The Future Is Ours : A Handbook for Students Activists in the 21st Century Book

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
1	Getting Started	3
2	Traveling Companions: Joining a Group or Forming Your Own	7
3	Getting Organized: Meetings	14
4	Taking Action	31
5	Changing Policy: Helping Government Do the Right Thing	57
6	Community Education: Teaching to Take Action	73
7	Direct Action: The Hands-on Approach	90
8	Demonstrations: Taking It to the Street	96
9	Keeping the Ball Rolling: More Thoughts on Meetings and Diplomacy	106
10	What Next? Keys to Effective Follow-up	121
11	Media Manners: Courting the Fourth Estate	135
12	Strategies for Raising Funds in Your Community and Beyond	156
13	Passing the Torch: After You, Who?	169
14	Always New Horizons	175
15	Activism and the Internet: A Beginner's Guide	181
16	Communities Rising Up for Environmental Justice	192
17	A Broader View for the Feminist Movement	206
18	Dealing with Power Issues in Activism	215
19	Act First, Apologize Later	224
20	The Ins and Outs of Local Government	234
21	Creating a School-based Peer Counseling Program	248
22	Fighting Bias Where It Lives	263
23	Building Coalitions in Diverse Communities	279
24	Bringing the World Inside: The Value of International Exchange	290
25	The Good Fight: Human Rights Advocacy	301
	Resource Directory	317
	Index	378