How to Resist
Turn Protest to Power
1st Edition
Published on 13. July 2017
176 pages
978-1-4088-9273-2 (ISBN)
Description
'This extraordinary book is the roadmap for a new kind of effective activism' - Brian Eno
'This book is for people who are angry with the ways things are and want to do something about it; for people who are frustrated with the system, or worried about the direction the country is going. Maybe they've been on a march, posted their opinions on social media, or shouted angrily at something they've seen on the news but don't feel like it's making any difference. It is for people who want to make a change but they're not sure how.' - Matthew Bolton
'This book is for people who are angry with the ways things are and want to do something about it; for people who are frustrated with the system, or worried about the direction the country is going. Maybe they've been on a march, posted their opinions on social media, or shouted angrily at something they've seen on the news but don't feel like it's making any difference. It is for people who want to make a change but they're not sure how.' - Matthew Bolton
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
ISBN-13
978-1-4088-9273-2 (9781408892732)
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Book
07/2017
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
€13.00
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Person
Matthew Bolton, Deputy Director of Citizens UK and Lead Organiser for London Citizens, has built a nationwide alliance of thousands of community campaigners who have driven two of the most effective, strategic and widest-reaching campaigns in the UK of the past two decades. He led the UK Living Wage campaign, which has won over £200 million for 150,000 low-paid workers and persuaded the Government to introduce the 'national living wage', benefitting millions more. The Refugee Welcome and Safe Passage campaign has secured entry for over 1,100 vulnerable Syrian children, including hundreds from the 'jungle' camps of Calais. Matthew coaches community organisers across the country, and is a Trustee of the London Community Land Trust affordable housing provider. He lives with his wife and young son in South London.
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Content
- Cover
- Half-title Page
- Dedication
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. If You Want Change, You Need Power
- 2. Appreciating Self-Interest
- 3. Practical Tools to Build Power
- 4. Turning Problems into Issues
- 5. The Action is in the Reaction
- 6. Practical Tools to Build a Campaign
- 7. Unusual Allies and Creative Tactics
- 8. Finding the Time
- 9. The Iron Rule
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on the Author
- Copyright Page
