| Description |
xvi, 206 pages ; 19 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-206) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- 1. You Can Fight City Hall -- The Minimum Wage Story -- Elections Count -- 2. See the World as It Should Be -- Read beyond the Words -- See the Small Things That Generate the Big Things -- 3. Learn to Listen -- The Politics of Anger -- Let the Police Speak -- Women Reshape Local Government -- Out of the Closet -- Immigrant Rights -- 4. The Power Is in the Details -- The Columbia University Strike -- Students Expose Sweatshop Providers -- Ticketing Aggressive Panhandling -- Passing Paid Sick Leave -- Tracking Hate Crimes -- Networking Information -- 5. Change Is a Marathon -- Getting to Same-Sex Marriage -- Legalizing Marijuana -- 6. Get the Word Out -- Books -- Magazines -- Pamphlets -- Handouts -- Posters -- Newspapers -- Radio -- TV -- E-mail -- Facebook -- Twitter -- YouTube -- Blogs -- 7. People Tools for Organizing -- Petitions -- Opinion Polls -- Public Forums -- 8. The Servant in Public Servant -- Make Politicians Work for You -- Embrace the Critics -- Nudge, Don't Lecture -- "Being Supportive" : Is It Real? -- 9. Protest -- Assert Yourself -- Refusing to Get a Divorce -- Raising Your Fist at the Olympic Games -- Women in Black -- Stopping Coal and Oil Trains -- Shouting Them Down -- Occupy Wall Street -- The Tea Party Crashes the Party -- 10. Disrupt the Culture -- Disrupt the Status Quo, Gently -- Explore New Cultural Values : Start an Intentional Community -- Join a Parade -- Create a People's Poet Populist -- Create Cultural Districts -- 11. Take the Power and Use It -- Homeless Encampments : The Poor Take Control -- Community Land Trusts : Housing Is Not a Commodity -- Student Power -- Democracy Dies Without You. |
| Subject |
Licata, Nick, 1947-
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Politicians -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Biography.
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Seattle (Wash.). City Council -- Biography.
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Political activists -- United States -- Biography.
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Licata, Nick, 1947- -- Political and social views.
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Licata, Nick, 1947- -- Philosophy.
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Political participation -- United States -- Philosophy.
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Social change -- United States -- Philosophy.
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Seattle (Wash.) -- Social policy.
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United States -- Social policy.
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| ISBN |
9781632170446 (alk. paper) |
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1632170442 (alk. paper) |
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