Table of Contents
Step Right Up! 1
Step 1 I'm Fed Up 4
From Outrage to Change: The Amnesty International Story 5
Your Cause, Your Choice 7
Walking the Talk: Drawing Your Ethical Self-Portrait 8
Milestones and Setbacks - Human Rights 11
Step 2 What's Wrong? 15
Do It! The Founding of Pollution Probe 16
Comebacks to Put-Downs 20
The Long and the Short of It: Writing a Brief 21
Milestones and Setbacks - Air and Water Pollution 23
Step 3 Great Minds Think Alike 27
Minding Both the Forest and the Trees: The Boreal Partnership 28
Walking a Mile in Your Opponent's Shoes 31
Two Heads Are Better than One: Running a Good Meeting 34
Milestones and Setbacks - Forest Stewardship 39
Step 4 Good Plans, Good Luck 41
Actions Speak Louder than Words: The Rosa Parks Story 43
Seize the Moment 46
Preparing to Face the Media 47
Milestones and Setbacks - American Civil Rights 50
Step 5 Baby Steps, Giant Leaps 53
Smoking vs. Nonsmoking: A Seesaw Battle of Rights 54
Gandhi: Non-Violent Change - One Step at a Time 59
The Elements of a Good Poster/Posting 61
Milestones and Setbacks - Tobacco and Nonsmokers' Rights 64
Step 6 Butting Heads 67
Greenpeace vs. the American Military 69
Burnout 73
Sharpening Your Tongue 74
Milestones and Setbacks - Earth Rights 77
Step 7 When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going 80
Eglantyne and Dorothy Jebb: Founders of Save the Children 81
The Power of Petition: Children's Rights Club, Makari, Haiti 84
Finding the Fundraiser in You 86
Milestones and Setbacks - Women and Children's Rights 91
Step 8 Getting Heard 94
Being Heard at the Labrador Creative Arts Festival 96
Use Theater/Be Heard 98
Keeping Squeaky-Clean 101
Milestones and Setbacks - The Medium for the Message 102
Step 9 Life after Change 105
The Right to Play: The Ins and Outs of International Volunteerism 108
Prepare to Participate: The Red Cross Story 112
Measuring Personal Change 113
Milestones and Setbacks - Games for Change 115
Your Chance To Be The Change 118
The Recycling Blue Box Story 124
Future Steps 128
Milestones and Setbacks - Climate Change 131
Index 134