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Activists Speak Out

Reflections on the Pursuit of Change in America

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  • © 2000

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  1. Marie Cieri
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  2. Claire Peeps
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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. You Cross That Line

    • Marie Cieri
    Pages 1-13

  3. Barbara Trent

    • Marie Cieri, Claire Peeps
    Pages 15-34

  4. Bernice Johnson Reagon

    • Marie Cieri, Claire Peeps
    Pages 35-52

  5. Norma Swenson

    • Marie Cieri, Claire Peeps
    Pages 53-73

  6. Joseph Marshall

    • Marie Cieri, Claire Peeps
    Pages 75-86

  7. Esther Kaplan

    • Marie Cieri, Claire Peeps
    Pages 87-102

  8. Gail Snowden

    • Marie Cieri, Claire Peeps
    Pages 103-118

  9. Lynne Sowder

    • Marie Cieri, Claire Peeps
    Pages 119-129

  10. Lily Yeh

    • Marie Cieri, Claire Peeps
    Pages 131-146

  11. Mel Chin

    • Marie Cieri, Claire Peeps
    Pages 147-162

  12. Carl Anthony

    • Marie Cieri, Claire Peeps
    Pages 163-172

  13. Mary Ellen Beaver

    • Marie Cieri, Claire Peeps
    Pages 173-190

  14. Joan Robinett

    • Marie Cieri, Claire Peeps
    Pages 191-208

  15. Amalia Mesa-Bains

    • Marie Cieri, Claire Peeps
    Pages 209-228

  16. Skipp Porteous

    • Marie Cieri, Claire Peeps
    Pages 229-249

  17. Cleve Jones

    • Marie Cieri, Claire Peeps
    Pages 251-268

  18. Getting in History’s Way

    • Claire Peeps
    Pages 269-272

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 273-279
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In Activists Speak Out, a group of fifteen American activists speak candidly about how and why they struggle for change. Their causes and strategies vary - in the areas of civil rights, gay and lesbian rights, the environment, women's issues, health, youth, education, labor, freedom of expression and the arts. But the lessons learned resonate across geographic and ideological boundaries. Whether working as grass-roots organizers or corporate insiders, in cities or in rural areas, the through-line of their observations is constant: Change is slow, and may take shape in unexpected ways. Small victories count. And, whatever the initial motivation to become engaged in the struggle for change - anger, compassion, frustration - the very process of engagement is itself transformative. You cross that line, and nothing is ever the same.

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