hi, i want to become a super activist and want to be well informed on social issues. Can you please reccomend some books or guides on line.
SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) has a bunch of great info. on the SDSwiki. SDS is an awesome group (originally from the 60s, but refounded in 2006) that works to organize students and youth to fight oppression in their schools and communities. Here's an orgainizer's manual (links to info. about organizing, media work, tactics, oppression, privilege, etc.): http://www.newsds.org/wiki/index.php?title=Organizers_manual Chapter Building and Organizing Basics (this is written mostly about organizing an SDS chapter, but you can apply it to organizing any kind of group): http://www.newsds.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_Building_and_Student_Organizing_Basics Praxismakesperfect (info. on strategy, and why it's important): http://www.newsds.org/wiki/index.php?title=Praxismakesperfect Building Your Toolbox: 198 Ideas for Action: http://www.newsds.org/wiki/index.php?title=Building_Your_Toolbox:_198_Ideas_For_Action I don't know where you live, but here's some info. on Small Town Organizing: http://www.newsds.org/wiki/index.php?title=Small_Town_Organizing And... last but not least, a reading list: http://www.newsds.org/wiki/index.php?title=Reading_List Mazel tov, and good luck!
