Keyword: social responsibility

Changemakers
Embracing Hope, Taking Action, and Transforming the World
by Fay Weller & Mary Wilson

With every news report, the world seems to be careening off the rails. It's all too easy to slip into despair waiting for co-opted, self-serving governments to act.
The antidote to fear and despair is hope and action. We each hold the power to make …
related subjects: Progressive Leadership

The Power Manual
How to Master Complex Power Dynamics
by Cyndi Suarez

All social relations are laden with power. Getting out from under dominant power relations and mastering power dynamics is perhaps the most essential skill for change agents across all sectors seeking to ignite positive change in the world.
This …
related subjects: Progressive Leadership

Culture Gap
Towards a New World in the Yalakom Valley
by Judith Plant

The time is the early 1980s. Judith Plant and her new partner, Kip, are ready for a change. Inspired by the charismatic Fred Brown, their communications professor at Simon Fraser University, they join a commune in a remote valley near the Yalakom …
related subjects: Conscious Community

The Better World Shopping Guide: 6th Edition
Every Dollar Makes a Difference
by Ellis Jones

While we strive to make our vote count every four years, few of us realize that our most immediate power to shape the world is squandered on a daily basis. Every dollar we spend has the potential to create social and environmental change. In fact, …
related subjects: Social Responsibility

Uprooting Racism - 4th Edition
How White People Can Work for Racial Justice
by Paul Kivel

In 2016, the president-elect of the United States openly called for segregation and deportation based on race and religion. Meanwhile, inequalities in education, housing, health care and the job market continue to prevail, while increased insecurity …
related subjects: Social Responsibility

Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition
The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
by John Gatto

After over 100 years of mandatory schooling in the U.S., literacy rates have dropped, families are fragmented, learning "disabilities" are skyrocketing, and children and youth are increasingly disaffected. Thirty years of teaching in the public …
related subjects: Education & Parenting

The Clean Money Revolution
Reinventing Power, Purpose, and Capitalism
by Joel Solomon
with Tyee Bridge

By 2050, $40 trillion will change hands in North America alone.
From Boomers to Millennials, the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in history is underway and the ramifications will remake the world.
The dirty money of "business as usual" is on …
related subjects: New Economies

Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Edition
The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
by John Gatto

After over 100 years of mandatory schooling in the U.S., literacy rates have dropped, families are fragmented, learning "disabilities" are skyrocketing, and children and youth are increasingly disaffected. Thirty years of teaching in the public …
related subjects: Education & Parenting