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    Stick Your Neck Out: A Street-Smart Guide to Creating Change in Your Community and Beyond

    By John Graham

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    As President of the Giraffe Heroes Project, which since 1982 has been recognizing people who "stick their necks out for the common good," John Graham has seen what hundreds of average citizens around the world have done to bring about constructive change. He's drawn on their experiences, his own as a veteran environmental activist, and that of a hand-picked group of seasoned activists to produce an accessible, eminently practical, inspiring guide on how to work effectively for change in any environment.
    Stick Your Neck Out covers every aspect of working for change, from choosing an issue to mapping out a strategy, getting a team together, building alliances, working with the media, and more. Each chapter contains a series of practical tips as well as inspiring examples of real people--artists, truck drivers, doctors, waitresses, and others--who have made a difference on issues like poverty, racism, gang violence, environmental pollution, and many more. Everything in this book has been honed and practiced; nothing is untested theory.
    This is a comprehensive guide to the skills, qualities, and strategies you need to make a difference on any issue. But it's also about becoming fully alive--about the meaning and passion you can add to your own life by getting involved. Active citizenship and personal growth are linked. The information in this book can change your world--and it can change your life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBerrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
    Release dateJun 5, 2005
    ISBN9781609943950
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    John Graham

    We all know Star Trek and Star Wars, but my interest in science fiction really took off with franchises like Halo, Dawn of War, and Mass Effect. These are three of the richest science fiction universes I've ever encountered and although I do love to read fiction - especially science fiction - I make no apologies for drawing inspiration for my own books from video games. Who says great stories can only take the form of words on a screen or page? I'm not a full-time author, though – few of us are that lucky - I have a five-day-a-week job which pays the bills, including the book-related bills. I enjoy writing and science fiction as a hobby and an escape, and the result of unwinding at the end of every day, and over every weekend, are the stories I write.

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