Randy Jurado Ertll

The Life of an Activist (eBook, PDF)

In the Frontlines 24/7

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Life of an Activist is a non-fiction narrative that describes key steps on how to become and evolve into an effective activist and community leader. The book describes social movements and provides useful advice on how to successfully manage non-profits to accomplish positive social change that truly improves people's lives. The author is a lifelong activist who was born in the United States but was deported to El Salvador as a baby. He spent his childhood in El Salvador but moved back to the United States and grew up in South Central Los Angeles during the tumultuous and violent decades of the late 1970s and 1980s. He has also lived and worked in Rochester, Minnesota; Madrid, Spain; Washington, D.C.; and Alexandria, Virginia. In each of these cities, he observed and learned a great deal about social movements and activism. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to improve their own lives and communities through activism. As Gandhi stated, "Be the change you want to see in the world." The Life of an Activist: In the Frontlines 24/7 will truly be life-changing and inspirational.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780761883647
• Artikelnr.: 74847866

Autorenporträt

Randy Jurado Ertll is the executive director of El Centro de Acción Social in Pasadena, California. He has worked on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., published numerous opinion columns in newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, La Opinión, and the Houston Chronicle, and has been interviewed by networks such as NPR, CNN, PBS, Univisión, and Telemundo. He is an alumnus of Occidental College and obtained his master's degree from Azusa Pacific University.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword I. Evolution of an Activist II. Angry and Bitter Is Not
Necessarily the Answer III. Media as Advocacy Tool - Organizing Press
Conferences and Writing Columns IV. Raising Money: Foundations, Government
Grants, Fundraisers, and Asking the Community You Serve to Give Back V.
Three Well-Known and Well-Established Non-Profits VI. How to Organize
Fundraisers VII. How to Organize and Mobilize Community Members VIII. How
to Deal with Boards of Directors and Bureaucracies IX. Concepts of
Community Organizing and Coalition Building X. Other Well-Known Non-Profits
and Their Role in Advocacy and Community Organizing XI. How to Keep Going
XII. All you need is love - and ganas XIII. The Purpose of Being an
Activist - Is This Love? Appendix References Index