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Activist Handbook

This is your world. You can do something to change it. The articles in this handbook are republished with permission from Activism 101and the Freedom Writer with a special thanks to Protest Net for their resources and great work in activism.

Activism 101

Why should I do something?

  • The work of each individual helps
  • Once you do something, others will join you
  • Helping the world is helping yourself
  • Humans have a moral obligation to help other humans
  • Cash in on the great feeling you get
  • If the system doesn't work, change it
  • Protest is an effective means of creating change

    But...

  • Protest is nothing new
  • Pitfalls of volunteerism without activism
  • The Perfect Standard and why it's bad
  • Don't wait for the ideal issue
  • It's OK to be a "one issue person"

    Now what?

  • Get as involved as you can
  • It's all interrelated
  • So you're ready to get involved
  • So you're ready to start a movement

    More Tactics and Strategies

  • Campaign strategies
  • Campus organizing
  • Coalition building
  • Communication techniques
  • Countering the religious right
  • Fighting to win
  • Home-based activism
  • How to publish a newsletter
  • How to win the fight
  • How to write your congressperson
  • Mass media for activists
  • Organizing a candidates' forum
  • Say it on the radio
  • Success Story
  • Tips for activists
  • Tips from Cecile Richards
  • Tips from Mel White
  • Tips from Morton Metersky
  • Using your talents
  • When the religious right comes to town

    Bibliography - Books used in making this page, which you may want to read for further information.

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