People on the planet are being routinely convinced by the public discourse that the situation they find themselves in is inevitable, and that the suffering they feel is their own issue, but we know better. Organizing around activism helps people realize that personal suffering is a part of a larger collective struggle and that the truth is not an objective state of nature separate from our shared lived experiences. People who do activism reclaim their own agency in deciding what kind of world they want to live in. Activism helps us bridge the gap between what needs to be done and what our governments are willing to do so that we could live dignified lives.
Activist Handbook by 
Action Network
Provides scholars and students with a comprehensive and authoritative state-of-the-art review of the current research in this subject.
"Digital activism" and its dynamics, practices misconceptions and possible futures are presented together for the first time.
How activists and minority communities use media to facilitate social change and achieve cultural citizenship.
"Set in the agricultural heartland of the United States but relevant to everyone interested in local food networks and activism, Local Food Network's many voices address the theme that local food networks improve the cultural, economic and social balance of a given community."
An inspiring look inside immigrant youth's political activism in perilous times .
Moving away from a narrow idea about politics that is organized around elections, advocacy groups, or concrete manifestos, the subjects of Creative Activism do their work through song, poetry, painting, and other arts.
Explores the social and political developments that have energized movements of global feminism.
Control of the country is up for grabs-and Republicans have been rigging the game in their favor.
Diverse case studies on how youth build political power during an era of racial and educational inequality in America.