{"product_id":"be-the-change-isbn-9780751577884","title":"Be The Change","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBE THE CHANGE is an essential handbook for the modern activist, whether your campaign is big or small, local or global, or somewhere in between.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gina Martin's powerful campaigning and vital activism changed the law, making our country safer for women and girls. This book tells us how she did it - and how you can too'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSadiq Khan, Mayor of London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn June 2017, a man took a photo up Gina Martin's skirt at a music festival. The police told her that this was not a sexual offence; the man would not be charged.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe law had let Gina down, and her first reaction was resignation. \u003ci\u003eIt's too big, too scary, too complicated for someone like me to challenge this. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut something inside her had snapped. Gina was tired of accepting sexual harassment as a fact of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEighteen months later, she had changed the law and made upskirting a criminal offence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, Gina wants to empower you with the tools and courage to challenge injustice and fight for change, whether it's in your school, workplace or community, or even on a global scale. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn BE THE CHANGE you will learn\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What activism really is and why it's so important\u003cbr\u003e How to use the internet to fight for what you believe in\u003cbr\u003e How to pick the cause you truly care about \u003cbr\u003eAnd how to do the hardest thing in activism: get started\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBe the Change\u003c\/i\u003e also includes plenty of practical advice like how to write a press release, set up an e-petition, find pro-bono legal support and secure media coverage for your campaign. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Gina Martin: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gina is a total inspiration - an example of how one person CAN change things'\u003cbr\u003eEMMA GANNON, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Multi-Hyphen Method\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gina Martin is a sensation. A one-woman whirlwind whose campaigning skills and passion for justice achieved vital legal change which the staid political establishment would otherwise have left unremedied'\u003cbr\u003eTHE SECRET BARRISTER, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sphere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892297593061,"sku":"NP9780751577884","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/c6880ccd-e55d-4c6b-b6b8-ab16008f12a0.jpg?v=1767832390","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/be-the-change-isbn-9780751577884","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}