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Publisher
One World
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
336 pages
Description
"Coupled with the speed and networking capacities of social media, #blacklivesmatter was the hashtag heard round the world. But Alicia Garza well knew that the distance between a hashtag and real change would take more than a single Facebook post to cover. It would take a movement. Garza was a lifelong activist who had spent the previous decades educating herself on the hard lessons of organizing. She started as a kid, working on sexual education...
Publisher
BenBella Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
200 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"The XYZ Factor isn?t a place or a company or an age. It?s a new kind of culture where innovation, accessibility, and transparency are the norm. It?s an environment created on the principles of the Millennial generation to foster intergenerational productivity in a new kind of office culture. An XYZ organization?s employees are challenged, engaged, and excited to produce. Simply put, XYZ companies have an "it" factor that helps them rise above the...
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Publisher
Red Shed
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Description
"Written by Laura Coryton, who led the international campaign against tampon tax, Speak Up! is a vital and timely book exploring what it means to stand up for what you believe in on both a public and personal level. Laura explores how to make sure your voice is heard as well as what happens when your voice is challenged by others. She tackles tricky subjects like feminism, consent, online bullying and self-confidence in a meaningful but accessible...
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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"For the vast majority of human history, the rules of power were clear. To get ahead or get things done, you mastered "old power": closed, inaccessible, and leader-driven. Once gained, old power is jealously guarded, and the powerful spend it carefully, like currency. But our ubiquitous connectivity has made possible a new form of power, one that operates differently, like a current. "New power" is power made by many; it is open, participatory, and...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xxii, 346 pages ; 24 cm
Description
The untold history of the people who helped spark America's most important social movements from the Revolutionary War to today: teenage girls Nine months before Rosa Parks, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on asegregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. In 1912, women's rights activists organized a massive march in support of women's suffrage, led up Fifth Ave in Manhattan, not by Susan B. Anthony, but by a teenage...
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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
96 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
This fun and inspiring guide to making the world a better place and becoming a good citizen is packed with ideas and tips for kids who want to know how to make a difference. If you are a kid with big dreams and a passion for what is right, you're a world-changer in the making. There's a lot that can be changed by just one person, if you know what to do. Start by making yourself into the awesome person you want to be by learning all about self-care...
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Publisher
Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
307 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Description
"Rarely does a work of history contain startling implicationsfor the present, but in The People, No Thomas Frank pulls off that explosive effect by showing us that everything we think we know about populism is wrong. Today "populism" is seen as a frightening thing, a term pundits use to describe the racist philosophy of Donald Trump and European extremists. But this is a mistake. The real story of populism is an account of enlightenment and liberation;...
Author
Publisher
Potter Craft
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
159 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.
Description
An inspiring celebration of a growing movement. Crafters working to change the world and build community share their experiences, tips, and advice on living, teaching, and promoting a more meaningful DIY lifestyle.
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Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
265 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), portraits ; 21 cm
Description
"Today's world can feel like a seriously confusing mess. Headlines and newscasters and posts are coming at us from all sides, each talking about the latest issues and injustices, and everyone with their own opinion on how to solve the problems of the day. It's enough to make anyone's mind melt. Right? Enter: Cramm This Book, your one-stop-shop for the scoop behind the scoop of the day."--Publisher.
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"Oh, The Things We're For! is a celebration of the better world that is not only possible, but is here today if we choose it. Today's kids are well aware of the many challenges that they face in a world they are inheriting, from climate change to police violence, crowded classrooms to healthcare"--
Publisher
DK, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
238 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"This book is for everyone. Because we can all be allies. As an ally, you use your power-no matter how big or small-to support others. You learn, and try, and mess up, and try harder. In this collection of true stories, 17 critically acclaimed and bestselling YA authors get real about being an ally, needing an ally, and showing up for friends and strangers. From raw stories of racism and invisible disability to powerful moments of passing the mic,...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Description
"Some of the most important issues of our time were no less important 100 years ago. America in 1919, at the close of World War I, was shaken from the events of large-scale warfare, fearing a Communist takeover, and facing an incredible amount of social and political change. From Prohibition to women's suffrage, the labor strikes to the violence of the Red Summer and the Red Scare, this book explores each major movement of 1919. Showing how these...
16) Love is powerful
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaginated) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
Description
Mari is getting ready to make a sign with crayon as the streets below her fill up with people. "What are we making, Mama?" she asks. "A message for the world," Mama says. "How will the whole world hear?" Mari wonders. "They'll hear," says Mama, "because love is powerful." Inspired by a girl who participated in the January 2017 Women's March in New York City, Heather Dean Brewer's simple and uplifting story, delightfully illustrated by LeUyen Pham,...
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"In Rise Up and Sing!, Andrea Warner explores how music has contributed to the fight for social justice. Across eight areas of activism--the climate emergency, Indigenous rights, civil rights, disability rights, 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, gender equality, the peace/anti-war movement, and human rights--Warner introduces some of the artists, past and present, who have made a difference both on stage and off. Through ground-breaking artists and iconic moments,...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Continuum
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 21 cm.
Description
"In The Madness of Crowds Douglas Murray investigates the dangers of 'woke' culture and the rise of identity politics. In lively, razor-sharp prose he examines the most controversial issues of our moment: sexuality, gender, technology and race, with interludes on the Marxist foundations of 'wokeness', the impact of tech and how, in an increasingly online culture, we must relearn the ability to forgive. One of the few writers who dares to counter the...
Author
Publisher
Nation Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
xli, 278 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
President Obama's former Green Jobs czar discusses his time in government and sets forth his own manifesto for restoring the American Dream on behalf of all working Americans, with proposals for creating jobs and equal economic opportunity.
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