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stay woke
Resources for learning about the
issues and lessons from those
who came before you.
Steal this Country: a Hand-
book for Resistance Persis-
tence and Fixing Almost
Everything
by Alexandra Styron
Styron provides
information
about important
social justice is-
sues such as the
environment and
LGBTQ+ rights. The book in-
cludes advice on how young
people can participate in activ-
ism such as volunteering,
marching, and more.
Yes You Can!:
Your Guide to
Becoming an
Activist
by Jane Drake &
Ann Love
Drake & Love
provide examples of successful
activism from the past and a
step-by-step guide about how
to research and plan your
activism.
tools
The Resistance Manuel Be Heard!
resistancemanual.org
A handy reference guide co-
created by activist Samuel Change Your
Sinyangwe with crowd-sourced
articles on how to interrupt every- World!
day injustices such as racism and
street harassment, and how to
contact your elected officials.
Ohio Student Association
ohiostudentassociation.org
A coalition of high school, college,
and graduate students working
together to advance social justice
issues. The OSA also focusses on
specific projects such as ending
zero tolerance and student debt.
Youth Leadership Cleveland
A series of workshops provided by
the neighborhood leadership in-
stitute through Cleveland’s rec
centers. Contact Blair Wise at
blair@neighborhoodleadership.org for
more information.
Buycott (app)
Be a socially-conscious shopper.
Before buying something, use this A Guide to Teen Activism
app to scan the bar code and find
out if the manufacturer uses ethi-
cal practices.
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Do Something!
Sometimes the world can
seem like a crazy place filled
with unfairness and cruelty,
and the people in charge
seem more interested in
fighting than in fixing. Maybe
you want your country to
move in a better direction,
but it feels out of your
control. Even if you’re not old
enough to vote, you can still
be an agent of change. As a
citizen you have a right to be
heard and to help work to
improve your community.
This pamphlet will provide
you with helpful books,
websites, films and more to
help show you how to change
your world.
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Agents of
stay woke cont. Change (film)*
Pod Save the
The story of
People
students’ fight to
(podcast)
create Black and
Activists DeRay Ethnic Studies departments at
Mckesson, Sam Sand Francisco State and
Sinyangwe, Clint Smith, and Cornell in the late 1960s.
Brittany Packnett discuss Young people demonstrated
important, under-reported news and faced police brutality and
stories about race and social arrest to have their
justice. Every episode concludes experiences included in their
with DeRay interviewing a college curriculum.
prominent activist. Includes
advice on how to get involved.
Defiant Lives
Show Me
(film)*
Democracy
(film)* The extraordinary
story of people with
The lives of
disabilities who
seven young
battled to change
people
how they were seen by society.
engaged in
Protestors crawled up the
activism during the Ferguson
steps of government buildings
Uprising. Through protest and
and risked arrest in their fight
advocacy they help make
to access public spaces and
change in their communities.
transportation.
*These films available on Kanopy
through your Cleveland Public
Library account