Table of Contents
Foreword: This Book is Your Toolbox by Greta Thunberg xi
Introduction: The World Needs to Hear Your Voice xiii
Jamie Margolin-My Story xix
1 Finding Your Why 1
Interview Juan David Giraldo Mendoza Alejandro Lotero Cedeño 6
2 Your First Steps 8
Interview Pidgeon Pagonis 21
3 Political Writing and Publishing to Get a Message Across 23
Interview Devin Halbal 43
4 Heading Up Your Own Movement 45
Interview Pranjal Jain 68
5 Get Creative-Using Art for a Cause 70
Interview Sofya Wang 77
6 The Ultimate Guide to Event and Action Organizing 79
Interview Sara Jado 86
7 Being a Young Activist-What's the Scoop? 88
Interview Zeena Abdulkarim 94
8 Peaceful Direct Action 96
Interview Malia Hulleman 105
9 Politicians, Congress, and Lobbying, Oh My! 108
Interview Hadiya Afzal 119
10 Don't Like the News? Become the News. 121
Interview Andrea Alejandra Gonzales 136
11 Making Your Activism Go Viral 138
Interview Ezra Greyson Wheeler 149
12 Activism and Your Crazy Life 151
Interview Navraj Singh 162
13 A Day in the Life of a Teen Activist 164
Interview Daphne Frias 170
14 Mental Health as an Activist 172
Interview Greisy Hernandez 181
15 Business, Money, and Companies 183
Interview Nupol Kiazolu 192
16 Jealousy, Competition, and Ego 194
Interview Tokata Iron Eyes 202
17 Building a Community to Change the World 204
Interview Iris Fen Gillingham 219
18 Standing on the Shoulders of Giants and Moving Forward 221
Acknowledgments 225
Bibliography 231
Index 233