There are a wide range of books, articles, videos, and other resource websites on social action.
Videos of student involved in social action campaigns can be effective teaching resources in a social action class. (Note: there are more videos in Student Campaigns.)
CHANGE! A Guide to Teaching Social Action
CHANGE! A Guide to Teaching Social Action
Scott Myers-Lipton
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
Going Public: An Organizers Guide to Citizen Action
Going Public: An Organizers Guide to Citizen Action
Michael Gecan
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
Promoting Community Change: Making It Happen in the Real World
Promoting Community Change: Making It Happen in the Real World
Mark Horman
Stir It Up: Lessons in Community Organizing and Advocacy
Stir It Up: Lessons in Community Organizing and Advocacy
Rinku Sen
The Action is the Reaction: Community Organizing for Local Change
The Action is the Reaction: Community Organizing for Local Change
Marc Porter Magee
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
Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements
Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements
Charlene Carruthers
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
