"A corporate culture takes forever to create and forever to change," said Scharlene. "But the issues have been legitimized. We've learned the art of negotiation and the strength of solidarity. Before, there were little pockets of questioning, or people denying that these issues existed at all. Now people aren't nearly as afraid. They're much more ready to speak up."
Adapted from the wholly updated new
edition of "Soul of a Citizen: Living
with Conviction in Challenging Times" by Paul Rogat Loeb (St Martin's Press, $16.99 paperback). With over 100,000
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social change. Howard Zinn calls it "wonderful...rich with specific
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powerful inspiration to citizens acting for environmental sanity."
Loeb also wrote "The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen's Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear," the History Channel and American Book Association's #3 political book of 2004.
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