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Author
Publisher
Street Noise Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Are you feeling fed up with the current political landscape? Over 100 amazing comic artists show you unique actions any one of us can take turn things around. A To Do list for changing the world. Artists share their passion and commitment to make things better in this fun and engaging collection. From simple ideas like signing a petition or going on a march, to more imaginative ones like becoming a 'raging granny' (old ladies who use their innocuous...
Author
Publisher
One World
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Coupled with the speed and networking capacities of social media, #blacklivesmatter was the hashtag heard round the world. But Alicia Garza well knew that the distance between a hashtag and real change would take more than a single facebook to cover. It would take a movement. Garza was a lifelong activist who had spent the previous decades educating herself on the hard lessons of organizing. She started as a kid, working on sexual education for her...
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The students of Stanton Elementary School, which is a polling place, find out all they can about voting and then encourage everyone in their neighborhoods to cast their ballots. Creative nonfiction picture book: includes additional facts and historical details.
Author
Publisher
Zest Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This lively book guides readers through the art and history of significant protests, sit-ins, and collective acts of resistance throughout US history. Photos, artwork, signs, and other visual elements highlight the history of social action, from American Indian resistance to colonists through Black Lives Matter and Women's Marches. Into the Streets introduces the personalities and issues that drove these protests, as well as their varied aims and...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Formats
Description
A whip-smart combo of self-help and political manifesto that is perfect for anyone who wants to save our democracy but doesn’t know where to start. In today’s political climate, it’s hard not to get discouraged. Isolated, doom scrolling, lacking a sense of purpose or community...it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the dire state of American democracy and do nothing, because why try when the odds are never in our favor? At this fragile moment...
Publisher
Crooked Media Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
The former Obama White House aides who launched the Pod Save America podcast deliver a guide to becoming involved and making a difference via politics without losing hope. From donating to a campaign to running for office, they suggest ways to have the most impact.
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In Trust, Pete Buttigieg demonstrates how trust will be essential in order to face the unique challenges of the decades ahead. Trust is essential to the foundation of America's democracy, asserts Pete Buttigieg, the former presidential candidate and South Bend mayor. Yet, in a century warped by terrorism, financial collapse, Trumpist populism, systemic racism, and now a global pandemic, trust has been squandered, sacrificed, abused, stolen, or never...
Author
Publisher
Almuzara
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Como aquel que monta en bicicleta, que va haciendo pequeños movimientos constantemente con el manillar y con su cuerpo para mantener el equilibrio y no caer, la historia nos lleva hacia el futuro en permanente peligro de tropiezo y nos obliga a ir haciendo correcciones en nuestro comportamiento, en nuestras ideas y valores para mantenernos más o menos rectos en nuestro avanzar hacia la prosperidad, la felicidad, la justicia..., o lo que cada cual...
13) Bitter
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After a childhood in foster care, Bitter is thrilled to have been chosen to attend Eucalyptus, a special school where she can focus on her painting surrounded by other creative teens. But outside this haven, the streets are filled with protests against the deep injustices that grip the city of Lucille. Bitter's instinct is to stay safe within the walls of Eucalyptus but her friends aren't willing to settle for a world that's so far away from what...
Author
Publisher
Celadon Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"From the hosts of New Hampshire Public Radio's Civics 101 and New Yorker cartoonist Tom Toro, a lively crash course in everything you should know about how the US government works. Do you know what the Secretary of Defense does all day? Are you sure you know the difference between the House and the Senate? Have you been pretending you know what Federalism is for the last 20 years? Don't worry--you're not alone. The American government and its processes...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"In this concise, lively look at the past, present, and future of voting, a journalist examines the long and continuing fight for voting equality, why so few Americans today vote, and innovative ways to educate and motivate them; included are checklists of what to do before election day to prepare to vote and encourage others."
Author
Publisher
Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The author, a pro-life activist and found of Live Action, shares insights into her own activism as well as her perspectives-both personal and spiritual-encouraging others to become more active and involved in causes meaningful to them.
Author
Publisher
Ediciones Ekaré
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
"Con una grúa y una araucaria comienza la historia de una controversia en un pequeño colegio. Los de un lado creen tener la razón; pero los del otro también. ¿Cómo resolver el conflicto? Cuando hay posiciones enfrentadas, no es fácil ponerse de acuerdo. Un libro que recoge conceptos fundamentales para entender nuestra sociedad: democracia, participación, ciudadanía."--Casadellibro.
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