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An inspiring instructional handbook for transforming idealism into social change
The pursuit of freedom and justice is a timeless one, but new activists may not know where to begin, while more experienced ones often become jaded or fatigued. The task of constructing a new society, free from oppression and inequality, can be overwhelming. Tools for facilitating motivation, engagement, and communication can mean the difference between failure and success for activists and social movements.
Educating for Action collects the voices of activists whose combined experience in confronting injustice has generated a wealth of key insights for creating social change. This practical guide explores such topics as:
- Community activism and direct democracy
- Conflict negotiation, communication, and rhetoric
- Law, the educational system, and lifestyle activism
- Social media skills, conference planning, and online organizing
Written in an inspirational tone, Educating for Action consciously straddles the line between street activism and classroom instruction. Bridging the gap between these two worlds makes for an engaging and instructive manual for social justice, helping students, teachers, and larger activist communities turn their idealism into action.
Jason Del Gandio is a scholar-activist and assistant professor of rhetoric and public advocacy at Temple University. He is the author of Rhetoric for Radicals: A Handbook for 21st Century Activists.
Anthony J. Nocella II is a scholar-activist and senior fellow of the Dispute Resolution Institute at the Hamline Law School. He is a long-time anti-racism, youth justice, prison abolition, hip hop, animal, disability, and Earth liberation activist and has published over fifty scholarly articles and book chapters and sixteen books.
Jason Del Gandio is an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Public Advocacy at Temple University. He has participated in the Global Justice Movement, the anti-war movement during the Bush Administration, the anti-RNC demonstrations of 2004, fair-trade campaigns, Latin American solidarity work and the Occupy Movement. Jason has appeared on television and radio, and regularly speaks on college campuses and at public venues. He is the author of Rhetoric for Radicals: A Handbook for 21st Century Activists.
Anthony J. Nocella is a scholar-activist, a Visiting Professor in the School of Education at Hamline University, and a Senior Fellow of the Dispute Resolution Institute at the Hamline Law School. From blockading highways against the war in Iraq to lobbying for national forest protection, Anthony has been involved with numerous movements and struggles, including dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline, anarchism, Earth liberation, animal liberation, disability liberation and Hip Hop youth activism. He has co-founded several active political organizations and published more than 50 scholarly articles and 15 books.
Acknowledgments
Foreword: Reading Peace Education Joy James
Preface: Teaching Peace Peter McLaren
Introduction: Peace as a Political Force Jason Del Gandio and Anthony J. Nocella II
Part 1: Starting With Me
1. Personal Lifestyle Larry Albert Butz
2. Communication and Rhetoric Jason Del Gandio
Part 2: Working with Others
3. Participation and Democracy Joshua Ryan Holst
4. Transformative Justice and Conflict Transformation Anthony J. Nocella II, Melissa Chiprin, Anniessa Antar, and Alisha Page
Part 3: Getting into the Streets
5. Organizing Your Community Drew Robert Winter
6. Activist Guidelines and Case Studies Jason Del Gandio, James Generic, Aaron Zellhoefer, and Anthony J. Nocella II
Part 4: Social Networks
7. The Politics of Planning: Conference Organizing as an Act of Resistance Jenny Grubbs and Michael Loadenthal
8. Social Media and Online Organizing Jeanette Russell
Part 5: Institutional Change
9. The Laws and Lawyers of Social Change Dara Lovitz
10. The Courage to Teach Critically: Anti-Oppression and Pro-Justice Dialogues in the Classroom Rita Verma
Epilogue: Thankfulness, Mutual Recognition, and Appreciation Kim Socha and Anthony J. Nocella II
Resources for Peace and Justice Activists
Contributors' Biographies
Endnotes
Index