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DESCRIPTION:GRASSROOTS: A Field Guide for Feminist Activism -   - author event with   
 Jennifer Baumgardner & Amy Richards  Other Guest Speakers include Lisa 
 Jervis of Bitch!    With the publication of "Manifesta: Young Women, 
 Feminism and the Future", Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards proved they 
 knew how to reach socially conscious Generation X and Y readers. The 
 authors took their message about Third Wave feminism on an extensive and 
 ongoing speaking tour, founding their own progressive speakers' bureau, 
 Soapbox, Inc. The natural next step, therefore, was to share with readers 
 what they've learned-how all of us can make enormous contributions to the 
 issues important to us.  "GRASSROOTS: A Field Guide for Feminist Activism" 
 is a handbook for social justice. Aimed at everyone from students to 
 professionals, stay-at-home moms to artists, the book offers answers to the 
 question Jennifer and Amy are most often asked: What can I do?   Whether 
 you are concerned about the war in Iraq, terrorism, the environment, human 
 rights violations, campus sexual assault policies, sweatshop labor, or gay 
 marriage, Baumgardner and Richards believe that we all have something to 
 offer in the fight against injustice.Grassroots says that any of us can be 
 an activist and, moreover, that many of us already are. We just don't call 
 what we've done activism. In the book, we chronicle dozens of regular 
 people who have started abortion funds, printed anti-violence statistics on 
 bread bags to distribute in bakeries, and tricked out their entire home in 
 sustainable materials.   About the authors: Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy 
 Richards are regularly in demand to comment on social justice issues around 
 the U.S. and abroad, appearing everywhere from NPR to Oprah to the U.N. 
 Their continual presence on campuses across the country has been one of the 
 reasons their previous book, "Manifesta" (2000), has sold so steadily and 
 strongly. Winona Laduke, who has written the introduction, is an 
 environmentalist, Native American rights activist, and 2000 
 vice-presidential candidate on Ralph Nader's ticket. She is a leading and 
 respected voice in progressive politics.   "[L]ike punk rock, feminism is 
 also based on the idea that you, an average schmo, have the power to take 
 matters into your own hands.   *DON'T MISS THESE RADICAL WOMEN  FROM NYC, 
 WHILE THEY'RE HERE IN THE BAY*  Date: Thu, Apr 14, 2005  Title: Grassroots: 
 A Field Guide to Feminist Activism  Readers: Jennifer Baumgardner & Amy 
 Richards  Time:  7pm  Cost: Free!  RSVP: 510-655-2405  \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/04/04/62233.php
SUMMARY:Grassroots- With Jennifer Baumgardner & Amy Richards
LOCATION:Change Makers Books, Gifts & Events for Women 6536 Telegraph @ 66th. 2 
 blocks north of alcatraz. 4 blocks south of Ashby. 
 http://www.changemakersforwomen.com
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/04/04/62233.php
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