A girl's guide to joining the resistance : a feminist handbook on fighting for good

An illustrated big-sister's guide to activism—the perfect gift for young feminists and long-time observers looking to enter the fray. Have recent events given you pause? Does Trump’s America make you fearful for the future of women? Do you want to become more involved in helping to preserve women’s rights but aren’t sure how? In A Girl’s Guide to Joining the Resistance , Emma Rose Gray, Executive Editor at The Huffington Post , outlines all that young women need to know on pivotal women’s rights issues and offers a blueprint for those who want to take a stand and participate in the cause. This groundbreaking book includes: • Background information on key issues so you can choose where you most want to take a stand. • A guide for learning about the first Amendment and how to choose good news sources and make sure you’re getting quality information. • Practical instructions on how to get involved and stay involved, with examples from the author’s own experience organizing the successful “Watch Us Run” conference. • Instructions for how to talk to your friend who says she’s “just not that political” and your relatives whose beliefs conflict with your own. • Advice for self-care and how to stay involved without exhausting yourself. • Extensive back-matter including numbers to call, organizations to email and donate to, and scripts for reaching out to representatives and organizations. • Interviews with experienced activists including senator Elizabeth Warren, actress Amber Tamblyn, actress Marlo Thomas, Women’s March Co-Chair Carmen Perez, Mother of the Movement Lucy McBath, Black Lives Matter creator Alicia Garza, People for Bernie Founder Winnie Wong, and former assistant to President Obama Tina Tchen. Featuring original 2-color illustrations throughout by New York Magazine’s Eva Hill, A Girl’s Guide to Joining the Resistance illuminates why the time has never been more important than now to get involved in helping to ensure women’s rights are protected for the current and future generations of women. From the Executive Editor of the Women's vertical of Huffpost, this gifty guide to activism is the perfect present for young feminists and long-time observers looking to enter the fray. A Girl's Guide to Joining the Resistence is a complete, illustrated guided for self-care and activism in Trump's America by Emma Gray, the brilliant and dynamic Executive Women's Editor for Huffpost. The book will include: * Background information on key issues so you can choose where you most want to take a stand. * A guide for navigating the world of fake news and making sure you're getting quality information. * Practical instructions on how to get involved and stay involved, with examples from the author's own experience organizing the successful Watch Us Run conference. * Instructions for how to talk to your friend who says she's just not that political. * Advice for self-care and how to stay involved without losing your mind. * Includes numbers to call, organizations to email and donate to, and scripts for reaching out to representatives and organizations. * Interviews with experienced activists including senator Elizabeth Warren, actress Amber Tamblyn, actress Ashley Judd, actress Marlo Thomas, Women's March Co-Chair Carmen Perez, Mother of the Movement Lucy McBath, Black Lives Matter creator Alicia Garza, People for Bernie Founder Winnie Wong, and former assistant to President Obama Tina Tchen. Featuring original 2-color illustrations throughout by New York Magazine's Eva Hill, A Girl's Guide to Joining the Resistance illuminates why the time has never been more important than now to get involved in helping to ensure women's rights are protected for the current and future generations of women. So the presidential election of 2016 happened. You cried, you ranted, you marched. But how do you stay engaged for the long term? How do you keep fighting while also continuing your real life? How do you get involved when you feel far from the action? How do you stay vigilant without being furious? All. The. Time. Needing to take action after the election, Emma Gray, Executive Women's Editor at HuffPost, put on her journalist hat and set out to get answers to these questions from some of the most prominent thought leaders and activists of our time. She spoke with march organizers, and senators, long-time activists, and newcomers across political movements to find out the best ways to listen to those who have been doing this for a while, join in, and create sustainable action. In all of her conversations, one theme came up again and again: young women are essential to the resistance. Interweaving the interviews with her own experiences covering resistance events and being a member of the media in a time when the media has been under assault, Emma has created a down and dirty guide for women of all ages to roll up their sleeves and resist the forces that are a threat to our rights. Introduction Welcome to the resistance. There's no time like the present to give all the f**ks ; Hey girl(s) hey: why young women's voices are so damn essential ; On getting angry: the power of protest ; Dear White Ladies: a note on intersectionality ; Your story matters (and other things that sound trite but are true) How to resist like a girl. How to stop watching NetFlix, get off your couch, and get sh*t done ; A tech-savvy guide to staying accountable ; Lady clubs and covens: where the real work (and magic) happens ; Fake news, shmake news: how to sort through all the bs ; Self-care, A.K.A. how to avoid losing your mind while you're changing the world ; Organizations that are already doing the work.