PANUPS: Resource Pointer #396 (Political Activism Guides)

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PANUPS: Resource Pointer #396 (Political Activism Guides)

 

Resource Pointer #396 (Political Activism Guides)

September 30, 2005

 

For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate

publishers or organizations directly.

 

 

*How to Win Campaigns, 100 Steps to Success 2005* Book, Chris Rose. A

comprehensive exploration of what works in campaigning, a practical

how-to guide for using principles and strategy in campaigning as a new

form of public politics. Final chapter examines how campaigns have

changed the political scene in the UK, with new research on the

transformation of ideas into commonly accepted 'norms'. 231 pages.

$29.95. Contact Earthscan, 8-12 Camden High Street; London NW1 0JH,

UK; phone +44 (0)20 7387-8558; fax +44 (0)20 7387-8998; email

orders; website http://www.earthscan.co.uk.

 

*How to Lobby at Intergovernmental Meetings, 2004* Book, Felix Dodds.

Provides guidance for participation in intergovernmental meetings, as

a stakeholder or a government official. Contains tips for navigating

the intergovernmental hot spots of New York and Geneva, lists of UN

commissions, conferences and permanent missions, contact details of

key international organizations, NGOs and stakeholder groups and

useful web addresses. 169 pages. $35. Contact Earthscan, 8-12 Camden

High Street; London NW1 0JH, UK; phone +44 (0)20 7387-8558; fax +44

(0)20 7387-8998; email orders; website

http://www.earthscan.co.uk.

 

*The Global Activist's Manual: Local Ways to Change the World, 2002*

Book, edited by Mike Prokosch and Laura Raymond. Looks at the protests

in Seattle, Genoa, and Ottawa and introduces the reader to farmers in

Iowa, industrial workers in Tennessee, and anti-sweatshop activists in

Maine who are connecting global injustices to their local issues.

Includes practical organizing ideas, how-to section on effective media

work, fundraising, and organizing. 324 pages. $15.95. Contact

Publishers Group West, 1700 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710; phone

(510) 528-1444; fax (510) 528-3444; email info; website

http://www.pgw.com.

 

*The Virtual Activist 2.0: A Training Course,* website,

http://environment.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ & sdn=environment & zu=h\

ttp://www.netaction.org/training/.

A guide for activists and nonprofit organizations about using email

and the Web for political campaigns and public policy issues. Includes

sections discussing the use of email for outreach, organizing and

advocacy as well as web-based advocacy, outreach tools. Website

http://environment.about.com/od/activism.

 

*Building Healthy Communities From the Ground Up: Environmental

Justice in California, 2003* Book, Martha Matsuoka. Describes

environmental conditions in the state's most severely impacted

communities, and develops policy recommendations to address these

issues. Defines a strategic direction for building healthy communities

and achieving environmental justice in California. 34 pages. Available

as a free download at

http://www.environmentalhealth.org/BuildingHealthyCommunities.htm.

Contact Environmental Health Coalition, 401 Mile of Cars Way Suite

310; National City, CA 91950; phone (619) 474-0220; email

ehc; website http://www.environmentalhealth.org.

 

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