It's Your World--if You Don't Like It, Change It
Activism for Teenagers
New York : Simon Pulse, 2004.
Format: Book
Description: 305 pages ; 21 cm
You can change the world. Free Speech. Racism. The Environment. Gay Rights. Bullying and School Safety. Animal Welfare. War. Information about Safe Sex and Birth Control. Free Speech. HIV and AIDS. Women's Rights. These are the issues you care about -- and now you can do something about them. It's Your World will show you how to act on your beliefs, no matter what they are, and make a difference. The information inside includes: The basics of activism. Activism projects and outreach ideas. The 5-minute activist. How to be an activist at home, at school, and in your community. Stories from teenagers who have taken on the world -- and won. Resources including books, movies, and Web sites, and much, much more. Whether at home, in school, or in your community, you have the power and the ability to create change, even if you aren't old enough to vote. Don't wait until you're eighteen to flex your political muscles -- start right now!-- (Source of description not identified)
Contents:
Introduction -- Helping animals -- Fighting racism -- Saving the environment -- Ending war -- Fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS -- Stopping school violence and bullying -- Defending women's rights -- Protecting civil rights and civil liberty -- Promoting tolerance toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth -- Acknowledgments -- General activism resources -- Sources used in writing this book.
Subjects:
Social action -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Teenagers -- Political activity -- United States.
Student movements -- United States.
Social reformers -- United States.
Social action -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Teenagers -- Political activity -- United States.
Student movements -- United States.
Social reformers -- United States.
ISBN:
0689874480
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T SOCIAL SCI Hal | Sandhills Indoors | Teen Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references.
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning UG 9.1 15.
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning UG 9.1 15.