Just Act. Listen Up. Coolgirls. Youth for Environmental Sanity. Third Eye Movement. Heads Up. Earth Rights International. Circle of Life Foundation. Global Youth Connect. Ruckus Society. United Students Against Sweatshops… There’s a growing new global movement for justice today, and it’s largely driven by a new generation of activists. Younger people from the US and around the first world, as well as those from developing countries, are all standing up for peace, the environment, and for social justice—and they’re demanding to be heard. Global Uprising documents this new youth movement through compelling first person narratives, interviews with both new and seasoned activists, poster art, poetry, and striking black and white photographs. Issues addressed include globalization and economic inequity, racism and women’s rights, police brutality, media control, sweatshop labor and fair trade, the prison industrial complex and the criminalization of youth, old-growth forest destruction, and biotechnology. Older activists and world leaders tell their own stories, offering historical perspective and context. Youth-run organizations are highlighted throughout, as well as other key resources. Visually and emotionally powerful, Global Uprising captures the spirit and passion of youth activism, honoring young people’s power to effect serious change. It will have wide appeal both to younger people and to a range of others who care about the state of the world today—and tomorrow. Marketing for Global Uprising : • National print advertising • National print, radio, and web publicity • Author events in Vancouver, Seattle, Portland and San Francisco • Co-op available Linda Wolf is co-author of Daughters of the Moon, Sisters of the Sun (New Society Publishers, 1997), and a distinguished photographer, and writer. Neva Welton is a therapist, facilitator and writer. Both are social activists. Introduction: Ain't No Power Like the Power of the People What is it that gets inside and moves us, until suddenly we are up on our feet, standing firm for something we believe in? What is it that gives us the juice to stay u For anyone despairing of the rule of money ... here is a testament to the spirit of resistance. -- Howard Zinn, historian, activist, and author of A People's History of the United States Global Uprising makes it clear that youth are not leaders of tomorrow -- they are leaders of today. -- Anuradha Mittal, Co Director, Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy These are the voices of the world ... beautiful, hopeful, youthful, even in the face of great and terrible repression. -- Mumia Abu-Jamal, political prisoner and award-winning journalist This book is enlightening, uplifting and inspiring. It will be a blessing to those who read it. -- Dr. Riffat Hassan, professor of religious studies at the University of Louisville, Kentucky and the founding director of the INRFVVP, a network of organizations to combat violence against women in South Asia This book will enrage, enlighten and inspire you. And help to activate you as well. Stay Human, Write On! -- Michael Franti, rapper, musician, human activist Neva Welton, MA, is a community organizer, youth advocate, writer and facilitator. She serves as a consultant for several non-profit social and activist organizations and is cofounder of Kitsap Citizen Action Network, a grassroots activist group. Used Book in Good Condition