Be the change : a toolkit for the activist in you /
IF NOT ME, THEN WHO? In June 2017, a man took a photograph up Gina Martin's skirt at a music festival. The police told her that this was not a sexual offense.The man would not be charged. The law had let Gina down, and her first reaction was resignation. It's too big, too scary, too compli...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
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| Summary: | IF NOT ME, THEN WHO? In June 2017, a man took a photograph up Gina Martin's skirt at a music festival. The police told her that this was not a sexual offense.The man would not be charged. The law had let Gina down, and her first reaction was resignation. It's too big, too scary, too complicated for someone like me to challenge this. I can't do it. But something inside her had snapped. Gina was tired of accepting sexual harassment as a fact of life. Eighteen months later, she had changed the law and made upskirting a criminal offense. Now Gina wants to empower you with the tools and the courage to challenge injustice and fight for change. Whether it's in your school, workplace or community, or even on a global scale, Gina's practical and inspiring advice will ensure your voice is heard and your actions make an impact. In BE THE CHANGE you will learn what activism really is and why it's so important, how to use the internet to aid your passions, how to think more strategically, how to figure out what you care about and how to do the hardest thing in activism, start. |
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| Physical Description: | 293 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 284) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780751577884 075157788X |