{"product_id":"calling-all-radicals-how-grassroots-organizers-can-save-our-democracy-9781568583679","title":"Calling All Radicals: How Grassroots Organizers Can Save Our Democracy","description":"American democracy is seemingly in retreat. Voting rates are at an all time low, citizens are disillusioned, and inequality continues to soar. But there is also a belief that change is possible. Calling All Radicals argues that we can reclaim our democracy in the old fashioned way -- through grassroots organizing. Gabriel Thompson draws upon his own experience of working within local communities to demonstrate its immediate impact. Some examples: When a brother and sister were being evicted from their home of 73 years, the community responded by staging a protest in front of the landlord's home -- gaining media attention and forcing the owner to allow them to stay. With children in Central Brooklyn suffering from lead poisoning, Thompson designed a campaign that trained inner-city high school students to test neighborhood homes and found that 1 in 3 were dangerous -- forcing NYC officials to act by pushing through citywide legislation that held landlords responsible for implementing more proactive steps to fix hazards. \u003ci\u003eCalling All Radicals\u003c\/i\u003e argues that everyone is capable of community organizing. It explains the key tactics of organizing, leadership development, conducting research, and working effectively with the media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nation Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781568583679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 6.39w x 0.56d","brand":"Gabriel Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39521222754485,"sku":"9781568583679","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8d73df68-d067-42c6-87f0-96e9d78300bc.jpg?v=1616503974","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/calling-all-radicals-how-grassroots-organizers-can-save-our-democracy-9781568583679","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}