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The Life of an Activist
In the Frontlines 24/7
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2013
Summary
The Life of an Activist is a non-fiction narrative that describes key steps on how to become and evolve into an effective activist and community leader. The book describes social movements and provides useful advice on how to successfully manage non-profits to accomplish positive social change that truly improves people’s lives.
The author is a lifelong activist who was born in the United States but was deported to El Salvador as a baby. He spent his childhood in El Salvador but moved back to the United States and grew up in South Central Los Angeles during the tumultuous and violent decades of the late 1970s and 1980s. He has also lived and worked in Rochester, Minnesota; Madrid, Spain; Washington, D.C.; and Alexandria, Virginia. In each of these cities, he observed and learned a great deal about social movements and activism.
This book is a must read for anyone who wants to improve their own lives and communities through activism. As Gandhi stated, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” The Life of an Activist: In the Frontlines 24/7 will truly be life-changing and inspirational.
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Edition
1/2013
Copyright Year
2013
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-6135-5
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-6136-2
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
127
Product Type
Monograph
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Foreword No access
1 Evolution of an Activist No access Pages 1 - 4
2 Angry and Bitter Is Not Necessarily the Answer No access Pages 5 - 18
3 Media as Advocacy Tool —Organizing Press Conferences and Writing Columns No access Pages 19 - 26
4 Raising Money No access Pages 27 - 30
5 Three Well-Known and Well-Established Non-Profits No access Pages 31 - 58
6 How to Organize Fundraisers No access Pages 59 - 70
7 How to Organize and Mobilize Community Members No access Pages 71 - 78
8 How to Deal with Boards of Directors and Bureaucracies No access Pages 79 - 80
9 Concepts of Community Organizing and Coalition Building No access Pages 81 - 94
10 Other Well-Known Non-Profits and Their Role in Advocacy and Community Organizing No access Pages 95 - 100
11 How to Keep Going No access Pages 101 - 108
12 All You Need Is Love — and Ganas No access Pages 109 - 112
13 The Purpose of Being an Activist — Is This Love? No access Pages 113 - 114
