Government, Politics & Government, Student Life 

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,
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, publicity, planning and conducting meetings, working with school and community officials and media, and more.
A 1995 Brown University graduate, John W. Bartlett has worked with student activists around the world, receiving recognition from the New York Times and the White House for some of his projects. - from Amzon