There are a wide range of books, articles, videos, and other resource websites on social action. It should be noted that videos of students involved in social action are a very effective teaching tool; there are many videos of students taking action in the Companion Guide.
Banded Together: Economic Democratization in the Brass Valley
Banded Together: Economic Democratization in the Brass Valley
Jeremy Brecher
Community Organizing and Development
Community Organizing and Development
Herbert Rubin and Irene Rubin
Community Organizing Handbook (4th Ed)
Community Organizing Handbook (4th Ed)
Cara DiEnno, Kathleen Ferrick, Katie Vega, Katie Kleinhesselink, Alexandra Schweigert
Community Organizing in a Diverse Society
Community Organizing in a Diverse Society
Felix Rivera and John Erlich
Contemporary Asian American Activism
Contemporary Asian American Activism
Diane Fujino and Robyn Magalit Rodriguez
Don't Think of an Elephant!: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate
Don't Think of an Elephant!: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds
Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching
Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching
Going Public: An Organizers Guide to Citizen Action
Going Public: An Organizers Guide to Citizen Action
Michael Gecan
Micro Activism: How You Can Make a Difference in the World without a Bullhorn
Micro Activism: How You Can Make a Difference in the World without a Bullhorn
Omkari Williams
Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (And the Next)
Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (And the Next)
Dean Spade
Organizing for Power and Empowerment
Organizing for Power and Empowerment
Jacqueline Mondros and Joan Minieri
Organizing for Social Change: Midwest Academy Manual for Activist
Organizing for Social Change: Midwest Academy Manual for Activist
Kimberley Bobo and Steve Max
Political Activism in Colleges and Universities: Possibilities for Institutional Change toward Social Justice
Political Activism in Colleges and Universities: Possibilities for Institutional Change toward Social Justice
Edited By Tina Cheuk, Rand Quinn, Jerusha Conner
Powerarchy: Understanding the Psychology of Oppression for Social Transformation
Powerarchy: Understanding the Psychology of Oppression for Social Transformation
Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World
Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World
Promoting Community Change: Making It Happen in the Real World
Promoting Community Change: Making It Happen in the Real World
Mark Horman
Shape Your World: A College Students' Political Action Manual
Shape Your World: A College Students' Political Action Manual
Marshall Ganz
Shelter in a Time of Storm: How Black Colleges Fostered Generations of Leadership and Activism
Shelter in a Time of Storm: How Black Colleges Fostered Generations of Leadership and Activism
Stir It Up: Lessons in Community Organizing and Advocacy
Stir It Up: Lessons in Community Organizing and Advocacy
Rinku Sen
Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom
Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom
bell hooks
The Action is the Reaction: Community Organizing for Local Change
The Action is the Reaction: Community Organizing for Local Change
Marc Porter Magee
The Lobbying Strategy Handbook: 10 Steps to Advancing Any Cause Effectively
The Lobbying Strategy Handbook: 10 Steps to Advancing Any Cause Effectively
Pat Libby
This Is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century
This Is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century
Mark Engler (Author), Paul Engler (Author)
Tools for Radical Democracy: How to Organize for Power in Your Community
Tools for Radical Democracy: How to Organize for Power in Your Community
Joan Minieri and Paul Gestos
Transformative Civic Engagement Through Community Organizing
Transformative Civic Engagement Through Community Organizing
Maria Avila
Transformative Negotiation: Strategies for Everyday Change and Equitable Futures
Transformative Negotiation: Strategies for Everyday Change and Equitable Futures
Sarah Federman
Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements
Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements
Charlene Carruthers
We Do This ‘Till We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice
We Do This ‘Till We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice
Mariame Kaba (Author), Tamara Nopper (Editor)
We Make Change: Community Organizers Talk About What They Do — and Why
We Make Change: Community Organizers Talk About What They Do — and Why
Kristin Layng Szakos and Joe Szakos
