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How should activists use new media tools to expose issues and mobilize grassroots support? When should activists form coalitions, and with whom? How are students - be they Dreamers seeking immigration reform or college activists battling ever-increasing tuition costs - winning major campaigns? This title deals with these questions.

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"It's a remarkable, unsentimental record of modern Bay Area politics and causes, yet hardly belongs to a niche readership." -- Steven Mikulan Capital & Main

Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Don't Respond, Strategize 2. Elected Officials: Inspiring Fear and Loathing 3. Coalition Activism: Rounding Up the Unusual Suspects 4. Ballot Initiatives: The Rules of the Game 5. The Media: Winning More Than Coverage 6. The Internet and Social Media: How Activists Should Harness the Information Superhighway 7. Direct Action: Acting Up, Sitting In, Taking to the Streets 8. Lawyers: Allies or Obstacles to Social Change? 9. Student Activists Offer Roadmaps for Social Change Conclusion Notes Index

The Activists Handbook

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 26 August 2013
      ISBN-13 9780520274051
      978-0520274051
      ISBN-10 0520274059
      Also in:
      Political activism / Political engagement Social and ethical issues

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      How should activists use new media tools to expose issues and mobilize grassroots support? When should activists form coalitions, and with whom? How are students - be they Dreamers seeking immigration reform or college activists battling ever-increasing tuition costs - winning major campaigns? This title deals with these questions.

      Trade Review
      "It's a remarkable, unsentimental record of modern Bay Area politics and causes, yet hardly belongs to a niche readership." -- Steven Mikulan Capital & Main

      Table of Contents
      Introduction 1. Don't Respond, Strategize 2. Elected Officials: Inspiring Fear and Loathing 3. Coalition Activism: Rounding Up the Unusual Suspects 4. Ballot Initiatives: The Rules of the Game 5. The Media: Winning More Than Coverage 6. The Internet and Social Media: How Activists Should Harness the Information Superhighway 7. Direct Action: Acting Up, Sitting In, Taking to the Streets 8. Lawyers: Allies or Obstacles to Social Change? 9. Student Activists Offer Roadmaps for Social Change Conclusion Notes Index

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