How to be a successful activist

1. How to be a good organizer

a) Spend some time thinking about trees

b) Imagine what clear cutting looks like, sounds like, and feels like

c) Recognize that 80% of the world's forests are gone

d) Be a good organizer

2. How to find like-minded comrades

a) Go to the beach

b) Smell the salty air and listen to the waves

c) Recognize that 90% of the large fish in the ocean are gone

d) Find like-minded comrades

3. How to plan a protest

a) 200,000 acres of rain forest are destroyed each day. Picture a planet devoid of rain forests. Picture a human body without lungs.

b) A woman is raped every 46 seconds in America. Visualize the terror and trauma of these experiences.

c) 29,158 children under the age of five die from preventable causes each day. Imagine the feelings of grief, sorrow, and loss.

d) Plan a protest

4. How to give a rousing speech

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