I hope you find these resources useful in your endeavors to make the world a better place. Most of these are gathered for my own purposes of restoring an ethical government in the US.
This is just my knowledge, and it’s far from complete. Please share your recommendations in the comments for everyone to see. Thank you!
TOP READING MATERIALS
CANVAS Core Curriculum
Online PDF by CANVAS (Center for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies)
Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
Book by Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion
Book by Jonathan Haidt
MORE READING MATERIALS: THOERY AND CONTEXT
March Trilogy
Historical Comic Book by John Lewis, Congressman and Civil Rights Leader
A People’s History of the United States
Book by Howard Zinn
Encouraging Critical Thinking
List of books by publisher Prometheus Books
MORE READING MATERIALS: PRACTICAL GUIDES
50 Crucial Points
Online PDF by CANVAS (Center for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies)
Blueprint for Revolution
Book by Srdja Popovic and Matthew Miller
Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals
Book by Saul D. Alinsky
Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World
Book by Tina Rosenberg
RESULTS Activist Toolkit
Online manual by RESULTS, a nationwide org with local chapters that trains volunteers to engage with members of Congress to influence global agendas such as poverty, hunger, and education.
PEOPLE AND GROUPS TO FOLLOW
ACLU – American Civil Liberties Union Website – subscribe to updates FB page
RESULTS FB page – Nationwide org with local chapters that trains volunteers to engage with members of Congress to influence global agendas such as poverty, hunger, and education.
The People for Bernie Sanders FB page – Bernie fan or no, this is the largest and most active page for the progressively minded.
Trump Friends FB group – Largest group of Trump supporters I could find. It’s important to have a pulse on where they are so we can incrementally bring them into the resistance. I recommend against participating in any way. Just take it in. We want everyone on the same page eventually, so antagonizing others now is counterproductive.
GROUPS LOCAL TO ATLANTA, GA
AROMA’s extensive list of activist groups local to Atlanta, GA
AROMA (Activists Recruiting, Organizing, and Mentoring in Atlanta) – New to activism and don’t know where to start? This is the place.
Georgia Alliance for Social Justice FB group – Active page with events action alerts.
RESULTS Atlanta FB group – Atlanta chapter of RESULTS, a nationwide org that trains volunteers to engage with members of Congress to influence global agendas such as poverty, hunger, and education.
