Family Activism. Empowering Your Community, Beginning with Family and Friends by Roberto Vargas - ISBN: 9781576754801
Paperback
We tend to focus on trying to solve big societal problems, the big barriers that separate us, but, as Roberto Vargas argues, the most promising path to change is actually the most accessible and the most universal: the family. In our daily family and friendship circles, we experience countless oppor…

Family Activism. Empowering Your Community, Beginning with Family and Friends

Empowering Your Community, Beginning with Family and Friends

  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    1 January 2018

Summary

We live in a world that needs radical transformation if our children and grandchildren are to live healthy, peace-filled lives. But where to start? Activist Roberto Vargas says the answer lies surprisingly close- at home, with our family and friends. We can apply the practice of family activism to foster what he calls familia-warm, loving connections with our relatives and with those we choose to call family-and develop the skills and attitudes we need to tackle broader problems in our commun…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781576754801
ISBN-10:1576754804
Author:Roberto Vargas
Publisher:Berrett-Koehler
Imprint:Berrett-Koehler
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:1 January 2018
Weight:385g
Dimensions:229mm x 154mm x 19mm
Series:Berrett-koehler
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Roberto Vargas reminds us that the qualities that we most want to see in the world begin very close to home. By sharing parts of his personal journey Roberto Vargas provides us with important facilitation tools and insights that we can all use to create more caring, compassionate, and engaged families and communities.”
—Danny Glover, activist and actor

“I know from experience that Roberto Vargas’s is a wise and compassionate leader. His path of family engagement will save lives and help families to know true ‘family values,’ which start with love and support at home and spread to community involvement and social change.”
—Don Hazen, Executive Editor, AlterNet

Family Activism deepens our understanding of practices to inspire and support those closest to us to be better agents of love and change. The communication, ceremony, and facilitation tools that Roberto Vargas shares can make us all more loving family members and better activists and leaders within any of our organizations and communities.”
—Akaya Windwood, President and CEO, Rockwood Leadership Program

About The Author

Roberto Vargas

Roberto Vargas, principal consultant for New World Associates, is an educator, planning consultant, and ceremony leader. Nationally recognized for his skills in meeting facilitation and leadership development, Roberto has more than twenty-five years of experience providing consultations on community problem-solving, multicultural team-building, and strategic planning throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Sweden. His focus is assisting proactive organizations to become their best, and his clients have included colleges, corporations, public institutions, Native American reservations, and more than 150 agencies and organizations dedicated to community service.

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