Notes from Canada's Young Activists

"An overwhelming but optimistic WOW was how I felt after finishing Notes from Canada’s Young Activists: A Generation Stands Up for Change. This book should come with a warning: Do not read this book if you currently feel inadequate, as these emotions may be reinforced with each page turn. Then again, if you are doubting yourself, maybe Notes is the best book for you to be reading."

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Notes from Canada's Young Activists

“While one may question the use of the term “activist” for some of the wide-ranging activities catalogued here… there is no mistaking the infectious energy, creativity, and enthusiasm that mark this anthology, an antidote to an age marked by cynicism and perceived powerlessness.”

Notes from Canada's Young Activists

Severn: “…part of what I think is important now is connection. It’s about integration of all these different elements; the environment, health, social justice, economics. All of these things are so absolutely inter-connected… Fragmentation is a big part of the problem. You have a city where trash is taken away from the curb every week, and you don’t see it anymore, and you don’t have any sense of where water comes from. So there’s no sense of responsibility and accountability and there’s also no sense of empowerment for our actions.”

Notes from Canada's Young Activists

“…the stories are for the most part provocative and… even well written. They cumulatively make a declaration of hope in the social and political potential of eccentric human initiative that is refreshing at a time when we are exposed every day to such a bath of collective worrying about the climate…”

Notes from Canada's Young Activists

“While reading about young, successful people could be terribly depressing, in each case the author’s honesty and normalness keeps the book optimistic and inspirational. …These honest self-assessments are what makes the book so surprisingly inspiring; these are normal people doing things they believe in, that you could too if you had set your mind and heart to it.”

Notes from Canada's Young Activists

“The stories in here are thoughtful, intriguing and empowering and mainstream enough to appeal to the middle-class cement heads who desperately need this book. For hardcore paradigm-shifters and youthquakers the book is a smart lesson in effectively marketing your activism and making it count career-wise.”

Notes from Canada's Young Activists

“Inspiring essays by 25 idealistic young Canadians who reveal what motivated them to take action to try to change the world. Though their causes are diverse, each of these young leaders shares themes of a sustainable, just future, and each rejects the idea that nothing needs to be done and nothing can be done.”