RANDY SHAW

Winning Social Change

Ideal Use: Organizing for change, environmental, human rights, anti-sweatshop programs

An attorney and longtime activist for urban issues, Randy Shaw shows how positive change can still be accomplished despite an increasingly grim political order. Central to all social activism, Shaw explains, is being pro-active: rather than simply reacting to right-wing proposals, activists must develop an agenda and focus their resources on achieving it. His most recent book, published by University of California Press, is titled Reclaiming America: Nike, Clean Air, and the New National Activism.

His book, The Activist's Handbook: A Primer for the 1990's and Beyond, offers a sophisticated analysis of the American power structure and details the impact of specific strategies on campaigns across the country: battles over homelessness, the environment, AIDS policies, neighborhood preservation and school reform among others. He describes how activist groups can have widely different aims, yet similar tactics can produce success. According to Barbara Dudley, a director of Greenpeace, Randy Shaw "provides rare insight into the strategies and tactics environmentalists must use if they are to succeed in today's political climate." Like most Clearinghouse speakers, Randy is willing to make multiple appearances in workshops and classes over a day or two period to make his visit most worthwhile.

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