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More to Explore -- Worldview Theme #35B: Working for Change |
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Change.org ("the
world's platform for change" -- the place to start an online
petition) |
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Street
Art for Mankind (group devoted to providing art for social change) |
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the
ecological handprint concept |
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Progressive Change
Campaign Committee (left-leaning group--they "believe in fighting
for bold progressive change") |
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The
Climate Reality Project (organization devoted to Climate Change
activism led by Al Gore) |
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Yale
Climate Communication Project |
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Transparency International (organization
representing "the global coalition against corruption") |
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Extinction
Rebellion --"a decentralised, international and politically
non-partisan movement using non-violent direct action and civil
disobedience to persuade governments to act justly on the Climate and
Ecological Emergency." |
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"UAW,
GM sign tentative deal that will end strike if workers ratify it" by
Jeanne Whalen (from The Washington Post
October 30 2023) |
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Gradual
by Greg Berman and Aubrey Fox -- the case for incremental change (review
from New Books Network July 5 2023)
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Nearly
48,000 UC graduate students are poised to shut down many classes, labs and
research with strike by Tera Watanabe (from Los Angeles Times
Nov 11 2022)
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"Big oil is wringing humanity dry. We need a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty"
by Tzeporah Berman (from The Guardian August 3 2022) |
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"Wages:
Striketober" (report from The Economist October 23 2021)
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Fighting
The Coup in Myanmar With a General Strike (report from The
Economist Feb 20 2021)
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“The
Facebook Boycott” (report from The Economist July 2 2020) |
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“The
Protests: No Justice, No Peace” (report from The Economist
June 13 2020) |
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“In
America protests have already brought policy changes” (report
from The Economist June 6 2020) |
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“Women
and Politics in Uganda—How Feminists Make Themselves Heard”
(report from The Economist June 6 2020) |
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“Women's
Health in Latin America: Birth Pangs” (report about fighting
obstetric violence from The Economist May 23 2020) |
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The
Dissidents by Peter Reddaway (review of book about fighting for
freedom and human rights in the Soviet Union, article from The
Economist April 11 2020) |
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“Nevertheless,
She Persisted” by Aaron Skirboll (a small town’s battle vs.
fracking, article in Sierra Jan 2020) |
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What's
Your Handprint? (article about environmental do goodism from Sierra
March 4, 2018)
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Necessary
Trouble--Americans in Revolt by Sarah Jaffe (Aug 26 2016 NY Times
Book review by Vann Newkirk) |
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How
Do Activists Create Change? (from Northwestern University Business
School June 2015) |
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The
Francis Miracle: Inside the Transformation of the Pope and the Church by
John L. Allen (review by
Paul Vallely of 2015 book in Boston
Globe) |
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The Impossible May Take a Little
While by Paul
Loeb (website for this book, revised in May, 2014) |
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Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken
(website of book about "movement for social and environmental
change") |
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Leadership
Jihad, by Marc Sageman (review of 2008 book about what turns people
into terrorists) |
| Holding
Power Accountable -- The Common Cause website |
| Tools
for Progressive Student and Youth Activists (campusactivism.org
website) |
| Working
for Change ("online journal of progressive news
and opinion") |
| Change
the World Kids ("teens making a difference through humanitarian
and environmental initiatives") |
| The
World in Action (Avaaz.org website) |
| 25
Climate Activists Occupy Chase Bank & Launch A Major New Campaign
Targeting The Financial Industry
(Jan 2020 story from cleantechnica.com) |
| The
Power of Bad by John Tierney and Roy Baumeister (and how to overcome
it! book review by Stuart
Jeffries in The Guardian Jan 1 2020) |
| The
climate change lawsuit that could stop the U.S. government from supporting
fossil fuels by Steve Kroft
(CBS News 60 Minutes June 23 2019)
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| "Copenhagen
Wants to Show How Cities Can Fight Climate Change"
(March 25, 2019 New York Times story) |
| “Want
to fix obesity and climate change at the same time? Make Big Food
companies pay.” by Julia Belluz
(report on VOX Jan 27 2019)
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| "Perhaps
the Largest Protest in US History…" by Karl Vick (article from Time
Jan 25 2017) |
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"How
black, Latino and Muslim college students organized to stop Trump's rally
in Chicago" by Kate Linthicum and Kurtis Lee ( LA Times
Mar 12 2016) |
| "Business
and Corruption: Robber Barons Beware" (fighting corruption in
China, report from The Economist
October 24 2015) |
| "Meet
the Indian Women Trying to Take Down “Caste Apartheid” "
(October
23 2015 article Yes! magazine online) |
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"Eradicating
Disease"
(report on the battle vs. seven
diseases incl. malaria, news leader piece from The Economist October
10 2015)
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"Saudi
Women Rise Up Quietly, Slide into the Driver's Seat" by Ben Hubbard
(October 26 2013 NY Times story) |
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"Street Protests: The Weapon of Choice"
(article from The Economist September 28 2013) |
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"Rural Activism: Working the System"
(article from The Economist September 29 2012) |
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"Protestor's
Message Pretty Simple and Clear: Enough is Enough" by D. Smith (Oct
5 2011 article on Common Dreams) |
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Rage, Rap and Revolution:Inside
the Arab Youth Quake by Bobby Ghosh (Feb 17 2011 Time cover
story) |
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"Fighting
Back in Iran" by Robin Wright (article from Time, August
10, 2009) |
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"How
Obama is Using the Science of Change," by Michael Grunwald
(article
from Time, April 13, 2009) |
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"A
Quiet Revolution Grows in the Muslim World, by Robin Wright" (article
from Time, March 30, 2009) |
| Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by
C. Heath and D. Heath (more on this 2010 book) |
| A
Primer on Class Struggle, by Michael
Schwalbe (2011 article by North Carolina State University professor) |
| What
Social Science Can Tell Us About Social Change, by G. William Domhoff
(UC Santa Cruz professor) |
| Radical
Activist Network |
| The
Giraffe Heroes Project |
| Stick
Your Neck Out:A Street Smart Guide to Creating Change in Your Community
& Beyond, by J. Graham (book excerpt) |
| Progressive
Activism--Resources & Essays |
| Links
to Progressive and Activist Sites |
| Center
for Community Change: Movement Vision Project |
| The
Institute for the Study of Social Change (at UC Berkeley) |
| Environmental
Activist Site Links |
| 350.org
(environmental activists battling climate change, working to limit CO2 in
atmosphere to 350 ppm) |
| This Will Change Everything by John Brockman
(about this 2009 book offering ideas from 150 thinkers) |
| Medical
Reform Activism |
| The
Activist's Handbook, by Randy Shaw (info on this book published by UC
Press) |
| The
Community Advocate’s Guide to Feeding the Hungry |
| Steps
for Running a Successful Community, School or Workplace Clothing Drive |
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Community
Organizing: People Power from the Grassroots
by D.
Beckwith, C. Lopez
(online
pamphlet) |
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Almost
a Revolution by Shen Tong (free download of 1990 book, a story of a
Chinese student leader's role in the Tiananmen Square uprising) |
| quotes
related to dissent |
| quotes
related to reform |