Student activists are raised up by those of us who go on before and support them. This workshop is actually a history of student activism and small group community building time for specific actions. Great for student services staff and faculty.
Articles:
The New Student Activism By CARA BUCKLEY, Published: January 19, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/education/edlife/the-new-student-activism.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Today’s Student Activism, By Jay Mandle, Professor of Economics, Colgate University : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jay-mandle/student-activism_b_985673.html
Student Activism Today, By Brown Student, Lauren Schleimer ’12 :http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-brown-daily-herald/student-activism_b_1335903.html
Ella Baker: http://ellabakercenter.org/blog/2011/04/happy-anniversary-sncc
Websites:
http://occupywallstreet.net
http://350.org
http://gofossilfree.org/
http://www.bdsmovement.net/
Books:
Hillary Rettig’s classic self-help guide for activists and progressives, The Lifelong Activist