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DO IT ANYWAY: The real deal on activist work in a complex time

The new generation of activists : Courtney E. Martin

Brooklyn-based author and blogger Courtney E. Martin will explore themes from her criticallyacclaimed new book Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists, in which she profiles eight diverse, young activists who are using their biggest gifts to serve the world's deepest needs—including environmental justice advocate Nia Robinson, radical philanthropist Tyrone Boucher, and actor Rosario Dawson, among others. Her call to abandon the "save the world" rhetoric of yesteryear and embrace a new, more realistic version of social justice will inspire overwhelmed students. Martin is an editor at Feministing.com and recently spoke at the first annual TED Women's Conference. Jane Fonda called Do It Anyway "transformational" and Parker Palmer described Courtney as "one of our most insightful culture critics."

• http://www.doitanywaybook.org/
• http://www.courtneyemartin.com/
• http://www.feministing.com/

Presented by: Women's Center, LGBT Resource Center, Women's Studies, Multicultural Student Services, Multicultural Resource Center, Admissions and Women's Action