"Academy for Conservation & Peace"

The Knights of Gaia Academy for Conservation & Peace ( http://www.kogacademy.org/ ) is a nonprofit organization that is developing an international school located on the edge of the Guyanese rainforest (S. America). We are establishing an educational community whose central focus is on sustainability, as it pertains to ecological conservation and social justice. By establishing our campus on the edge of the Iwokrama national forest in Guyana, our students are able to directly experience the beauty of the biological diversity that we hope to preserve. By constructing all campus facilities using “green” architectural principals and by relying on renewable energy systems, we educate by example.

The Academy for Conservation & Peace will offer classes on Activism & Advocacy. The following is a list of textbooks that were utilized in the development of our curriculum.


TEXTBOOKS:
Activists Beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics
Organizing for Social Change: Midwest Academy : Manual for Activists
Fundraising for Social Change (Kim Klein's Chardon Press)
Career Opportunities in Politics, Government, and Activism (Career Opportunities)
Transnational Social Movements & Global Politics: Solidarity Beyond the State (Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution)
Transnational Protest and Global Activism (People, Passions, and Power)
Community Activism and Feminist Politics: Organizing Across Race, Class, and Gender (Perspectives on Gender (New York, N.Y.).)
Activism!: Direct Action, Hacktivism and the Future of Society (Reaktion Books - Focus on Contemporary Issues)
The Trajectory of Change: Activist Strategies for Social Transformation
Bridging the Class Divide: And Other Lessons for Grassroots Organizing
Collaboration Handbook: Creating, Sustaining, and Enjoying the Journey
Collaboration: What Makes It Work, 2nd Edition: A Review of Research Literature on Factors Influencing Successful Collaboration
Collaborative Leadership: How Citizens and Civic Leaders Can Make a Difference (Jossey Bass Nonprofit & Public Management Series)
In the Tiger's Mouth: An Empowerment Guide for Social Action
How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas
Green Rage: Radical Environmentalism and the Unmaking of Civilization
Making the News: A Guide for Nonprofits and Activists
Change the World Without Taking Power: The Meaning of Revolution Today
Building Communities From The Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community's Assets
Stir It Up: Lessons in Community Organizing and Advocacy
Roots to Power: A Manual for Grassroots Organizing
Rules for Radicals
Going Public: An Inside Story of Disrupting Politics as Usual
Let Them Call Me Rebel: Saul Alinsky: His Life and Legacy
The Activist's Handbook: A Primer Updated Edition with a New Preface
Persuasive Speaking Made Easy DVD
Public Speaking Made Easy DVD
Debate Made Easy DVD
Argumentation and Debate: Critical Thinking for Reasoned Decision Making (Wadsworth Series in Speech Communication)
Attacking Faulty Reasoning: A Practical Guide to Fallacy-Free Arguments
Basic Debate : 4th Edition
Ecodefense: A Field Guide to Monkeywrenching
Confessions of an Eco-Warrior
Confronting Consumption
Organizing for Social Change: Midwest Academy : Manual for Activists
Thinking Like a Mountain: Towards a Council of All Beings
Cultural Resistance Reader
Culture Jam: How to Reverse America's Suicidal Consumer Binge--And Why We Must
How Are We to Live?: Ethics in an Age of Self-Interest
You Are the Earth: Know the Planet So You Can Make It Better
The 48 Laws of Power
Against Civilization: Readings and Reflections
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised in Brief (Roberts Rules of Order (in Brief))
 

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