade

Checking implementation : is the Microenterprise Poverty Lending Program working?

Shining a light on the needs of children : the 1990 World Summit for Children candlelight vigils

Starting RESULTS in the USSR

How to heal the break between people and government : the presentation is the first step

How to do it! : RESULTS innovations

Working with a member of Congress

Working with the media : speaking to the entire community

1991-2004 : from civic cynics to empowered citizens

The RESULTS model takes aim at climate change

Center for Citizen Empowerment and Transformation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781933822846

1933822848

OCLC:

853287128