Tools to Save Our Home Planet
A Changemaker's Guidebook
The difficult yet enriching world of environmental activism is dissected in the essays and how-tos in Tools to Save Our Home Planet.
Organized in the style of a guidebook, the book pulls together some of the most consequential voices in the fight for ecorights against big oil, big banks, and myriad other climate offenders. Drilling down from overarching sections on changemakers and amplified personal stories, the book distills decades of experience and lessons into a concise format. Luminaries including Chad Nelson from the Surfrider Foundation are among the contributors; his how-to for developing strategies and tactics to combat those with enormous resources is among the book’s many practical breakdowns for coordinating an activism campaign.
As sections covering fundraising, lobbying, voting, and using the legal system unfold, contributors including Patagonia’s conservation experts, Greenpeace USA, and the Native Organizers Alliance unite in the common goal of applying smart techniques to strengthen the successes and visibility of grassroots campaigns. The book’s dense strategies are accompanied by revealing photographs of various protest efforts, activist outings, and natural wonders from all over the world. Juxtaposing these inspiring visuals to an expansive cadre of expert guidance, the book is further populated by revealing data and insights from those who forged conservation and environmental campaigns from the ground up, utilizing real-world strategies in the political and community realm to fuel their successes. The book illuminates the step-by-step counsel of its many voices to inspire new generations of activists and those who wish to support them in ways both big and small.
Tools to Save Our Home Planet is an eco-activism guidebook that bursts with salient strategies for rising up and fighting the powers that threaten the natural world.
Reviewed by
Ryan Prado
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