{"product_id":"calling-all-radicals-how-grassroots-organizers-can-save-our-democracy-9781568583679","title":"Calling All Radicals: How Grassroots Organizers Can Save Our Democracy","description":"American democracy is seemingly in retreat. Voting rates are at an all time low, citizens are disillusioned, and inequality continues to soar. But there is also a belief that change is possible. Calling All Radicals argues that we can reclaim our democracy in the old fashioned way -- through grassroots organizing. Gabriel Thompson draws upon his own experience of working within local communities to demonstrate its immediate impact. Some examples: When a brother and sister were being evicted from their home of 73 years, the community responded by staging a protest in front of the landlord's home -- gaining media attention and forcing the owner to allow them to stay. With children in Central Brooklyn suffering from lead poisoning, Thompson designed a campaign that trained inner-city high school students to test neighborhood homes and found that 1 in 3 were dangerous -- forcing NYC officials to act by pushing through citywide legislation that held landlords responsible for implementing more proactive steps to fix hazards. \u003ci\u003eCalling All Radicals\u003c\/i\u003e argues that everyone is capable of community organizing. It explains the key tactics of organizing, leadership development, conducting research, and working effectively with the media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGabriel Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e is the Director of Organizing at the Pratt Area Community Council (PACC), a community-based organization which works in the neighborhoods of Central Brooklyn. He speaks regularly to college students about organizing, and has designed a leadership development program for inner-city high school students. Thompson is the author of \u003ci\u003eThere's No Jose Here\u003c\/i\u003e and writes for the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSan Jose Mercury News\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Brooklyn Rail\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e Our Time Press\u003c\/i\u003e (the monthly newspaper of Central Brooklyn).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bold Type Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50356791935250,"sku":"9781568583679","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b5ada62f-309a-428d-a2e1-6e6df2a16b43.jpg?v=1728313495","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/calling-all-radicals-how-grassroots-organizers-can-save-our-democracy-9781568583679","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}