Book Description
We live in a world that needs radical transformation if our children and grandchildren are to live healthy, peace-filled lives. But where to start? Activist Roberto Vargas says the answer lies surprisingly close: at home, with our family and friends. We can apply the practice of family activism to foster what he calls familia—warm, loving connections with our relatives and with those we choose to call family—and develop the skills and attitudes we need to tackle broader problems in our community, our nation, and the world. In Family Activism, Vargas draws from his own life to show how to apply tools such as copowering communication, family councils, and unity circles to create family and community cultures that empower all of us to become more committed and skillful agents of positive change.
Table of Contents
- COVER PAGE
- TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT PAGE
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION: AWAKENING TO ACTIVISM
- PART I: THE FAMILY PERSPECTIVE
- 1: MAKING FAMILY YOUR CAUSE
- 2: PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE FAMILY ACTIVISM
- 3: THE FAMILIA APPROACH
- 4: FAMILY ACTIVISM AND TRANSFORMATION
- Part II: TOOLS FOR FAMILY POWER
- 5: GETTING YOUR ACT TOGETHER
- 6: CREATING FAMILY CONNECTIONS
- 7: CO-POWERING TO BATTLE EL NO
- 8: LOVE THE CHILDREN
- 9: LEARN, COMMUNICATE, AND TEACH
- 10: BE THE FACILITATOR
- 11: FORMING UNITY CIRCLES
- PART III: MOVING FROM FAMILY TO COMMUNITY POWER
- 12: CREATING POWERFUL FAMILY AND COMMUNITY GATHERINGS
- 13: EXPANDING FAMILY ACTION INTO COMMUNITY ACTION
- CONCLUSION: PRAXIS AND BLESSINGS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- NOTES
- INDEX
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
