It's Your World--If You Don't Like It, Change It: Activism for Teenagers (Google eBook)

Mikki Halpin

Simon and Schuster, Jun 24, 2008 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 304 pages

You can change the world.

Free Speech. Racism. The Environment. Gay Rights. Bullying and School Safety. Animal Welfare. War. Information about Safe Sex and Birth Control. Free Speech. HIV and AIDS. Women's Rights.

These are the issues you care about -- and now you can do something about them. It's Your World will show you how to act on your beliefs, no matter what they are, and make a difference.

The information inside includes:

• The basics of activism

• Activism projects and outreach ideas

• The 5-minute activist

• How to be an activist at home, at school, and in your community

• Stories from teenagers who have taken on the world -- and won

• Resources including books, movies, and Web sites

• and much, much more

Whether at home, in school, or in your community, you have the power and the ability to create change, even if you aren't old enough to vote. Don't wait until you're eighteen to flex your political muscles -- start right now!

What people are saying

Review: It's Your World--If You Don't Like It, Change It: Activism for Teenagers

User Review  - Josephine - Goodreads

I really liked this book. It was fun to read because there were many things that were related to teenagers. There are many sections of this book that teaches teenagers how to deal with a problem. And ...

Review: It's Your World--If You Don't Like It, Change It

User Review  - Reed Business Information.

Gr 9 Up-Animal rights, racism, war protest, AIDS, school violence and bullying, women's rights, and promoting tolerance are among the topics covered here. Halpin provides basic information about each ...

Contents

• Section 1: 1
• Section 2: 13
• Section 3: 39
• Section 4: 70
• Section 5: 102
• Section 6: 133
• Section 7: 150
• Section 8: 166
• Section 9: 189
• Section 10: 230
• Section 11: 259
• Section 12: 295
• Section 13: 299
• Section 14: 308
• Section 15: 309
• Section 16: 310
• Section 17: 311
• Section 18: 312
• Section 19: 313

About the author

Megan McAndrew is herself the daughter of expatriates. She grew up in France, Spain and Belgium before attending college in the United States. She worked in Warsaw, Poland, as a representative for the Financial Services Volunteer Corps. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her teenage son.

Mikki Halpin wrote the essay "A Girl's Guide to Geek Guys" for "Bunnyhop, " and it quickly became an Internet classic, earning Mikki a special place in geekdom. She was editor in chief of the online magazine "Stim;" co-founded the classic 'zine "Ben Is Dead;" and has written for many publications, including "Wired, BookForum, Studio Mix, The Independent, " and "BUST." Currently she is a senior editor at "Oxygen, " a cross-media network for women. She lives in New York City.

Bibliographic information

• Title: It's Your World--If You Don't Like It, Change It: Activism for Teenagers
• Author: Mikki Halpin
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 2008
• ISBN: 1439108587, 9781439108581
• Length: 304 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Law & Crime; Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Science / Politics & Government