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

Edited by Mike Prokosch and Laura Raymond Introduction by Naomi Klein The Global Activist's Manual is a guide to transforming the corporate globalization movement. Three dozen authors look beyond the spectacular shutdowns and protests to introduce the reader to farmers in Iowa - industrial workers in Tennessee - and anti-sweatshop activists in Maine who are connecting global injustices to the issues in their own front yards. The authors range from movement ''stars'' to the unsung heroes who are challenging the world's largest corporations. This is a refreshing antidote to naysayers in the mainstream media who say there is no alternative to the current system. Activists will find practical organizing ideas supplemented by a how-to section on effective media work - fundraising - and organizing. Students and teachers can use these case studies as material for classroom analysis. Case studies describe how global and local activists have joined forces and ''localized globalization'' while working for labor rights - immigrant rights - and the environment. The book ends with a ''Movement Yellow Pages'' linking the many causes in the globalization movement. (324 pages - 2002) Mike Prokosch is the Global Coordinator for United for a Fair Economy and creator of UFE's Globalization for Beginners workshop - which he has led for thousands of people all over the US. Laura Raymond works on prison reform in northern California. Got the globalization blues? Read this savvy guide to global activism and read it today. It could change your life and - believe it or not - help you make history. ? Charles Derber - author of Corporation Nation